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20 Surprisingly Beautiful Tiny Homes Around The World

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Small spaces are the next big thing in real estate.

Thanks to problems like rising housing costs, overpopulation, and environmental damage, it seems the solution is to think smaller. Much smaller.

Here are 20 of the smallest homes we could find around the world. They're on roofs, on wheels, and in backyards; they have bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens.

But just because they're small doesn't mean that they can't be livable—or beautiful, for that matter. Architects and designers have taken to the tiny home movement, creating beautiful designs that make the tiny spaces as efficient and livable as possible.

A Brooklyn couple bought smaller furniture to make their 350 square-foot apartment feel more spacious.

Size:350 sq. ft.

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Homeowners Tiffany and Allan use small furniture instead of full-size pieces to make the most of their 350 square-foot studio in Brooklyn. The space was formerly the parlor of a ship captain's home from the 1800s, and still features the original crown molding and large, light-bearing windows.

Their home was the U.S. overall winner of Apartment Therapy's 2014 Small Cool contest.



This 330 square-foot apartment in Hong Kong transforms into 24 different room combinations.

Size: 330 sq. ft.

Location: Hong Kong

Gary Chang, an architect in Hong Kong, turned his family's tiny 330 square-foot tenement apartment into a sleek and efficient living space with 24 different room combinations, including bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and even a guest bedroom area.

So, how does he do it? Chang installed a number of sliding panels which he can move around the space to reveal hidden areas and storage. It's a system he calls the "Domestic Transformer."



This 258 square-foot home in Barcelona was once an old pigeon loft.

Size: 258 sq. ft.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

When photographer Christian Schallert moved to Barcelona in 2003, he went searching for the perfect, affordable home. He found it in an old pigeon loft on top of a building, about 100 steps up.

When Schallert arrived, the 258 square-foot space was dirty and had not been maintained, but he designed and remodeled it into a warm, open, "Lego-style" apartment. The walls slide to reveal different room set ups. Moving panels hide his kitchen, closet, bathroom, dining room and living room, and the bed is stored under the terrace balcony that overlooks the city of Barcelona.



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