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…
Tip #4: Only buy beautiful cleaning supplies.i’m a pretty deliberating shopper. i’m not exaggerating when i say that almost every purchase i make is one i labor over: where did this come from? how…
this is not a tip. this is a plea.the awesome and creative folk over at brooklyn based and theSweeten have paired up to host a contest that offers one lucky winner the opportunity to…
Tip #3: Find creative storage solutions.do you know what this is?it’s a surfboard. in a bathtub.we keep our surfboard in our bathtub. all the time.it’s made to withstand water, right? the jury’s still out…
Tip#2: Hide your clutter.or hide his clutter. or her clutter. regardless of whose clutter it is, it simply can’t be left out and about.in a tiny apartment an errant hair elastic can feel like…
the apartment we moved into just more than a week ago, is under two hundred and fifty square feet. and that includes the loft where we keep our bed. i’ll give you just a…