L-shaped kitchen with pale green lower cabinets, white upper cabinets and a tiled backsplash

Small homes and studios

Interior Design for Small homes and studios

Small homes ask one room to support several activities, so furniture, storage and sightlines carry more weight than decorative zoning. Clear circulation and a sense of daylight keep flexible layouts from feeling crowded.

Explore the ideas

Plan room by room

What to get right first

  1. Give each activity a clear place without building heavy partitions
  2. Protect daylight and open views across the plan
  3. Use storage that can be reached and reset easily

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Details worth a closer look

Photographs for design inspiration
Straight kitchen with sage base cabinets, white wall units and under-cabinet lighting
Kitchen inspiration: a single-wall arrangement with task lighting.
White L-shaped kitchen with gold-tone handles, under-cabinet lighting and a chimney
Kitchen inspiration: an L-shaped work surface and integrated lighting.
Parallel kitchen with teal cabinets, a pale backsplash and profile lighting
Kitchen inspiration: two opposing work runs in a compact plan.
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