Photograph: Jeremy Bolen
Photograph: Jeremy Bolen

"It only feels small when I have overnight guests," Tim Zelazny says of the 380-square-foot studio apartment he rents in Lincoln Park. Zelazny, 27, a designer with an architecture firm, selected small-scale furnishings—mainly Craigslist deals and alley finds that are light enough to move around easily and versatile enough to do double duty. Zelazny punctuates the neutral envelope with pops of color and whimsical accessories, and he employs some creative usage of space, including putting his bed in the unit's nook off the kitchen (pictured, left), what he calls the "sleep-in kitchen." His best advice: "Don't be afraid of cute crap," Zelazny advises. "It's those little details that give small spaces lots of character."

Lincoln Park studio

How an architect makes his 380-square-foot studio livable.

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