Urban Living

Check out this Austinite's approach to decorating and furnishing his 500 sq/ft house, as featured in Apartment Therapy's Smallest Coolest Apartments 2006 competition.

What inspired you?

Necessity: Can’t afford real art + don’t have any space. So, let storage become art. Collections of objects add texture and color. Books, diecast toys, jars of dry goods & cookware. Custom-made details transform an elegant, though not untypical space – oversized steel shelf brackets, custom AC covers, a nautical-inspired dropped ceiling, stainless steel bathroom mirror trim.

Gorgeous!

* Photo from Apartment Therapy