In a magazine, I recently saw an ironing board that hung on the door or was attached to the wall that folded up like an accordion. Of course I can’t recall exactly where I saw it and can’t seem to find it on the internet. Have you ever seen anything like it?

My son is 10 and very tall , he needs a new bed with very small room . what do you suggest ? i have looked at murphy beds, but they are very costly. Hi Cheryl, Thanks for writing! I apologize for the slow reply. I got swamped with some reviews I had to do. I have a few answers which might work for you…

Entry #6 for the Small Space Race Contest. When I moved into my new space, I was bemoaning to a friend how small my bedroom felt… to which they replied, “Well, it’s no wonder — you’ve got like an entire apartment squeezed into this one room!” A few weeks and some rearranging later, I…

Entry #5 for the Small Space Race Contest. Our family room is 25′ by 9 1/2′, with a door leading out the garage, a door leading out to the patio, and doorways to the kitchen on one end, and the dining room on the other. So I was basically limited to one wall against which the furniture could go. Any…

Entry #4 for the Small Space Race Contest. I hope you enjoy viewing my space. I know I do!! Although it’s tight living I’d have to admit this has been my best apartment. The first photo is a view of my living room taken in the small space between my kitchen and dining room. From here you can see…

Entry #3 for the Small Space Race Contest. I think my bedroom is the perfect mix of masculinity with a relaxed island theme. Though having numerous personal relics, from the early twentieth century trolley car fare-box I restored to the slate fossil of a fern leaf I found with my grandfather as…

Entry #2 for the Small Space Race Contest. I live in a roughly 400 square foot studio apartment. It’s definitely been a challenge to find space for all of my belongings. My strategy is to try to buy thrifty pieces that can be used for multiple functions.

As you may already know, I’ve been working on redecorating our small living room. The living room is also combined with a dining area. And since redecorating a home is almost always a learning process, I thought I’d share my journey with you.

Since the decorating journey in between is to relevant… I’ve taken some photos of how are small living room looks now. But first here’s a video clip of how it looks now. You’ll notice that the walls are pretty bare at the moment. Actually, everything looks pretty plain.

The Best Small Space Guess Game is a part of our Small Talk Monthly Contest. Contestants take a stab at winning $25 by trying to guess the right piece of space saving furniture from the hints provided.

Find out who the winner of the June 2008 Monthly Small Talk Contest is. Winner is chosen for offering the most space saving tip to the question “What small space trick have you come up with that solved a problem in your home?”