I am in the process of renovating an etremely small one bedroomed
apartment (only 300 sq ft). As it can not be enlarged I am looking for
space saving ideas/products e.g. wallbeds, integrated furniture - that
type of information.
Thanks in advance,
Moss49

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Request for Question Clarification by tlspiegel-ga on 13 Jan 2003 15:20 PST

Hi moss,

One of the best Oprah shows I ever saw was about this 'oh so common'
problem.  If you click and browse around the links on the following
site, you'll find a lot of really good information and tips.  If you
feel this answers your question satisfactorily, I'll be glad to post
it as an answer.

Small-Space Makeovers
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20020924.jhtml

tlspiegel
Google Answers Researcher

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Request for Question Clarification by tlspiegel-ga on 13 Jan 2003 15:27 PST

Hi again,

I forgot to add... click on "See Demonstration" at the following:

http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/home/decorating/home_20020924_multifunction.jhtml

tlspiegel
Google Answers Researcher

Here are a few ideas that may be of use to you.

Some very nice Murphy beds:

http://www.wallbedsbywilding.com/index.html

A clever cooktop/sink/refrigerator:

http://www.appliances.com/LRE31D2000W.html

A height-adjustable table which can do dual duty as a cocktail table
or a dining table:

http://www.hydradesigns.com/aboutholder.html

An article about making the most of small spaces:

http://www.hawaiiremodeling.com/hr22002/default.cfm?articleid=5

moss-ga,

I found a number of great resources for small space living... 

Advice from Homestore.com @
http://www.homestore.com/HomeGarden/Decorate/ByRoom/Apt/SmallSpaces.asp

Here's a nice one! http://www.mysmallspace.com  It includes all kinds
of info on the 'small space lifestyle', including feng shui for small
spaces.

The online guide to Decorating Small Spaces from the Do it Yourself
Network @ http://www.diynet.com/DIY/episode/0,1007,DID-107,FF.shtml

Better Homes & Garden's Guide to small spaces @
http://www.lhj.com/bhg/category.jhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/Decorating_SmallSpaces.xml

Some very elegant pieces of versatile furniture from Julia West
Home... http://www.juliawesthome.com/realsmallspaces.htm
(Also see Harvest House @
http://www.harvesthouse.on.ca/smallspaces.htm)

Also, speaking from experience, Ikea and Pier 1 make furniture
especially for smaller scale living spaces (seats and tables that
double as storage, couches that double as beds, attractive folding
chairs and collapsible tables/desks, etc.)  Visit them @ www.ikea.com
and www.pier1.com.

Best of luck!

Rebeccam-ga

Ikea have plenty of reasonable cheap ideas for folding-beds, which are
also storage spaces etc. Their latest 2002 catalogue specialises in
such solutions. (www.ikea.com and choose your country. Like
McDonalds', they sell about the same in the whole world. I'd add
something about their similarity to McDonalds in quality and
"one-to-fit-all" attitude, but I'm a nice person and actually own some
Ikea pieces, which are really beautiful).

I would like also to suggest the usage of a lot of lights and mirrors,
since both create the "illusion" of space.

Best online source of information on this topic:

http://apartments.about.com/library/weekly/aa091800b.htm

I hope this helps.