Queeste Architecten designed a beautiful 30 square metre apartment, that includes a kitchen, bathroom, toilet, and living and sleeping space. I know that 30 square metre is a very small apartment, but look at these pictures, because they managed to do a great job with this limited space. Here are a few words from Queeste Architecten about this project :

Maff Apartment is a “bed & breakfast” located on the third floor in the attic of a private house in The Hague. The client and owner lives in the same building. A communal staircase provides access to the apartment, which functions autonomously from the rest of the building. The limited floor space of 30m² has been equipped with the following functions: a sleeping accommodation for 2 people a dining area for up to 4 people a kitchen a toilet a bathroom with shower an installations area various storage facilities. The goal of the design was to create a living environment that would be spacious despite the small volume, providing all the comforts belonging to luxurious contemporary lodging. In addition, Maff Apartment was to have a clear and strong identity to provide a sense of uniqueness for its users. - Via - Dezeen

Marie Carlson and he 9 year old son redecorated his bed room and they’ve sent us pictures with the final result. Here you can see how they decorated a “Dinosaur” themed bedroom without spending to much money ( budget redecorating ). Now le’ts find out how Marie and her son started and finished this project ..

I gave my 9-year old son, at the time of planning this, a catalog with kids beddings, I chose four that my fit his interest and he picked his favorite, dinosaurs, how unusual!!! He got the sheets, comforter a valance and a dinosaur lamp for his 9th birthday. After looking at his room over the summer and getting ideas of our own and looking through magazines, we started to pick out the colors for his walls. I tried to match some colors with his sheets.

We wanted the area where his bed is, looking “cave like”. We bought two kinds of gray, one as a base and a darker shade as the top paint to give it the “cave” look. We also bought some rubber stencils of animal footprints; we used three kinds that he picked out, that we dipped in the dark gray paint. I bought a piece of fabric for about $10.00 to match the gray, and hung it in front of his “cave”. Above his bed we got wooden cutouts that my son picked out for 25c a piece that he painted with the color of his choice. The room itself is a green color, picked from one of the dinosaurs.

The valance was to narrow, so we put it “inside” the window, and I took it with me to some stores that sell already made panels. I paid $12.00 a panel. We found interesting plants and pots at the grocery store, a $5.00 lantern from IKEA with a battery operated tea candle inside, for his windowsill.

His desk is an old IKEA desk from an office; the chair is his brothers IKEA chair from long ago. The metal dark gray bookshelf with the fish tanks, we bough new from IKEA for about $15.00. The beanbag and pictures he had before. The decorations are some of his dinosaurs and “old” things he wanted to keep in his room. I believe that your very personal favorites, make it very special, and nobody has a duplicate.

The beanbag, with some imagination, looks like a rock. (His room use to be the laundry room, was then made into a baby’s room, we had bought closets at IKEA and built in the bed using a wood planks, and old dresser drawers for storage below. The empty space between the closets and the wall we made shelves out of leftover planks )

I don’t know why but I love the style of this apartment, with two levels, stairs … I’ve found this picture on Apartment Therapy, and I thought that this is a great piece of inspiration. Now I would like to see more pictures with apartments like this, and if some of my readers have pictures please contact me by using the send us tips section, and maybe some of the pictures will be published. Thanks !

A sea serpent is a kind of sea monster either wholly or partly serpentine. Despite the numerous sightings, no credible physical evidence has been recorded and it is believed by many scientists that the animals can be best explained as misidentification of known animals such as whales. This time someone decided to create an unique and playful piece of handcrafted furniture that has a stuffed sea serpent running along the back. The Sea Serpentine Chair is a cozy bucket seat that has 360 degree turning radius. The sea serpentine chair with the little “dragon” to guard your back can be yours for $495 from here. - Via - Thedesignblog