living in a shoebox

Before I moved in with D, I was living in a 40 square meter apartment at The Lotus Condo located in Sathorn, Bangkok's financial district. But don't dismiss The Lotus as your typical condominium with shoebox units. It's actually a pretty awesome living space, if you ask me. It sure is teeny tiny. But the interior designer who designed the units made real good use of the space.

I took the showroom unit. Not bad, eh?

As much as I'm enjoying the space that I live in now, I still miss living in that apartment. I missed it even more when I chanced upon Re-Nest's Small Spaces and Teeny Tiny Homes Round-Up. I love how it inspires you to think out of the box when faced with the challenge of living in pint-size rooms. Just look at how these creative homeowners took on ingenious ways to make good use of their small space.

 A kitchen under your bed? Why not!

It sure is a clever idea from The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan.

Check out Tanille's kick-ass trailer home.

The Banyan Tree House brought luxury in tree house living.

More tiny home inspirations here and here.

[Photos from Apartment Therapy and Apartment Therapy Re-Nest]