Tip #13: Buy baskets with lids. maybe this doesn’t seem like a very good tip, but i’m telling you, it’s useful. before we moved into this apartment, james and i had about 10 different…
Tip #12: Get a tiny dish rack.or forgo one altogether.you’ll notice that this is mostly a photograph of an empty sink.* this is not an accident.dirty dishes–and i’m taking this one step further–drying dishes…
Tip #11: Wash your windows.oh, the irony–a photo with the tell-tale sign of pollen lingering on a dusty screen. but i assure you, it gets worse and the difference between this shot and what…
Tip #10: Skip the bathmat. i realize i might not get all of you on board with this one. but i think it’s genius and i’m hoping to sway you. as you may have seen on…
so, we finally really measured the joint. turns out, we’re exactly ten feet under 250 square feet. that’s right folks, 240. we’re also totally stoked to have been taken on as contestants for apartment…
Tip #9: Rotate your goodies.when we moved to brooklyn last june, we walked into our apartment and were literally stunned at the size. it’s not that we hadn’t seen the place before, but it’s…
Tip #8: Compost. {warning: this post is not glamorous. for flowers, see here}. okay. you might be curious about why this would help you survive in a tiny apartment, but trust me. our apartment has room for…
Tip #7: Store thoughtfully.we’ve moved together four times in five years.in every new space, there’s a temptation to rush to the local container store and buy a new solution. the perfect shelf for that…
Tip #6: Rearrange what you love.i’ve been saving these cardoon flowers and craspedia for weeks (er, months). they’ve been in bottles on my dresser, bottles on my windowsill, and bottles on my countertop. last…
Tip #5: Splurge on pretty towels. upon entering our apartment, guests* are met with towels hanging unapologetically on the bathroom door. we never remember to close the thing and so it gapes open leaving fuzzy, mismatching…