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When NYC rents lowered in the pandemic, children's book editor and author Anna Membrino took the opportunity to live alone for the first time. Mirrors, white walls, and lots of plants help make the small space feel much larger.
A coffee machine filling a cup exactly to the brim. People's belongings stacked neatly like Tetris bricks in a mover's truck. Even the mundane can be beautiful.
You voted, our judges met, and we’ve got a grand prize winner for the 2021 Small/Cool Contest!But first, some backstory. (We know, we know, bear with us for a quick sec.) Last year, Apartment Therapy revived the reader-favorite Small/Cool Contest. We hadn’t run the contest since 2016, and we were so excited to see your small (1,000 square feet or fewer) and cool (self-explanatory) spaces from all around the world.
Name: Emily ForgioneLocation: Crown Heights — Brooklyn, New YorkType of home: Studio apartmentSize: 235 square feetYears lived in: 1 year, renting Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: I live by myself in this cute and cozy studio in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. I love this vibrant neighborhood and having Prospect Park and lots of friends nearby. I didn’t think I could afford to live alone in this area, and was preparing for my fifth (!
Emily used electric appliances and makeshift counter and storage to craft a kitchen, and also managed to fit storage for clothes, books, tchotchkes, couch, TV, and coffee table in the teeny "living room."
Marion's super small apartment in Paris' 11th arrondissement had lots of potential when she purchased it, and she's been DIYing a smart, functional, and fabulous home full of personality and character since moving in!
Nina Haines, founder of the Sapphic book club Sapph-Lit, painted cabinets purple, installed marble contact paper to countertops, added a squiggle-shaped painted accent, and more in her Brooklyn rental.
