A mirrored bedroom door opens up NEVER TOO SMALL's Paris tour
Interior architect Anthony Aoun's own apartment combines a hidden desk, green accents and a restored timber beam.
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How Hidden Spaces Make This Compact Paris Apartment Feel Bigger, 43sqm/463sqft
Anthony Aoun removed almost all the internal walls of his Paris apartment, but privacy wasn't removed from the plan. A full-height mirrored sliding door closes off the bedroom when needed, then slides away to reconnect it with the living space.
That renovation is the centerpiece of NEVER TOO SMALL's six-upload week. "How Hidden Spaces Make This Compact Paris Apartment Feel Bigger, 43sqm/463sqft" has drawn more than half a million views and is the channel's most active video right now. Set in a late-19th-century building in Paris's western suburbs, the home puts a relocated kitchen alongside an open living area. A custom bookshelf handles storage and conceals a pull-out desk; an original timber beam, discovered during demolition, brings some of the building's history back into view.
Viewers are talking about the details that make compact living feel practical: the disguised bedroom entrance, a separate guest toilet, and a home-office setup with a proper chair. The green finishes and balcony coffee shelf also get attention. Even the couch has prompted a small conversation about comfort, a useful counterpoint to furniture that looks better than it sits.
The hidden desk received its own Short, now the channel's second-most-active upload. Elsewhere, London designers Nina Tolstrup and Jack Mama of Studiomama offer a different framing: small spaces as an invitation to think creatively, rather than simply a problem to fix.
The week's Sydney and art clips connect with My City, My Backyard, whose new update announces Screen Australia documentary funding. Its earlier Kentaro Yoshida episode remains among the channel's most active videos, following the illustrator beyond his beachside apartment into surfing, cafés, galleries and the friendships that made Sydney home.
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What viewers say
The "mirror" bedroom door is amazing. I love that nobody will notice it as a door. Great way to "hide" a very private and intimate space.
@jonchalk3855See it on YouTubeWhat a clever beautiful space. I love that the alcoves in the bedroom complement the church. I also love your balcony coffee shelf. Simple and elegant and absolutely perfect.
@kathycara3869See it on YouTubeLove the use of colour, textures and mirrors to add interest, continuity and space. The apt gives the impression of being spacious and accommodating. Particularly love the bookcase with contrasting colours, mirrors and hidden desk - for such a busy wall, this looks so streamlined and uncluttered.
@janecunningham8665See it on YouTube
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Ok, the way he created the entryway outside the apartment... genius.
@tabitha-sk5kcSee it on YouTubeThe green finishes, and that post and beam at the entrance is absolutely stunning!
@jessisofflineSee it on YouTubeyou can really tell he wanted the apartment to tell a story about him, his life, his taste and interests
@luciamariarossi4120See it on YouTubeStunning. Everything about this apartment is curated so thoughtfully. Everything has a place and there is still so much personality. I love it.
@sunshinegreeniegreenSee it on YouTubeyesss a sink in the toilet room!!!!!!!
beautiful apartment@dumbman987See it on YouTube
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