Welcome to another edition of small home style, a series dedicated to sharing creative design ideas for Small Home Dwellers. While living in a smaller dwelling has its design challenges it also creates so many unique opportunities to design every space in your home with intention. This week on #SmallHomeStyle I'm sharing my love of bar carts. As many of you know, bar carts have had a major design comeback for the past few years. They're truly of on the most versatile pieces of furniture for small homes, basically they're and absolute design must. They look so good in almost any room + since they have wheels it makes them super easy to move around as needed. Breaking down all the reasons your #SmallHome needs one!

Pump Up the Volume in Dining Rooms

Barcarts make fabulous additions to dining rooms and provide extra storage to hold liqueur, glasses, plates, pretty flowers and even lamps.

Perfect Living Room Addition

Bar carts are a stylish addition to living rooms, they can double as a side table next to the sofa filled with books and liqueur. I love how they add a glamorous look in small living rooms.

Bar Cart = Amazing Plant Stand

When you have a small living room, it can be tough to find the perfect spot to place plants, that's when a bar cart comes to the rescue. Plants look stunning on bar carts.

Bar Cart as a Nightstand

Bar carts, work perfectly in small bedrooms, just like they glad a touch of glam in living rooms they look so good in bedrooms.

I hope you love bar carts as much as I do! In need of a few ideas to style your bar cart for everyday? Then this post is for you! Small spaces inspire me and I would love to see yours, use the hashtag #SmallHomeStyle to share your fabulous small space. Also, if you need some help pulling together design ideas for your small space, feel free to shoot me an email at Hello@ChicLittleHouse.com and let's chat.

What's your favorite way to use of bar carts?

Hello friends! I've missed you all like crazy, how in the heck has it been a month since I've last blogged. I've been working a few projects around my house, a few updates to my living room that I'll share on Wednesday. I started the series Small Home Style to inspire & share stylish ideas to incorporate into small spaces. Living in a small space can be a design challenge, from figuring out furniture placement, to determining storage solution for small bathrooms. However, with challenges comes the opportunity to make it work and get creative. As a small home dweller myself, I'm in the trenches making my small home work harder for my family while remaining stylish.

I recently came across this amazing 540 square foot home and I just had to share all the clever design and storage ideas. The stylish house was designed by Jessica Helergerson. Both the exterior & interior have me dreaming up some fresh ideas to incorporate into my she shed.

The front door opens to the sweet kitchen and dining room area. The kitchen and dining room area, feel like the heart of the home. The rectangle table others plenty of seating and can easily transform from lazy brunch to elegant evening in. The wood burning stove is a charming addition in the dining room and kitchen spaces.

image via Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

I'm in the love with the ship lap siding inside the cottage and love love the focal wall of re-claimed wood used backslash in the kitchen. The natural wood tones look so good against the white interior walls.

Floor to ceiling bookcases are perfect for small spaces, not only do they provide great storage solutions. Bookcases also help draw the eyes up and out helping a small room look larger. The ladder leads to the master bedroom loft area.

The loft area feels bright and open, even though its teeny tiny space. Since the space was too small for side tables, wall sconces are the perfect solution.

The kids bedroom and built-in bunks are so perfect for space. Seriously bunk beds have come such a long way and are fantastic space savers.

Small Home Style: Design Takeaways

Use a vintage buffet or hutch to add additional storage options for dinnerware in small dining rooms and kitchens
Consider using one color palette in small open areas
Have extra funds laying around? Raise the roof and turn a flat ceiling into a vaulted one
Add bookcases either free standing or built-in
Use wall sconces when space is at a premuin for side tables