Believe it or not, one of our greatest challenges when renovating the #mixedusemini was determining the best layout for the bedroom entrances. Like many historic homes, this apartment had a quirky layout where you had to walk through one bedroom in order to access the other. Not that this is ever an ideal scenario, we knew it wouldn't work well for a short-term rental in particular, so we reconfigured the floorplan to create a small hallway with the bedroom entrances positioned at 90 degree angles.

Have you ever walked into a restaurant bathroom and immediately liked the place more because the design was cool? That was our aim with the bathroom renovation at the #mixedusemini. As a short-term rental, we wanted the bathroom to have a fun personality and show that our attention to detail extended to a space that is mostly utilitarian. But at the same time, we needed to be efficient with the layout.

The existing kitchen at the #mixedusemini was definitely the tiniest kitchen we've ever worked with. In fact, it was so small, the refrigerator didn't even fit in the room—it was located out in the sunroom. With plans to make this a short-term rental, we knew we didn't need a large kitchen, but felt like there was a lot of room for improvement.

At 650 square feet, the residential unit at the #mixedusemini is on the petite side, so one of our goals when renovating was to maximize the efficiency of the layout. The most underutilized space in the house was the first area you encountered when you walked in the door.

We're thrilled to launch our recent passion project the #mixedusemini: a historic mixed-use building in quaint and picturesque Old Town Marblehead, Massachusetts. As is somewhat common in historic New England towns, this adorable building is actually attached to another single family home, but they are two completely separate properties!