Not many of us have the pleasure of living in huge converted warehouse loft apartments with 2,000 square feet of floor space at our disposal.
No, most of us (those of us in cities anyway) are squeezed into teeny tiny little flats where one barely has enough room to swing a cat, let alone fit a three-person sofa.
The interiors world is starting to sit up and listen to our small space needs; now, there are plenty of places which specialise in furniture and interiors especially for small space living but there are also plenty of people who've been living in small spaces, working things out on their own, for years. And they have Instagram accounts.
Here's a collection of some of the best small space living accounts out there to get inspiration for your own tiny pad.
@studioplants
Jeannie Phan is an illustrator living in Toronto who's managed to fit more plants than you can shake a stick at in her teeny home studio, which she shares with a cat and a boyfriend. Follow for inspiration on how to hang, mount and display all your plants to make sure they get enough light without taking up the floor space.
@compactliving
A delightful compilation of the Tiny House movement that's become so (ironically) big in America. While a lot of these spaces are cabins in the woods, the way they've manipulated the interiors to provide maximum space should nevertheless give you some ideas.
@smallapartmentdecor
Another independent curation of pictures of places that have made small spaces work. Features furniture like fold-down desks, inspo for separating bed and couch in a studio flat, and how to make the most of a teeny tiny balcony.
@spaceoptimized
A specialist interior design company for small spaces based out of New York, the city famous for minuscule flats and sky-high rents (yes, even worse than London). Their Instagram is a masterclass in how to make the most out of every nook and cranny.
@whitneyleighmorris
Whitney shares the Tiny Canal Cottage in Venice, Los Angeles, with her husband, son and two dogs, and has still found room to create a place for guests to sleep and a place to entertain friends out on the patio. The LA weather obviously helps.
@minuscule.de
Minuscule Living is a super helpful blog for small space dwellers run by three journalism students in Germany. It is in German so, if wrestling with Google Translate is too much, stick to their Instagram, which is a delightful curation of pictures from people who have made their own tiny places work.
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