They may not have sweeping staircases or grand hallways (or any staircases or hallways at all for that matter) but what these studio apartments lack in space they make up for with lashings of style.

Despite being just about big enough to swing a (very small) cat, these one-room apartments, have been beautifully designed to make the best of their assets.

The apartments, situated in London, LA, Vancouver, Tennessee and New York, have all been picked by design website Houzz  for their stand-out design.

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These one-room apartments (including this Manhattan studio, pictured) have been beautifully designed to make the best of their assets

When the sleeping and living areas can easily merge to one, Jeanie advises using paint, wallpaper and color to designate distinct areas (pictured: Queens, New York, studio apartment)

'Dark colors in the bedroom are conducive to sleep and surprisingly made the room feel much larger,' says Jeanie of the Queens apartment

The inspiring spaces have all been cleverly planned to amalgamate sleeping, living and eating areas into one small area.

So what tricks to the architects behind these impressive project have up their sleeves in making the best of what you've got in the square footage department?

Interior designer Jeanie Engelbach of Apartment Jeanie. who designed this 350 sq ft studio in Queens, New York, tells the MailOnline: 'Make sure every piece of furniture can serve multiple purposes.'