Undersized Utopias

Utopias come in all styles: from a silly playhouse to a Civil War row house, and from multifunctional to extreme minimal.

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Hide CaptionShow CaptionThis girl's toy designer has a truly unique and bright space that reflects her personality.

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Small doesn't have to be ordinary. Check out a small pink and green playhouse in Brooklyn, a tiny, transformed row house in Washington, D.C., a multifunctional studio in Virginia and a minimalist look taken to the extreme in San Francisco.

Elizabeth Hauser is the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Packrats," but she has managed to turn her tiny New York apartment into a petite palace fit for a princess. She is a girls' toy designer and children's craft book writer, and her home definitely reflects her work. Her 800-square-foot apartment has two halves, separated by color: one half for living, the other for working.

The combination living room/bedroom is not separated by a wall or divider, not even by color or style. The bed is simply in the corner of the living room. Her favorite colors are pink and green, and her apartment feels like it's springtime year-round.

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Guests
- Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, Professional Organizer, Apartment Therapy Website: www.apartmenttherapy.com
- Libby Langdon, Designer, Libby Langdon Interior Design Website: www.libbylangdon.com
- Eric Villency
  Designer/President, Maurice Villency, Inc.
  Website: http://mauricevillency.com
- Jacob Ward, Managing Editor, Readymade Magazine Website: www.readymademag.com
- Tara Riceberg
  Chief Twe-kster, Twe-k
  We apologize no further information is available.
- Craig Olsen
  Interior Designer, Bamboo Colony
  We apologize no contact information is available.
- Elizabeth Ingrid Hauser
  Children's Craft Book Author/Toy Designer
  Website: www.elizabethingrid.com
- Ira Tattelman, AIA
  Director of Interior Architecture and Senior Architect/Homeowner
  Eric Colbert and Associates
  Phone: 202-289-6800
  E-mail: itattelman@eca-pc.com
- Callie Kimball
  Playwright and Pilates Instructor
  Lucky Spinster
  We apologize no contact information is available.
- Daniel Adam Turner, Artist
  Daniel Turner Fine Art
  Website: www.danieladamturner.com