Tip #111: When it comes to furnishing, emulate Goldilocks.If there’s one thing that internet publishing isn’t terribly good at showing, it’s slow growth.We’re used to seeing befores and afters, but in these portrayals of…
Tip #110: Undress your work supplies, consider dedicated storage solutions. Because I haven’t tackled a reader query in a while, here’s one that I receive a version of every month or so, and I’m afraid…
Tip #109: Channel the nuns.Or Fraulein Maria.My point is: have less, don’t worry about the bathroom tile.Remember that scene in The Sound of Music when Maria skips down the poplar-lined lane, swinging her one…
Tip #108: Indulge in a moment of solitude.At the time of writing it’s after dinnertime on a weeknight, only there’s not yet been any dinner. I am sitting by myself in an apartment that’s…
Tip #107: Edit your wardrobe. Seasonally.I have a small three-drawer dresser and a half of a closet in which to store clothes and I’m a pretty discerning shopper and still I feel like I…
Tip #106: Preserve as much open floor space as possible.Blame it on the witching-hour walks around our apartment with Faye—spent shushing and patting and looping round and round the mulberry bush dining table until the little…
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 #104: Fill Your Apartment with Tiny Flowers.Tap, tap. Is this thing on?Life since Faye has been a bit too lively for me to pay much attention to this series, but James’s family came…
Tip #103: Embrace your hobbies. Find a place to keep their requisite supplies.Over the weekend James and I had a conversation with my sister and brother-in-law in which we ultimately decided that there are…
Tip #102: Buy a quart of white paint. See what you can’t cover with it. Over the weekend, James and I tackled bébé’s closet—er, bedroom…er, changing area—oh, let’s just call it the baby’s space. It’s…