When Pozner, the head of retail development for American Apparel, approached Borowski and his team for a consultation, everyone thought that Pozner's needs would be fairly standard: sourcing for basic furniture, giving advice on paint colors and working on floor refinishing. But after discussing Pozner's needs for his combined work and personal space, Borowski knew that a more comprehensive renovation was needed. Pozner had been pushing the limits of his apartment before Borowski and his team were in the picture: Not only did he use the studio as an office space and sleeping quarters, but he also used it as a holding area for his toys and art pieces. Borowski says, "The resulting sculptural volume appears to have been dropped into an otherwise clean white box, creating a focal object and organizing the space into public and private areas."

You can also use built-ins and special architectural features to make the most of your space. Before you decide to move to a bigger home, think about what you could do to renovate your current space to make it work. There are many ingenious solutions out there — like this staircase that doubles as a set of drawers — if you only look. See the rest of this homeWorking with a good architect to upgrade your existing home could prove to be more rewarding and cost effective than moving.More:Easy Green: Stylish Ecofriendly FurnitureEco-Easy: Basic Elements of Great Green DesignEasy Green: Weekend Detox for Your Home

8. Elegant, Efficient Manhattan StudioWhile space in this apartment was limited, its main problem was the complete lack of spatial organization. Houzzers bookmarked this home for its clever built-in solutions, combined office and living space, and clean design. The newly efficient home manages to feel practical but luxurious — something many homes strive for.

10. Rest assured. Don't forget to allow some downtime. Encourage independence with low-energy activities such as reading, listening to music or, my favorite, nap time.More: Check out these fantasy kids' spaces

The plant is right at home in this well-designed and compact studio apartment. Its selection says that this houseplant is low maintenance, doesn't make a mess and has proportions that work in a small space, where visual flow is important.Seeing this plant here also reminds me of its stature as a houseplant icon in midcentury modern design, so do consider placing one beside your Eames chair.

Use of storage space

Just for the heck of it!

would also put draws next to the stairs

Awesome-sauce

awesome

Hectic!

drawer-stairs

Fantastic

mother-in-law's tongue in white pots - idea for my spare pots not in use

funky!

a mettre dans la chambre de Kareem qui peut être partagée avec Jn Michel

two loft beds w/common play/study space

this is brilliant

this is epic

Steps, bed and location.

the headboard

Under stair storage drawers

Future improvement - maid's quarter, elevated and use the ground floor and stairs for extra storage

cute

stairs

super cool hangout!

Cute idea for girls

Sleeping bed

Cama

Bed

Patrick likes

Natural Wood with White

space

NY

The bed and closet

Bed

Simplicity and efficiency

Bed

Cellar bed

clever,attractive use of space to create loft

elevated bedroom

Arada bir çocuk odası

cool for the kids

cozy nook

Space

Consider video game station on top

Small spaces

I like stairs...

Cool space

awesomw loft

D

Good idea for extra room

soooooooooooooooooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Gradas- gavetas

Design and materials

nn

cool

Wonderful loft.

mother-in-laws tongue

the steps have built in drawers by Jordan Parnass Digital Architechture

Optional mezzanine

Fun idea

great, fun loft

love the design

Sleeping loft

m

layout

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great use of a small space!

Sullivan's room?

plant by doorway each side, but as the previous photo of cabana area near pool

Escada de acesso à cama

Des marches tiroirs : qui y aurait pensé ?

very stylish

Artworks

simplistic bedroom

The privacy of the bed

loft bed idea

Love this idea for extra bedroom

lofted bed

Bed and stairs

Cool loft

Cute

Mari

Fun? Different idea ...Bigger bed

office

stuff

khabe rahat

cool loft bed & stair drawers

kids room

great stairs add a railing up staairs andglass along top for safety

Steps are drawers.

Steps are drawers. Like the wood wall as well. Adds to the style of the small apartment space-gives continuity.

loft to save space, guest room feel

What an awesome idea for a cute little reading space- totally private and all to yourself!

space saving

Idea 1

Good use of small space

spacesavers

studio space

Clever use of space.

beautiful for kids

GREAT USE OF SMALL SPACE

This is an idea for a tucked away loft space bedroom! Or just snuggle down area

Cama

loft with drawer stairs

put this in the library

Space saver. Cool

Great Studio Apartment

Cool

Small space

Bedroom deck for pad

cozy

cozy

loft stairs

idk but I like this, this would be a nap area? lol because we all know it's not good to nap in your bedroom so this works

Cool kids room

Storage

bed cubbie

plant

Time for bed or not

Great studio

Mother in law tongue

recamara pequena

everything

stairs up to loft?

finishes

Are those drawers in the stairs? If so, what a cool idea for a small space! Closet under the stairs adds more storage. it seems no space is wasted here.

Allison's bed

Great use of every cubic inch of space! Tiny without seeming claustrophobic.

nook

More snake plants. Said it is mid century.

creative

What is this beautiful wood.

So little space needed to tuck away a bedroom

Great access to loft sleeping

stairs as drawers

Great plant!

indoor/outdoor plant

Stairs are also drawers. Very cool for small spaces!

Abbey bedroom idea

bed room idea

Like

Like mother in laws tongue

mother in law tongue plant in house

stair

Idea para pequeño espacio

studio

kwiatek - mother-in-lw's-tongue

Bed

everything!

Kids loft

BEDROOM MODERN

Espace récupère pour un lit

This appeals to my modern-simply sensibility - perfect nook for Sunday afternoons with a stack of books; and wonderfully cozy sheets.

Les lignes, l'architecture, la simplicité!!!

the bed and stairs

Nook

Students room

3

Josh

whats not to like thats amzazing

storage in a small place

Love the height of bed. Ideas for below bed area: walk-in closet, small bathroom or study area.

Clever

different

Místo

Its different

Cool concept for extra beds

Studio

Bed

mezzanine

Treppenaufgang/Funktion/Koje

bed and stairs

Loft bed

I live clever use of space and this is certainly neat and good looking.

Love the clever use of space!

ok|

originalité

Stairs with lift up lids, but a bit wider.

Maybe incorporate a loft into bedrooms for more functional space.

Jade

Gradas

Michael's

Sarah

Design

merd yatak . . ahsap

monaco

with their own bathroom in the room love it.. Could double as an adult kid bedroom

The perfect nap, quiet time, spot.

D&H

escalera con cajones

The coldness

Studio type

Flooring

interesting corner reading nook ...

Pieza eficiente

stairs

Very Cool ... perhaps in my studio