When you live in a very small place the space is premium, and a piece of multifunctional furniture is pure gold. Designer Akemi Tanaka came up with a wonderful modular piece of home furniture that is perfect for small space apartments. This piece of furniture is called the “Futaba” coffee table, and as you can see from the pictures attached bellow this coffee table can turn into a love seat when needed. This modular coffee table/love seat is available from Bobby Berk Home for $4,750, I can say that is quite expensive especially for someone who lives in a small place. – Via – 1, 2

Located in Vasastaden a large city district in central Stockholm Goteborg – a few blocks away from the city’s most fashionable street, this is a 66 sqm apartment that adds a bit of modern while preserving the century old aspects. With elegant white furnishings that make it look chic, quality furniture that adds style, the elegant two-rooms apartment is on sale for some $317,000. Great inspiration or just a beautiful property with a wonderful space, it’s a great buy if you plan on moving to Sweden. Check it out on Aschebergsgatan 32 Street. Like it? [via alvhemmakleri.se]

When homeowners weigh options for home improvements, they usually do so to improve the look of their property. This is all well and good. After all, it certainly never hurts to have a home that is the best looking on the block. What many do not realize, however, is that looks alone are not the only benefit home improvement provides. When a home’s appearance is improved, the equity of the home can also be positively impacted. In other words, home improvement work can actually increase the value of a home. And, yes, this increase in value can sometimes be significant.

Imagine two homes on the same block. There are both identical in many respects. However, there is one dramatic difference between the two of them. One property has a beautiful, newly built deck in the backyard. The other property’s backyard is nice, but it does not have the stunning addition that the other property has. This in turn, makes the property with the addition more valuable.

Anything that can make a home different than other homes in the neighborhood is a net positive as far as increasing equity. Installing new windows, adding a new room to the home, having the house re-sided can all work towards making the home look better and possessing more value. Again, anything that can make your home stand out from the crowd of other homes in the neighborhood has the potential to increase equity. That is why exploring home improvement options should never be overlooked.

Also, home improvements do not have to be exclusively performed on the exterior of a home. One of the most common – and most popular – home improvement plans is remodeling the kitchen. Some may wonder how a remodeled kitchen can improve the value of a home. It does so because a newly refurnished kitchen provides an improved look to the interior. Of course, an owner does not have to be limited to the kitchen. Remodeling the bathroom(s), living room, and even the basement can all have a similar effect.

When a kitchen possesses a unique, modern, or refurbished look other homes lack then a home will stand out from the proverbial crowd. This provides the home with additional value that can increase the equity of the home rather effectively. In many instances, such work can often be performed inexpensively if you select the right contractor. And, of course, the remodeling work performed has the potential to pay for itself if the equity in the home increases significantly.

For those of you who always dreamed at your very own top-secret underground parking, like those you saw in movies here is an innovative design that aims to tackle the growing loss of front gardens to car park space in urban areas. A West London resident decided to combine the garden an the parking space together, and he has developed a unique design to deal with the loss of front garden areas to car parking space in urban environments. The final result is very practical and it shows how a beautiful garden and parking space can be combined to help maintain the aesthetic appearance of a street. Found via – 1, 2

No matter if you plan to buy it or just use the images as inspiration, here’s a wonderful four rooms apartment in the attic of an old building in a quiet neighborhood of Stockholm Goteborg. Undergoing a recent “facelift” that kept the classic design of the building, it’s really nice to see a painter’s influence in creating a perfect home for a family. Mild colors, elegant lighting appliances, a large couch and white furnishings, the most interesting parts of the apartment are the two balconies that offer rich sights of the area. That’s an apartment I’d love to blog from. Like it? – via