Tip #53: Tiny things matter, too.A few weeks ago, I wrote about importance of organizing the insides: all the little spaces in an apartment that you can close a door on and look the…
Tip #52: Choose your computers carefully.As usual, this is less of a tip and more of a conversation starter. As you’ll learn, I’m not very good at following my own advice, anyway.Big ticket items…
Tip #51: Streamline your music collection. Maybe. Growing up my parents had a shiny silver stereo system that took up a corner of our dining room. Below it was a cabinet housing their record…
Tip #50: Be kind to your radiator. Our radiator has the biggest personality in our tiny apartment. When people exclaim about our ability to live together in such a tiny space, I’m tempted to…
Tip #49: Tiny apartments, not for the Jetsons only. Last week’s announcement that Mayor Bloomberg had selected a winner for his micro-apartment design contest has temporarily thrown tiny apartment living back into the public eye. The…
Tip #48: Revisiting an old tip and a recurring theme on the coldest day of the year: just don’t give a damn.Things this week are a little topsy-turvy. I’m currently waiting patiently at my apartment…
Tip #47: Scrap the tutorial, trust yourself. At this time of year, organizational tutorials, tips and the tricks, solutions, and repurposing DIYs reach fever pitch. Much of it is encouraging. Much of it misses…
Tip #46: Clean out the insides, too.I admit that our apartment is super tidy 98% of the time. The other 2% of the time exists between the hours of 7:00 pm and 7:10 pm…
Tip #45: Start fresh, but slowly.I like January. February? Give me Valentine’s Day and take the rest. March? You test my patience. But January, you feel full of promise. There’s a chill in the…
Tip #44: Invest in a throw blanket.I’ve been sitting on this post for awhile (pun intended). Part of me felt just a little bit embarrassed to share what is, admittedly, one of the less-than-charming…