A museum exhibit may just show us all that small living spaces may not be all that bad, hit the jump for more detail!
The Museum of New York City is currently throwing an exhibit through September 2nd, that highlights the benefits of small apartment living. The exhibit “Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers”, is currently set up for small apartment living, where people come and check out the different styles of the tight spaces, for a 24 hour period.
Two individuals decided to test a studio apartment out for the 24-Hour period in order to see what their home life would be like if they took to a smaller place. Challie Stillman and Lina Franco currently live in a 650-square-foot apartment in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The museum’s exhibit provides them with a 325-square-foot studio, that is half the size of their apartment but “seems spacious because of the specially designed furniture and appliances”.
“The murphy bed includes a couch that slides under when the bed is out of the wall. A chair converts to a stepladder for reaching storage spaces”.
“The kitchen’s under-the-counter refrigerator, freezer and dishwasher leave ample work space. Stillman and Franco invited six friends for dinner Friday, but they had food delivered because the appliances are not hooked up”.
“Everyone had a place to sit, had a place to eat, and it worked out perfectly,” said Stillman, who is the design director for Resource Furniture, the distributor of the furniture in the apartment”.
Stillman also stated that the apartment allegedly would be suitable for two, if belongings and necessities were considered.
**Checkout the gallery above for pics of the studio apt! **
Via HuffPost
