Measuring 42 square meters, this apartment interior was designed for a young couple of computer scientists. All living spaces are joined together in a small open layout where green decorative accents create a new coherence.

Fluted glass doors discard the bedroom, allowing for the sharing of natural light between the two spaces.

Along the window wall, the radiator was decoratively boxed with built-in bookcases along both sides. The wide window sill makes it an ideal home for indoor plants.

Slat panels end the sides of the kitchen units, creating a smart transition space around the home entrance. A combined lattice panel was applied behind a wall mounted shoe storage to round out the contemporary aesthetic.

Gray board provides valuable storage under the TV.

The L-shaped kitchen installation extends to the ceiling to take advantage of the vertical wall space of the room. Glass-turned kitchen cabinets maintain an open aesthetic around the ceiling line, making it impossible for the small room to feel closed.

The backsplash tiles have an interesting three-dimensional design that captures the light and creates a perception of added depth.

A wooden roof and top cut a light gap between the dark gray and green kitchen elements. White crockery contributes additional moments of light relief.

A gray entrance chair illuminates the black forecourt, where another glass doorway leads into a closet.

Clothes are organized in a neat closet system of tower shelves, rails and glass drawers.

A chic dressing room is set up on the other side of the closet, with a large round vanity mirror, a pair of modern gold wall applications and an elegant makeup table. A happy dark pink vanity stool completes the muted red wall color.

A small wall light pierces the black lath wall at the front door, creating a welcoming glow.

Immediately inside the bedroom, a modern home office desk controls the corner of the room. Pinboard organizes office supplies and papers.

Gray sheets contrast with an emerald green channel tufted bed sheet. Bright black, matt green and smooth wood tone stripes form an elegant statement wall behind the bed.

More indoor plants find a home on a tailored radiator cover and bookshelf combo.

Neat black wall lights provide focused reading light with the cushions.

A 3D scheme sculpts an amazing vanity wall in the bathroom. Vintage-style bathroom vanity lights hang a shade of chic around the frame of the wall mirror.

A black pelvis and matching faucet are lost against the midnight rear splash.

Wooden bathrooms hide a useful area with a stacked washing machine and dryer, as well as toilets.

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Measuring 43.5 square meters, our second small home is located on Svyato-Pokrovskaya street in Kyiv, Ukraine. A small, minimalist sofa gets more presence underneath 2-Arm Rotary Application designed by Serge Mouille. A suitable ottoman is decorated with a decorative tray arrangement.

The small sofa is actually a two-sided design that also serves as a dining banquet for the extendable dining table.

The two-armed wall light illuminates both the living room and the dining room.

A deeply cushioned papasana chair rests in the entrance to the covered balcony, creating a comfortable reading angle.

Around the corner, the rest of the covered balcony space is used as a modern home office.

The clean cream, gray, tan and wood tone decor code creates a restful atmosphere inside the narrow living space.

The elegant gray dining chairs are the Beetle chair designed by Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi for Gubi.

A golden vein is streaked through a luxurious marble kitchen back splash. A combination gold flap fills the white leather sink. Double-walled cabinets increase storage.

The greyish finish of the kitchen cabinets continues along the entire hallway of the home to create one elegant and uninterrupted volume.

Built-in entrance seats in an elegant run of hallway closets.

Arranged furniture maximizes storage space within the glass wall room and gives the compact space a neat, restful look.

Privacy curtains close across the glass.

The upholstered bed and vanity stool perfectly match the bedside setting and vain table to achieve a sleek and messy aesthetic.

In the bathroom, one style of large-format tiles clad the bathtub, floor and each wall to minimize visual disturbance.

Wooden furniture hides dryer and laundry.

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