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My tip: don't hesitate to visit places with very short descriptions, no pictures, etc. if there's something about it that catches your eye. Sometimes, they're duds, yes, but sometimes landlords simply don't know what they have and you can find some real gems by being willing to risk wasting a half an hour on a visit. My current *fabulous* apartment was listed pretty much as "Attic apartment, [Ridiculously cheap price], [Ridiculously great neighborhood], call to inquire." You never know when you're gonna luck out.

does anyone know where I can buy the hooks or something similar in the 5th picture? They're perfect!

I live in a pretty wacky (but wonderful!) attic apartment, and the "bedroom" zone is really a narrow room with a little step-down area with a slanted ceiling that the landlord tried to sell to me as perfect for storage. I switched it up and put my bed in there--sans bedfame, nightstand, everything, to avoid bumping my head--hung a ton of lights and art on the wall and made it into a kind of sleep-nest.The upper part is, also, devoted entirely to clothes, a mirror, and general preening.

I never thought I would be a mattress-on-the-floor, nowhere-to-sit-but-the-bed kind of girl, but I absolutely love it--it really forces me to do most of my living in the living room and kitchen, and leaves one space just for sleep, rather than having my bedroom be the place where I spend literally all of my time. That's the thing I've come to love about small space living--it forces you to streamline how you actually live, and in most cases, really organizes and improves your lifestyle.