Small Cool 2011

Very well thought out. Love it.

Absolutely charming!!!!

Next summer I will visit Belgrade, I hope you show to us your apartment, Gorica!

I like it!

i love the color of red in decoration, so beautiful flat! congrats....

Great looking appartment. :)

Perfect.

bravo goksi :)

Super!

The best so far!

That view is astounding.

Beautifully done!

It's darling!

Shame about the overexposed pics, but for 280 sqf, this home is hot!

Very nice. Love the bookshelves!

One of the first entries I just want to walk into.

I love how you photographed your home making the best possible use of the light, and showing us its different moods.

Great job! One of my favorites! Love the wall divider separating the sleeping and living area and how the TV swivels. Love your use of red. Good luck1

What an inviting and imaginative use of this tiny space. Bravo!

thanks guys! I tried to make it cosy, yet light and airy at the same time. For 280sqf it was quite a job :) :*

Wow, what a great job you've done making your small space both beautiful and functional. This is inspiring!

Super! And those views

Love your divider--such a great way to deal with the sloped ceiling, and very attractive.

lovely bright and welcoming. Good job :)

Great job! :)

Super Cool.

Now, that's a perfectly sized kitchen for a studio. And I always love when people have a dining area, no matter how small the apartment is.

V nice well done! Love the bookshelves

Love the red rug!

The space seems very carefully planned and well-thought out. Awesome!

Also, I love your countertop over the radiator. What a great use of space.

Perfect! The kitchen is adorable, the bookshelves are really cleverly designed, and it looks cozy and personal without looking cluttered. Plus the views! I want to move right in.

very clever, I love the way that the bookcase unit mirrors the ceiling slope and isn't straight. The way your tv moves to be seen in both the sitting room and bedroom is very clever. And your views are stunning.

thanks everyone!
@ emmelemm
I had to figure how to enlarge the kitchen area yet in the same time open the space up somehow (that's way I used the bright colors and the glass elements).. the countertop was practical solution for everyday use :)..

@ cedargr0
@ Threadbndr
- thanks for loving the bookshelfes (design was made by myself), I tried to make every part of the studio complete and
functional, so that it would feel like a real home.The bookshelves separate
the space visually and physically but retain the feeling of one big room, and that was my goal :)

I pretty much love your apartment! It's super functional, not too open, and still seems to flow from space to space.

And the swivel TV is magnificent.

Im a college student and next month Im going to move to a studio and one of the biggest problems I have is trying to separate the living and sleeping areas...Thanks for solving that problem for me in such a beautiful way. Inspiring!!

Great job. You should be proud :)

Another fantastic space! There's some serious competition today. So smart.

That divider is to die for, and the kitchen literally made me squeal. Beautifully done and so well organized!

Sretno :)

I bookmarked this! I'm moving into a 300sq ft apartment soon and your beautiful apartment will definitely help mine.

Hvala, Gorica. :)

Awesome job! I love your divider, and that you can turn the TV both ways. (I've been looking for inspiration images of that type of setup for a long time, so thanks!) :)

Adorable kitchen!

I love this home, and it is a home. It is tiny, but doesn't feel tiny. Fabulous!

lovely home, lovely view!

I really love the colors. Adorable place. I would love looking out those windows in the mornings.

One of the best uses of 280 sq. ft. I've seen!!

Everything you love about your home, I love it too. Also, the color seems very well balanced; the small bit of red wallpaper is perfect. Even your floor plan is pretty.

Beautiful! I love your wood furniture, especially the bookcase.

Loving the floors, the view, the kitchen and dining space. Also the clever shelves. Overall brilliant use of space but not crazy about the amount of red.

Lovely kitchen, so tiny! and even has a stove and fridge! And those chairs and booke case. Its amazing!

Thank you all for such great comments..!

very clever & cute :-) I especially like the way closets are "packed" so that you have plenty of room for storage in such tiny space, and yet you can't see closets anywhere in the photos. Srecno!

Thanks Jetsi, I had to choose only 5 photos, so unfortunately you can't see the closet, it's hidden in wall & takes up no apparent space. there are two sliding doors, one is white (like the rest of the furniture), and the other one is a mirror, so it opens a space a bit more.

Wonderful! I was going to ask about the closets too. I loved living in a 300 square foot one bedroom (so I didn't have the divider need), but without those "extra" 20 square feet I had I wondered where you put your clothes & things!

