We have a new table in our kitchen. It’s not really a table and it’s decidedly not new, but it’s a surface we’ve recently unearthed and put back to use. James and I exhumed…
Tip #179: Hide it in plain sight. What’s a thing in your home that you use regularly but that doesn’t have a home of its own—a special spot to return to? A laptop? Your…
Tip #169: Consider Power Tools. (Just one.) I remember distinctly—or believe I do—the first time I used a power tool. I was in fourth grade, sitting in a patch of sunlight on my kitchen…
Simple Stuff: A new series devoted to talking about the stuff that might prove useful or helpful or otherwise necessary while making a home in a small apartment or anywhere. Its aim is to provide…
five little things that made my week. 1. this shelf. {because three new surfaces in this tiny apartment. more soon}. 2. this tea. {because even though it warmed up again this week, it’s still…
1 . this new system for napkins and dish towels. {also, that bright table cloth which has replaced our blanket as couch saver}. 2. this bridal crown daffodil. {because it has lots of still…