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Best of the Week: 25 Extra Spaces That Are Stylishly Squeezed In
Be inspired to fit in a dedicated dining area, an extra sleeping space, a separate home office and more with these ideas
Perhaps you want a dedicated laundry area but don’t have the floor space for a sequestered room. Or perhaps you’re yearning for a flexible area that can convert into a living room by day and a sleeping space when guests stay the night. Whatever extra area you’ve been dreaming of, let these 25 spaces – squeezed in with style – inspire you.
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2. Location: Marrickville, Australia
Designer: Bondi Kitchens
Features: And here we have a contemporary interpretation of using banquette seating to fit a dining area into a narrow eat-in kitchen.
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Designer: Bondi Kitchens
Features: And here we have a contemporary interpretation of using banquette seating to fit a dining area into a narrow eat-in kitchen.
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…Here’s a closer look at the flexible room divider that can slide out from the joinery to stake out the study space.
4. Location: Lyon, France
Designer: Thomas Marquez
Features: Rather than squeezing a kitchen into this living/dining room, the designers chose to blend it in – the dark-timber joinery gracing the far wall of this space houses and partially hides the kitchen.
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Designer: Thomas Marquez
Features: Rather than squeezing a kitchen into this living/dining room, the designers chose to blend it in – the dark-timber joinery gracing the far wall of this space houses and partially hides the kitchen.
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5. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: Not a centimetre of space is wasted in converting this under-stairs area into a home bar and storage space.
Features: Not a centimetre of space is wasted in converting this under-stairs area into a home bar and storage space.
6. Location: Austin, USA
Designer: Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
Features: Likewise, the small area beneath these stairs has been used to carve out a dedicated home office.
Designer: Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
Features: Likewise, the small area beneath these stairs has been used to carve out a dedicated home office.
7. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Von Fitz Design
Features: An under-stairs cubby for all people, great and especially small.
Designer: Von Fitz Design
Features: An under-stairs cubby for all people, great and especially small.
8. Location: London, UK
Designer: Timothy James Interiors
Features: This under-stairs area has been converted into a cleverly disguised powder room, while the tall mirror and glass balustrade help visually enlarge the closed-off space.
Designer: Timothy James Interiors
Features: This under-stairs area has been converted into a cleverly disguised powder room, while the tall mirror and glass balustrade help visually enlarge the closed-off space.
9. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Minosa
Features: We admit this home has enough room to negate any ‘squeezing in’ of space, though the notion of a nifty extendable dining table can be used in tiny rooms, too…
Designer: Minosa
Features: We admit this home has enough room to negate any ‘squeezing in’ of space, though the notion of a nifty extendable dining table can be used in tiny rooms, too…
…Here’s a view with the table extended and a peek inside that generous run of floor-to-ceiling storage cupboards.
10. Location: Munich, Germany
Designer: Ute Günther Wachgeküsst Innenarchitektur+Design
Features: Sometimes all you need for a home office is a pull-out working space and a comfortable perch.
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Designer: Ute Günther Wachgeküsst Innenarchitektur+Design
Features: Sometimes all you need for a home office is a pull-out working space and a comfortable perch.
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11. Location: New York, USA
Designer: West Chin Architects & Interior Designers
Features: If you’re lucky enough to have ample cupboard space but not an extra room for an office, why not carve out a built-in area for a desk?
Designer: West Chin Architects & Interior Designers
Features: If you’re lucky enough to have ample cupboard space but not an extra room for an office, why not carve out a built-in area for a desk?
12. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Designer: Statkus Architecture
Features: Here, cupboards conceal all manner of spaces, from a desk and ample storage area to a laundry.
Designer: Statkus Architecture
Features: Here, cupboards conceal all manner of spaces, from a desk and ample storage area to a laundry.
13. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: St James Whitting
Features: Now you see it, now you don’t. This cleverly designed pod houses all the necessities in less than 20 square metres…
Designer: St James Whitting
Features: Now you see it, now you don’t. This cleverly designed pod houses all the necessities in less than 20 square metres…
…Here’s a view of when the desk is converted into a sleeping space with the pull-down bed.
14. Location: London, UK
Designer: Hannah Brown
Features: Under-floor space has become an asset to squeeze in the owners’ wine collection.
Designer: Hannah Brown
Features: Under-floor space has become an asset to squeeze in the owners’ wine collection.
15. Location: San Francisco, USA
Designer: HSH Interiors
Features: When you don’t have room for a separate laundry, a converted cupboard will do just fine, thanks.
Designer: HSH Interiors
Features: When you don’t have room for a separate laundry, a converted cupboard will do just fine, thanks.
16. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: MMAD Architecture
Features: Part-landing, part-laundry, the carpentry of this area stylishly hides its function.
Designer: MMAD Architecture
Features: Part-landing, part-laundry, the carpentry of this area stylishly hides its function.
17. Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: Studio Bazi
Features: Kitchenette, laundry, storage, space for linen; this tiny space has it all…
Designer: Studio Bazi
Features: Kitchenette, laundry, storage, space for linen; this tiny space has it all…
…Here’s how the owner seamlessly squeezed a washing machine into the integrated kitchenette.
19. Location: San Francisco, USA
Designer: Feldman Architecture, Inc.
Features: A sliding door, which is ever so stylish, and a bed that disappears into the wall get a prize for flexibility.
Designer: Feldman Architecture, Inc.
Features: A sliding door, which is ever so stylish, and a bed that disappears into the wall get a prize for flexibility.
20. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Designer: StudioBecker
Features: This living room can be converted to a guest bedroom thanks to the addition of a concealed sliding wall and a pull-down bed…
Designer: StudioBecker
Features: This living room can be converted to a guest bedroom thanks to the addition of a concealed sliding wall and a pull-down bed…
…Here’s the view with the sliding wall extended and the bed unfolded from the wall.
21 Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Justin Loe Architects
Features: A bed that folds down from the wall, a floating staircase to the attic that takes up almost no space, and built-in storage… this extra room fits a lot in without feeling cramped.
Designer: Justin Loe Architects
Features: A bed that folds down from the wall, a floating staircase to the attic that takes up almost no space, and built-in storage… this extra room fits a lot in without feeling cramped.
22. Location: Toronto, Canada
Features: A modest-sized bedroom that sleeps four is a design feat in itself.
Features: A modest-sized bedroom that sleeps four is a design feat in itself.
23. Location: Washington, USA
Designer: First Light Studio
Features: A hidden hidey hole for the more adventurous house guests.
Designer: First Light Studio
Features: A hidden hidey hole for the more adventurous house guests.
24. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Designer: ZGA STUDIO
Features: Don’t let those strategically placed mirrors fool you – this trim-sized bathroom is not as spacious as it appears. However, it still manages to fit in a combined shower and bathtub, vanity with storage, and toilet.
Designer: ZGA STUDIO
Features: Don’t let those strategically placed mirrors fool you – this trim-sized bathroom is not as spacious as it appears. However, it still manages to fit in a combined shower and bathtub, vanity with storage, and toilet.
25. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Carter Williamson Architects
Features: An attic is as good a place as any to convert into an extra room, bathrooms included.
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Designer: Carter Williamson Architects
Features: An attic is as good a place as any to convert into an extra room, bathrooms included.
Tell us
What dedicated space would you love to squeeze into your home? Tell us how you’d do it and, if you already have, share your tips in the Comments below. And remember to like this story, save the images and join the conversation.
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Designer: Helen Green Design
Features: Classic style comes into play here with a combination of banquette seating and chairs that lets the inhabitants of this home stealthily squeeze in a dedicated dining area.