title: The First Apartment Book: Cool Design for Small Spaces
author:  Kyle Schuneman 
description: KYLE SCHUNEMAN is the founder of Live Well Designs in LA. He has been featured in <i>Real Simple, Esquire, This Old House, Sunset,</i> and <i>LUomo Vogue </i>and has frequently appeared on NBC and HGTV. Named one of <i>House Beautiful</i>s Next Wave of Top 20 Designers, Kyle is the art director for the Emmy Awardwinning <i>Giada at Home</i> on the Food Network. This is his first book. <br /><br /> A former senior editor for <i>Lucky</i> magazine, coauthor HEATHER SUMMERVILLE has written for <i>InStyle, Travel + Leisure, </i>and<i> Real Simple.</i> <br /><br /> Photographer JOE SCHMELZERs work has been featured in <i>Elle Dcor, Coastal Living,</i> and <i>House Beautiful.</i>
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  Introduction
  Algorithms to Live By
  Imagine you’re searching for an apartment in San Francisco—arguably the most harrowing
  American city in which to do so. The booming tech sector and tight zoning laws limiting new
  construction ha