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    Learn from an ultra-narrow house just 12 feet wide

    That's a little work nook the owners have squeezed into the bump-out. You've probably noticed the rug palette already. The open risers on the stairs help the narrow space feel airy.

    The stair landing is pictured at right.

    Two bedrooms and a bathroom are on the third level. The bathroom doors appears to slide rather than swing open and closed, another space-saving device. You can already glimpse the black-and-white tile.

    Look up for a moment and you'll see what Lewis calls a "rooftop escape hatch" leading to what he optimistically envisions as a future deck.

    The stair railing frames a view toward downstairs, which avoids slicing the narrow space into an even skinnier sliver. (Still, just for the record: Personally I'd find that railing unsettling. I suspect its insubstantial feel would induce vertigo, whether or not the railing framed a pane of glass.)

    You can glimpse the larger of the home's two bedrooms there at the end of the corridor. Let's take a look. Click to the next page.

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