Stocking Stuffer Homes: Small, Mighty, and Under 1,000 Square Feet

By Dwell @dwell

Good things come in small packages: an important lesson to consider during the holiday season, and all year round, especially when crafting a modern abode. View Slideshow Slideshow The Zizmors extended their living room by installing an 8-by-15-foot sliding glass door, which leads to an outdoor dining area built six feet above the alley. To make the outdoors feel like it's part of the living room, and not a separate patio, they ran

The Zizmors extended their living room by installing an 8-by-15-foot sliding glass door, which leads to an outdoor dining area built six feet above the alley. To make the outdoors feel like it's part of the living room, and not a separate patio, they ran

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The architect of this Upper West Side apartment extended the petite living space by installing an 8-by-15-foot sliding glass door, which leads to an outdoor dining area built six feet above the alley. To make the outdoors feel like it's part of the living room, and not a separate patio, they ran the same horizontal pattern of ipe wood slats from the indoors out.

Photo by Roland Bello. View Slideshow

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