Small Home Tour x Kate and family of 4 in 800 square feet

I’ve had my eye on Kate’s West End Vancouver apartment since I first saw that round window in her kids’ room on instagram, many years ago. Over the years I have watched her and her husband slowly and beautifully update this apartment.

600sqft home toursAlison MazurekAugust 17, 2026shared kids rooms, ikea, Ikea Hack, bunk beds Comment

Update on the Kids' Room Shelf Divider

We have had the kid’s shared room “split” for about a year and half now. We used the Elvarli shelf from IKEA in our desire to make it look as much like a Vitsoe system as we could. I wanted to report in on how it has been working for us.

Beach House, shared kids roomAlison MazurekAugust 3, 2026ikea, room dividers

Coffee Table Alternatives for a Small Space

I’ve basically taken for granted that not having a coffee table is normal. So much so that it appears I haven’t updated the blog from having no coffee table, (when Theo turned about 2 years old) to now having a couple of ottomans or poufs that act as our coffee table. I recommend losing a coffee table, when space is limited and kids are tiny, so often that I forgot to actually write it down here! So here I am putting it in writing.