Tag: Apartments
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Micro-apartments may be small, but rents are not. - Businessweek
Venessa Wong at Bloomberg Businessweek looks into the design tricks of the micro-apartment trend.
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6 Energy-Saving Portable Electric Space Heaters
When the weather outside is frightful, put one of these to work to slash the electric bill and keep feet toasty.
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The Week in Design: Farming in Singapore, a Chair That Knits While You Sit, Resilience, and More
We featured some inspiring, wacky, fun, and goofy things this week. Check out all that was happening in sustainable design this week!
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Tiny 325 Sq. Ft. "Cave" Apartment Sleeps Four
A small subterranean living space becomes a surprisingly luxurious urban dwelling.
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Your Tiny Dream Home
Two weeks ago in New York City, 33 development teams from around the world submitted plans for a competition called adAPT NYC. Does this mean that living with less in small spaces is becoming mainstream?
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Unexpected Green, Repurposed Industrial and More from Buenos Aires' Top Interior Design Show
A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.
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Nothing is the Next Big Thing
Editing our lives to be better and greener is a challenge, but if we're smart, we can all make nothing the next big thing.
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Portable "Sky Deck" Turns Your Fire Escape into a Terrace
A small wood setup clips onto a railing, creating a table.
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Hanging Plant Balcony Works Like a Drawbridge
A window planter system lets apartment dwellers create their own hanging balcony for plants.
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Alternating Tread Stair Saves Space, Looks Gorgeous
These stairs are surprisingly easy to use, but they sure don't look it
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Minimalist Design Makes a Full Bedroom Under the Stairs
A simple design uses a bed and a desk to make the space under the stairs into a bedroom and place to hang out.
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Zem Joaquin, Founder of Ecofabulous.com (Podcast)
Even if the label of "maven" is painfully over-applied, there are people who still deserve it. Zem Joaquin, the stylish polymath behind Ecofabulous.com, is one of those few. Zem has been on the editorial side of mags like House and Garden, Domino, and
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10 Stackable Chairs for a Tiny Urban Space: Comments, Suggestions? (Slideshow)
When your space is limited and you like to have a party every so often, every chair counts.
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10 Stackable Chairs for a Tiny Urban Space: Comments, Suggestions?
When your space is limited and you like to have a party every so often, every chair counts. That's why TreeHugger founder Graham Hill plans to choose his chairs -- for the small New York apartment he is remodeling and revamping in order to live a LifeE
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To Save Space, Architects Put the Shower in the Living Room. Has This Gone Too Far?
At TreeHugger, we're pretty adamant that one of the best ways is to minimize
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7 Cities with Great Green Projects Others Should Imitate
Cities can be hot-spots of pollution, with thousands or millions of people, cars, pets, industries, and more contributing to global warming. But they can also be centers of innovation, as bright ideas, available funding, and
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Crowdsourced Design For an Ultra Low-Footprint Apartment: Clever Ideas from the LifeEdited Project
What if we could save money, radically reduce our environmental impact, and have a freer, less complicated life? That was the challenge laid forth by TreeHugger founder Graham Hill when he started LifeEdited, an online international design competition th
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Folding Beds from Griffon Make Reclaimed Space Look Good
The French furniture company Griffon was established in 1848 and spent the next century making conventional products for churches and private homes. But in the 1960s, Griffon turned to creating furniture for an increasingly
