The Hallway Nursery, Part One

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So I’ve been saying for months that I’d be posting nursery pics, and as RocketMan still hasn’t gotten around to hanging the rest of the artwork, I figured I’d at least show you the changing station. Which, incidentally, is roughly half of the full square footage in the room (I believe the total is about 47 . . . → Read More: The Hallway Nursery, Part One

Did I mention we're into shelves?

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As I’m home sick with a cold, and no hope of symptom relief from my usual OTC drugs, I figured I’d pick an easy topic: shelves. Shelves are the small-space inhabitant’s zinc. It’s her TheraFlu. Her warm bath followed by Vicks Vaporub. Shelves save precious floor space, are reasonably easy to install, and best of all, . . . → Read More: Did I mention we're into shelves?

Up, up and off the floor: A Bedroom Makeover

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It’s been ten days-ish since I blogged, and for good reason—we’ve been working hard on a major bedroom project. And when I say “we,” I mean RocketMan’s been heading down the hill to The Container Store on a near-daily basis, hauling drawers and shims and brackets back up the hill, installing, and I’ve been coming home . . . → Read More: Up, up and off the floor: A Bedroom Makeover

Bert vs Ernie, Part Two: In Sight, In Mind

So last week I blogged about a few systems we’ve implemented to keep me a little more Bert, but that still satisfy the Ernie in me–interim places for Stuff That Would Otherwise Lay Around, And Will Be Put Away Later. This week? Where that STWOLAAWBPAL actually goes.

I don’t remember if I mentioned this last week, but . . . → Read More: Bert vs Ernie, Part Two: In Sight, In Mind

Bert vs. Ernie

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Living in small spaces can be difficult, but little pleasantries make up for it: the rent, the convenience, less cleaning, smaller electric bills, fewer chances of losing stuff. When it comes down to it, though, you’re still sharing a tiny place with another human being, one who was likely raised in a very different household than . . . → Read More: Bert vs. Ernie

De-galley-fying the kitchen

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Our kitchen is tiny. It’s not a “small” kitchen, but tiny–especially when compared to the monstrosities in suburban homes; I mean, really, how is walking ten feet convenient when your hands are covered in chicken? Not as miniscule as my kitchen in my first NYC apartment (that had a refrigerator under the counter), but definitely smaller . . . → Read More: De-galley-fying the kitchen