small-space upcycling before & after projects

Easy, tested small-space upcycling before & after projects for busy weeknights.

I remember the first time I stood in my 200-square-foot apartment, staring at a blank wall and wondering how I could make it feel…

When I moved into my first apartment, I had less than 300 square feet to work with and more than 10 boxes of stuff…

I still remember the first time I transformed an old IKEA bookshelf into a functional kitchen island in my 200 sq ft apartment. The…

I remember the first time I tried to upcycle a thrift store bookshelf for my tiny apartment. It was a 20-year-old piece that had…

I remember the first time I transformed a tiny closet into a functional home office. The space was barely 4 feet wide, and the…

I remember the first time I tried to upcycle an old wooden table in my studio apartment — it was a chaotic mess of…

I remember the day I moved into my first apartment — it was a 350-square-foot studio with white walls and a single window that…

I still remember the first time I stumbled upon a discarded wooden crate in my neighborhood’s recycling bin. It was the kind of thing…

I remember the first time I stood in my tiny apartment and thought, 'There's no way I can make this feel bigger.' I was…

I remember the day I moved into my first tiny apartment — it was a 350-square-foot studio, and every inch of space felt like…