Small Space, Big Living Interior design to make every inch count

by Hepworth, Sofie

• ISBN13: 9780711290464
• ISBN10: 0711290466
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780711290471
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-03-25
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
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Summary

Never again compromise on style or function. This simple guide from award-winning interior stylist Sofie Hepworth (@threeboysandapinkbath) provides 10 straightforward strategies to maximize compact spaces and create your dream home.

These days, our homes need to be multi-purpose, with uses across our public and private lives, including:
 

• dining together
• entertaining guests
• working from home
• resting and relaxing
• working out and training

Small spaces can make this a challenge. But it’s all about your perspective. In 2020, Sofie Hepworth designed and built a tiny home for her family of four. She transformed a 450-square-foot shed into a stylish, practical and joyful family home. ‘You accumulate so much stuff in life you don’t actually need, and it’s not all about space if you have a well-thought-out space.’

Small Space, Big Living distills Sofie’s hard-won wisdom into 10 simple rules for small-space design. Say goodbye to cramped, crowded homes and hello to beautifully curated interiors that make big lives in small spaces comfortable and attractive.

With busy, multi-faceted lives, we need home spaces that are practical but also beautiful. A home should reflect your personality and lift your spirits. It should be a welcoming hug when you return and should feel easy to be in. This book is the ultimate blueprint for those looking to live small but dream big.

Author Biography

Sofie Hepworth is an award-winning digital content creator, interior stylist and product designer. She shares her incredible renovation projects on her colourful Instagram page @threeboysandapinkbath, including her most recent one – a tiny 450-square-foot ‘Sheila Shed’ she designed and built for her family of four! She has been featured in the Sunday Times Home supplement and has worked with brands including B&Q, American Express, Sofa.com, Velux, eBay and West Elm.

Table of Contents

Introduction 
Part 1
Small Beginnings 
Planning your small-space project 
Locking in your theme 
The mood board 
Part 2
The Rules 
Rule 1: The illusion of space 
Rule 2: Multifunctionality 
Rule 3: Taste the rainbow 
Rule 4: Get in the zone 
Rule 5: Fake it till you make it 
Rule 6: Let there be light 
Rule 7: Symme-try or not to symmetry 
Rule 8: Outside In 
Rule 9: Style it out 
Part 3
The Bonus Round –
Small Space Layouts 
Small-space kitchens 
Small-space bathrooms 
Small-space hallways 
Small-space bedrooms 
The open-plan room 
Small But Mighty Endings 
Resources 
About the author 
Index 
Acknowledgements