| | |  | | | | |  | These days, few areas are as easy to scale down as a home office - with smart phones, tablets, ultrabooks and laptops abounding, you could likely work comfortably in even the smallest of spaces. Seeing as small offices call for small office solutions, we've rounded up twelve items that can be found in miniature sizes. |  | | | | |  |  | | |  | Name: Robert and Valerie Schnieders Location: Balboa Island, California Rob and Val decided that while renovating the home they've lived in for 16 years, they would throw caution to the wind and rent a beach house for the year. This would allow them to shuffle furniture around and have a quiet place to go during heavy construction times and help keep their sanity. | |  | | | | |  | | |  | If you live in a small space you need to use it as efficiently as possible, and often times one of the biggest space-hoarders is the dining table. To help solve this problem, there are many types of folding and expanding tables out there, varying from the more traditional to the extremely modern and from the quite pricey to more affordable examples. | |  | | | | |  | | |  | Outdoor furniture often needs the most care because it is exposed to sun, rain and critters. Whether yours needs an overhaul or just a touch-up, here are four outdoor furniture redos to motivate you. Check out how fresh the "afters" look. | |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | | Apartment Therapy Media | 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1204 | New York, NY 10012 | |