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rugs

  • painted canvas floorcloth FAQ.

    We have a wall-to-wall painted canvas floorcloth in our dining slash living room. I painted it myself last fall and while I’d love to take credit for the idea, painted canvas floorcloths predate me…

    February 23, 2021 38 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. these little signs. {for helping kids to remember where to stash their pajamas.} 2. this rug. {for being freshly washed.} 3. this laundry bag. {for being very temporarily empty.} 4. these old train…

    June 14, 2019 4 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. these sedum  {for lasting so long.} 2. this coverup. {because sometimes you just hafta cover up the warning tag.} 3. these new rugs. {more soon, but…

    August 10, 2018 11 Comments
  • simple stuff: throw rugs.

    Simple Stuff: A 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 a…

    September 27, 2017 30 Comments
  • spring cleaning, two ways.

    Spring is here, even if it hasn’t quite gotten the memo that that might mean bringing warmer temperatures along with it. (I walked to to work with my socks off last week and nearly froze…

    March 27, 2017 31 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip # 146: Pick and choose your tiny apartment advice.There are lots of schools of thought on decorating tiny apartments. My approach has always been to keep the place spare and spartan to maintain an…

    September 19, 2016 27 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #124: Consider ruglessness. We vacuum our apartment almost every single day. On any given day there’s an army of minuscule squatters taking up residence on our floors. They take the form of shriveled…

    June 17, 2015 18 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    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…

    August 6, 2014 27 Comments