As a landlord, walking through the store and seeing the 10'x10' apartments are an interesting test case for design.
It is so cool how they fit so much together.
My kitchen is small but with the layout I can actual cook simple meals faster than in a large one.
Always looking for new ideas.
For cheap small area rugs I liked these
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40322032/