Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) -- An apartment design Web site has named a New York man's 210-square-foot dwelling as the top tiny apartment in the city. Apartmenttherapy.com awarded first place in the "teeny tiny" division of the apartment design contest to the West Side domicile of Kevin Patterson, 32, for his use of color, lighting, mirrors and creative storage in the small apartment, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday. Advertisement "Things are hidden everywhere," Patterson said of his $1,550-per-month apartment. "I'm actually not that tidy, but when people come over I can throw everything in cabinets." "In a space so small, you kind of have to stay minimalist or it gets really claustrophobic," he said. Patterson said that while his apartment was not the most elaborate in the category, it resonated with contest voters who could relate to the decor. "A lot of people were commenting, 'Oh, I have the same bed spread from West Elm or the same couch from Ikea,'" he said. "They said, 'Oh, that's a good idea, I should try that.'"
