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Big Style in Small Spaces: Easy DIY Projects to Add Designer Details to Your Apartment, Condo or Urban Home
Compact Living Doesn’t Mean You Have to Miss Out on Great Style
Sarah Dorsey, founder of Dorsey Designs and professional interior designer, has created over 30 beautiful, multifunctional décor projects that are perfect for your small home. Little touches like leather-wrapped cabinet handles and a shibori-dyed tablecloth fill your home with warmth and personality, and clever pieces like a sofa arm table and floating nightstand are easy to make yourself and help maximize the space you have.
With projects for every corner of your home, you can liven up your kitchen with herbal planters, soften your seating with modified pillows and throws and bring visual interest to your entryway with personalized signs. The pieces in this book were designed for apartments, rental spaces and smaller homes to help you pack a lot of style into a little footprint. All of these projects are doable in a single weekend―or even a day―and budget-friendly, making it easy to create the stunning space of your dreams.
Sarah Dorsey, founder of Dorsey Designs and professional interior designer, has created over 30 beautiful, multifunctional décor projects that are perfect for your small home. Little touches like leather-wrapped cabinet handles and a shibori-dyed tablecloth fill your home with warmth and personality, and clever pieces like a sofa arm table and floating nightstand are easy to make yourself and help maximize the space you have.
With projects for every corner of your home, you can liven up your kitchen with herbal planters, soften your seating with modified pillows and throws and bring visual interest to your entryway with personalized signs. The pieces in this book were designed for apartments, rental spaces and smaller homes to help you pack a lot of style into a little footprint. All of these projects are doable in a single weekend―or even a day―and budget-friendly, making it easy to create the stunning space of your dreams.
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192 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 2019
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July 24, 2020
Easy to flip through this book to get ideas. Some things were puzzling to me. Why put fake stitching on something then glue it on a pillow (Leather Circle Pillow)? Floating Nightstand directions advise you (Step 12) to secure a board to a box, presumably by "sewing" it on?... Many projects for making art (which I often find annoying, but I guess lots of people need that kind of nudge), many SUPER simple projects (like, read the directions on the dye bottle) all accompanied by photographs and step-by-step text. Clean Crate & Barrel/Pottery Barn aesthetic, a step up from Ikea.
March 13, 2021
Most projects are pretty straight-forward/easy to do. Many beginner projects for a beginner crafter. Overall okay for ideas but imo geared towards a first apartment/house not for long-term use.
September 22, 2021
too much emphasis on walls and such.
March 24, 2023
Lots of wood and leather, perfect for the neutral motif so popular right this minute.
Directions are very clear, with lots of photos.
Not my style, but I think she's got ideas I can adapt.
Directions are very clear, with lots of photos.
Not my style, but I think she's got ideas I can adapt.
July 10, 2025
Average book— not so impressive that I’d have my own copy but was enjoyable to read and explore through
August 9, 2019
A lot of great ideas with detailed instructions. I appreciated that she gave space requirements for a project as well as time estimates.
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