Tip #15: Buy a fan.* Make it one you like. Clean it often.three tips for the price of one.beyond the difficult-to-reach window in our bathroom, we have just one small window in our apartment.…
Tip #14: Paint your apartment–or ask your landlord to paint it–before you move in. let me start this off by saying that we have a really nice landlord. he’s friendly. he’s flexible. this post…
we have a new weekly ritual: a walk to brooklyn bridge park on sunday with picnic basket and cozy blanket. snacks, the newspaper, and a little bit of shade complete the picture. what’s your…
Tip #13: Buy baskets with lids. maybe this doesn’t seem like a very good tip, but i’m telling you, it’s useful. before we moved into this apartment, james and i had about 10 different…
if you’ve been reading along for awhile now, you’ll know that i’m a real sucker for old buildings. james and i met because i was down in georgia sweating it with the best of…
Tip #12: Get a tiny dish rack.or forgo one altogether.you’ll notice that this is mostly a photograph of an empty sink.* this is not an accident.dirty dishes–and i’m taking this one step further–drying dishes…
two chinese empress trees flank the gowanus canal at the union street bridge in brooklyn. the color of the waterway is downright horrifying, and this week the contrast between the sludgy water and the…
Tip #11: Wash your windows.oh, the irony–a photo with the tell-tale sign of pollen lingering on a dusty screen. but i assure you, it gets worse and the difference between this shot and what…
Tip #10: Skip the bathmat. i realize i might not get all of you on board with this one. but i think it’s genius and i’m hoping to sway you. as you may have seen on…
so, we finally really measured the joint. turns out, we’re exactly ten feet under 250 square feet. that’s right folks, 240. we’re also totally stoked to have been taken on as contestants for apartment…