Tip #17: Get a tool box. Use it for tools. i’m a woman and i write a blog. it’s not a blog about art or culture or oral history or historic preservation or any…
Tip #17: Find a really cute lady or gent to share your apartment with. ooh, just kidding. gratuitous shot of dreamy boyfriend + actual tip: treat the whole dang city like it’s your…
Tip #15: Buy a fan.* Make it one you like. Clean it often.three tips for the price of one.beyond the difficult-to-reach window in our bathroom, we have just one small window in our apartment.…
Tip #14: Paint your apartment–or ask your landlord to paint it–before you move in. let me start this off by saying that we have a really nice landlord. he’s friendly. he’s flexible. this post…
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…