small space

  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #105: When it comes to gift giving and getting in a tiny apartment, keep things simple. —Christmas is still months away, but it’s been a regular gift-receiving bonanza in this tiny apartment since…

    July 30, 2014 11 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #104: Fill Your Apartment with Tiny Flowers.Tap, tap. Is this thing on?Life since Faye has been a bit too lively for me to pay much attention to this series, but James’s family came…

    July 16, 2014 24 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #103: Embrace your hobbies. Find a place to keep their requisite supplies.Over the weekend James and I had a conversation with my sister and brother-in-law in which we ultimately decided that there are…

    May 21, 2014 19 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #102: Buy a quart of white paint. See what you can’t cover with it. Over the weekend, James and I tackled bébé’s closet—er, bedroom…er, changing area—oh, let’s just call it the baby’s space. It’s…

    April 30, 2014 12 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #101: Embrace messy projects.Here’s something that I think might not get talked about enough:Tiny apartments aren’t always picture perfect.I started this tiny apartment series on my blog just 8 days after moving in.…

    April 23, 2014 13 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #100: Don’t be afraid to display scrub brushes. Did you see that little number up there? 100 tips? Seems like a pretty big number for a blog about something so tiny, doesn’t it?…

    April 16, 2014 14 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #99: Shoe racks. This is more of an update than a tip. But if your closet is anything like ours, it just might be a tip. (Just remember that what works in my…

    April 9, 2014 13 Comments
  • baby proof: stroller shopping.

    Over the past week, James and I have test-driven strollers in three different New York City establishments. I’m proud to report that I only suffered one low blood sugar, neon-light-induced meltdown, proving my extreme…

    April 8, 2014 52 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #98: Keep your home office simple. I’ve alluded in the past to doing some of my work at home. In the past five years, as I’ve made my way through graduate school and…

    March 26, 2014 15 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #97: Don’t do everything at once. One more note on unpacking. And the hardest one for me to remember: Try to avoid making too many big changes in the first few weeks in…

    March 19, 2014 9 Comments