House Tour: $48,000 renovation for this tiny one-bedroom studio apartment

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This tiny one-bedroom studio apartment at Handy Road has a collection of designer furnishings to give it a luxe appeal. The living room is dressed up with chic furnishings like Pop Art prints and funky lighting from Moooi (above the plant).

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With renovation and furnishings costing $48,000, the compact space had an efficient and practical layout. The sunlit open-plan interiors are complemented with white walls that lift the space visually from its sombre, dark-stained wood floors. The seemingly random-sized boxes here were in fact carefully designed for the right proportions.

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The homeowner hung up artworks, and used the same wallpaper over cabinets to help disguise them.

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Doing away with dining and study areas gave the owner more space for entertaining friends. The floor lamp and coffee table were ordered directly from Bristish design firm Established & Sons.

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Visitors can loop around the home through the bathroom, which connects to the bedroom and kitchen.

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The bedroom and bathroom were kept simple and pared down. Only sliding doors will work in a space as tight as this.

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