I need those 'extra' 20 sqf very badly :).. well, had to all figure out in advance, so the closet is carefully planned for the clothes as well as other stuff (like the vacuum cleaner, the iron, etc.). Thanks!

people would think we don't know each other :), thanks for your vote david :)

Goriciiiiiii! Jeeeej! :))) Vidim ima ovde i nekih upozavajucih ponuda! :)))
Bas su divni komentari, ponosna sam na tebe!:***

hihi, jao kakvo prijatno iznenadjence :).. pa hvala draga, nadam se da cemo iduce godine, rame uz rame, udruziti snage :) :*

Your apartment is beautiful! The way you have it decorated it seems much larger than its 280 sq feet. Somehow it seems both warm and cozy AND light and airy. The view is spectacular, as well.

Thanks Katina! :)

It is everyhting you tried to make it and much more...this takes talent!

Well done!

Great job!

Very nice. Can you swivel the tv so you can watch it in bed or from the couch? Really not a fan of refrigerator magnets as I think they aren't sophisticated.

Love it, such a sweet home

I love that there's a Serbian contributor! Plus, he does an excellent job:D
And I don't care if magnets aren't sophisticated at all...my kids love going to hang their artwork at a level they can see :D

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone!

@ elle31 :) Im glad someone actually knows how challenging this is for some modest studio from Serbia! :) It was so challenging for me to fill my small space with pieces that I love but could also afford. I'm honored my home has been selected for the contest, 'cause, to be honest, there are so beautiful yet expensive interiors wide world you can see here, that for me - this is already a success :)

@ elle31, & it is She :)

unintentional!!! :D

I just love predominantly white interiors flooded with loads of sunshine and highlighted with some bright color...awesome!!!

far.east.movement? :) it reminds me of Shanghai :)... thanks for the encouragement!! :)

This so remind me of my apartment with all the red accents. Love!

Svaka čast, zaista je PREDIVNO! :)
Dom kakav svako želi! Sviđa mi se kako je prostor iskorišćen. Sve je po mom ukusu, imaš 10-ku od mene! ;)

Hvala Sanja! :*

Great colors, nice use of sunshine, and it does indeed look like you've got a spectacular view. Well done!

Great use of such a small place and beautiful too.

O, what a view!!!

Love the multi-directional TV idea.

red and yellow! fabulous!

Great job. A lovely space. You deserve more votes.

Hard to believe this is no even 300 square feet. It looks much more spacious. as othes have said, love the divider to separate the sleeping area. Beautifully done!

Meant: "not even 300 square feet."

This studio answers to all challenges one meets in decorating apartment of this size. Subtle mixture of colors give of several rooms indifferent moods, main usage of light colors (and the sunlight itself) visually expands the flat, whereas usage of different shades of dark red in combination with pictures gives this flat warmth it gracefully shows us. Little overusing of pictures is present, however with some rearranging of these nicely framed pictures impression can be improved. At the end, design of wood elements, especially bookshelf gives this flat owners touch, providing inspiration to other with good taste and imagination to try the same... ;)

Realno. jevta car :)

Thanks mayabee.. believe me it Is 280 sqf :), like the fact every inch of this space is utilized.. :)

Thank you all so much for all your great comments & the encouragement! :) I really appreciate the feedback..! :)

Thank you Eva :). at the end, I'm in the international group, somehow it seems to me those are the least visited entries :)..

Superawesome job!
It is unbelievable that there actually is a kitchen smaller than mine :-D
Срећно Горице!

Хвала Ела, Хвала Вуче! :)

Truly inspiring. Great job, Gorica.

So how does this voting business work exactly? I've been trying to vote for the last couple of days without success. Voting is supposed to be between May 2 and May 9. It's only May 5 and you already have an international winner. WTH?

Ah, you're a bit late, I'm afraid :)
the initial round of selecting favorites was during April (4th April - 1st May).

Reader favorite feedback on the NATIONAL entries move on to the final vote where the grand prize winner will be determined.

BUT for the ones from INTERNATIONAL group the voting has been finished on 1st May (International contenstants are not eligible to win prizes, that is why you can't vote anymore for this group :),

Anyways, thank you for your lovely comment, I'm glad you like my home as much as I do.

what a cute kitchen !!

well done use of small space I've seen yet. AMAZING VIEWS - I'm jealous

:), Thanks Debbie!

Divno...šteta što nisi pobedila...pozz

ovoliko glasova od neznanaca, svakako da je bio veliki kompliment za mene, pogotovo ako uzmemo u obzir materijalni opseg uredjenja stanova ostalih ucesnika (mahom iz Amerike). Ja sam zaista prezdovoljna komentarima :), hvala JAS AND! ;)

ovoliko glasova od neznanaca, svakako da je bio veliki kompliment za mene, pogotovo ako uzmemo u obzir materijalni opseg uredjenja stanova ostalih ucesnika (mahom iz Amerike). Ja sam zaista prezdovoljna komentarima :), hvala JAS AND! ;)