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Small space design principles from industry experts
Design professionals share strategies for optimizing tiny homes, from furniture with slender legs to multipurpose spaces. Colin Chee's experience renovating a 37-square-meter Melbourne apartment led to his YouTube channel Never Too Small, now with 3 million subscribers.
In 2010, Colin Chee acquired a 37-square-meter off-the-plan apartment in Melbourne's city center with no prior design experience and limited budget. His subsequent research into practical solutions for constrained living environments crystallized into the YouTube channel Never Too Small, launched in 2017. The channel documents innovative design approaches globally, addressing the practical challenges of small-space dwelling. Expert contributors emphasize furniture design principles—particularly slender-legged pieces that maintain visual lightness—and spatial flexibility that accommodates multiple functions within single areas.
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