I keep a running list of plants I want in my one-day garden. They’re green and grassy with subtle shades of pinks and whites. The list is in my head and I’ve been meaning…
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…
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?…
James and I have finally fully moved into our new attic apartment. The boxes are unpacked and long gone, but there’s still all of the usual fussing to be done. We’re deep into what I like…
five little things that made my week. 1. these blackish blue berries. {because they’re the inspiration for a little weekend paint job.} 2. this moon calendar. {because it finally has a place to hang…
Tip #94: Look around. I guess it’s time to drop the two fifty from these apartment posts. It was never really the right title anyway: more careful measurements revealed that the apartment was only…
Tip #93: Keep a razor blade handy. When moving into a tiny apartment my number one, couldn’t-live-without tool is the humble razor blade. Beyond being useful for cutting through tape on box after box…
Welp. We’re doing it. We haven’t taken exact measurements, but our new space hovers somewhere near 400 square feet and sits four flights up in the space above the cornice of a brownstone just…
Tip #92: Have a checklist. In the spirit of not counting chickens before they’re hatched, I’m not going into details about last night’s apartment search. They’ll be plenty of time for that. Instead, here’s…
Tip #76: Use clear shower curtain liners. If I were to give a simple tip about making a small apartment bathroom appear larger, I’d say use a clear shower curtain liner instead of a…