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Who cares what that door is? I bet this is an example of a landlord who chopped up a tenement into individual units, and Luke's space is what used to be the hallway to the other rooms of the unit.

I knew a man who lived in something similar where his bathroom and toilet was shared with the other tenants and down the hall.

So Luke doesn't have running water. Big deal.

What I see here is really really tiny - far tinier than I'm personally comfortable in. But it's got a sense of design, it's got consistency in the overall look (albeit spartan) and for that, I think it's a commendable effort and well worthy to be in this competition.

And to the person who commented to the Brazilian poster about living in a part of the world where there are 4 seasons, did you notice that Luke lives in NYC? If he can live within his 78 sf with his winter outerwear and what have you, then your comment kind of doesn't hold up does it?

Thanks for featuring this. I am Singaporean and moved back there after living in Brooklyn for 15 yrs. Been back for 2 yrs and am still pleasantly amazed by how many parks we have here, and how well they are maintained. There are also "park connectors" running through the city that link many of the parks together via footpaths & bike paths. For all the hustle and bustle of the city, it's nice to see how the Parks Board makes it a point to keep green space sacred here.

Where's the pop of colour? So you're saying the moment these computers go to sleep or get shut down that the room reverts to monochromatic minimalism?

I too have a hook by the door that's solely for keys and my dog's leash & collar. When I do leave the house without her (much to her chagrin ha), I always make sure I stop at the door before I exit and take a look at the hook to make sure the keys are not still hanging there. When I come home, I pull the keys from the door and onto the hook they go. I've not had a problem with that method since.

I moved from an apartment with horrid white marble tiles with light grey veining - it never showed up dirt, but you could FEEL the grit under your bare feet. So gross.

I currently now live in a studio with wide planked hard wood floors stained a very dark dark brown. It shows every strand of my dog's fawn-coloured fur and every speck of dust, but for some reason, when I walk on it, it doesn't feel dirty.

I guess for me, if it looks dusty, but it doesn't feel gritty under bare feet, it's the lesser of two evils.

I always pack books first. I hate packing, and putting away books is easy enough, then when I look at the empty shelves, it *feels* like I've accomplished a lot, ha! When in reality, I've only... tackled the books.

I have very few belongings, but I've learned the art of packing - have enough of the same sized boxes, don't use boxes that are too large because they will be too cumbersome to lift and stack away in the corner while you tackle the rest.

I've downsized recently - me and my 60 lb dog have moved into a 250 sf studio. Once we got in there, I put all the loose ends into the same green Ikea boxes so everything looks NEAT despite the small space. And once we have to move again (in a couple years, hopefully, I would be able to buy), it'll be an easy move out.

Good luck and congrats on the new space! It all sounds lovely. I think if I HAD to live in LA, I'd probably like Silver Lake best.

WOw nice. I just moved into a new apartment where the only closet is a standalone veneered "maple" monstrosity, and apart from that, the previous tenant's kid stuck two stickers on two of the doors that could only have been designed by a fan of Brick from Anchorman - they read "I love robe". Um, okayyy. I'd love to try something like this. Can I ask how the edges were attached to the doors? Did the person glue down teh front surfaces and wrap the edges around the back and staple down?

I agree with Sugarbakers.

I used to live in a large loft apartment that we cut up, and my room was a mere 12 x 13 ft but with 12 ft ceilings, and one side was all window. I needed to put my desk/books/clothes/bed/hangout spot in there, so what I did was to build a second level along one half of the room. It was approx 12 ft by 7 ft and with just enough headroom for me (5'8"). I built a ladder with deeper steps so it was not quite a stairway but more than a ladder.

I used 4 x 4 posts along the ends and the middle, joists every 12 inches, supports etc. I drywalled along the middle posts to cut up the bottom into half. One half I turned into a tiny tiny squeeze in closet (not large enough to consider walk-in, but a skinny person could get inside). The other half by the window I purposed into a homeoffice area - I built in an L-shaped desk along the posts and built my own bookshelves.

I placed my tv above in the lofted area so I could watch Conan late at night, ha! Then on the ground level on the other side of the lofted area, I turned into a little lounge area with floor cushions and my music collection.

If it wasn't the fact that winters were colder than a witch's teat in that room (no heater, so I used a space heater) and that one of my two loftmates turned into PsychoBitch, I would have lived there a lot longer than the 4 yrs I was there. I was quite happy in my cosy little room.

Beautiful!! Exactly the kind of look I love. That triptych photography art wall is gorgeous.

Love shepherd's pie. I like to fry a few strips of bacon and crumble them in the top of the filling before I lay the mashed taters, then sprinkle the top of the taters with some breadcrumbs (don't know why, I like the toast flavor along with the taters...)

Oh and I sometimes use chunks of chicken breast instead of beef or ground turkey. It's kind of like chicken pot shep's pie or something like that. I do prefer using fresh veggies to frozen (with the exception of peas) - I find frozen veggies have this strange taste and texture...