I have an appointment in a bit with the daughter of my clients.  She has recently moved to a 750 square foot apartment.

I just bought an excellent new book on the subject.  Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Design Solutions by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan is a collection of 40 case studies about how different types of people deal with their stuff in their own rather cramped, original ways.  The homes range from a seriously small 250 sq ft to still modest by DC standards 1500 sq ft. 

It gets zany at times, like #40 whose entire apartment was acquired for free.  Yes, you got it.  He’s a dumpster diver.  His coffee table is also his ladder.  And he collects refrigerator crispers.

Or # 11, “Dixie’s Vintage Carnival”.  She collects mannequin heads and other people’s bowling trophies. 

Most of the other examples are testaments to clutter free living, which I LOVE.  This book is way worth the $27.50.