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    5 Stylish Small NYC Apartments with HUGE Inspiration (+ Decor Tips!)

    By Annie Georgia Greenberg, Photographed by Winnie Au, Refinery29
    When you get home from a long day at work, all you want to do is take a load off, kick your feet up, pour yourself a glass of Pinot, and take in the view. Except, in NYC, you probably don't have a view. And, uh, sometimes when you kick your feet up you might accidentally kick something over. Yes, living in such covetable zip codes often comes at the cost of space, but that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice a single ounce of style.

    For proof, we knocked on the doors of five influential New Yorkers (one of whom happens to work at R29) to see how they make the most of their tight square footage-and, of course, we didn't leave without grabbing all their expert tips to making a tiny pad look oh-so-big. From a DIY faux fireplace to a sophisticated loft (yes, they exist), these cribs may not have an XXL tag, but their chicness is off the charts. There's even room for plenty of Pinot-Noir and Grigio alike!

    Click through for the five coolest small spaces in NYC-plus, amazing decor tips.


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      Tell us more about some of your creative DIYs!
      "The hallway is decorated with bedsheets by Laura Ashley, which I applied using liquid starch, and below the chair rail I used spare slats from window blinds to create a wainscoting-meets-picket fence look. In the bathroom I did stripes using grosgrain ribbon and liquid starch. The best part about using starch and fabric is that you just remove the fabric when you're done and there's ... more 
      Photo by: R29
      Tell us more about some of your creative DIYs!
      "The hallway is decorated with bedsheets by Laura Ashley, which I applied using liquid starch, and below the chair rail I used spare slats from window blinds to create a wainscoting-meets-picket fence look. In the bathroom I did stripes using grosgrain ribbon and liquid starch. The best part about using starch and fabric is that you just remove the fabric when you're done and there's no repainting required when you move out."

      What is the easiest DIY someone can do for their apartment?
      "Definitely fabric on the walls using liquid starch. It's so easy and a really great alternative to wallpaper. It's inexpensive and so much easier to apply and remove!"

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