Tip #84: Consider your cutting boards. Last Sunday, after going to the grocery store, James and I wandered into a local kitchen shop to browse. As we wandered among the shelves crammed with every…
Tip #82: Choose white sheets. Not all tiny apartments have tiny sleeping lofts, but some do, and even if yours doesn’t, unless you sleep on a futon or a murphy bed, there’s no way…
Two things lately: weekends away and a lackluster apartment search for a place to stretch our legs, just a little bit. Both have made me feel all kinds of fierce about our tiny abode…
Hints, lately. I realize you’ve been getting a lot of them. Little pieces of stories rather than the whole thing. But every once in a while, I’m finding the time to share the good…
Tip #77: Plan your meals; empty your fridge. This is life advice more than tiny apartment advice, but we’re loosey-goosey about the rules around these tea leaves. This tip has a back story about…
Cooking on a cast iron skillet can sometimes feel like being in an a relationship with a volatile friend. Most of the time the relationship is lovely and wonderful and then suddenly it sours…
Tip #74: Make room for guests. A follow up to my last tip re: overnight guests in a tiny apartment. This summer we’ve had more overnight guests than we’ve had in the past three…
Tip #70: Picnic dinners. Choices. We live in a very small apartment in large part because we live in a very beautiful neighborhood. Last week, when my sister Devan was visiting from Asheville, we…
Tip #69: In the summertime, take a cold shower. You do this already, don’t you? I’m a baby when it comes to being cold. I can handle a cool shower for the first few…
Tip #68: Walk. This tip brought to you by last night’s Brooklyn sunset. As much as you’re possibly able, take an after dinner walk. It is always worth it. Every single time. It doesn’t…