As a freelance journalist, I write so many articles for so many outlets, that I often feel like my words get lost in the wide web that is contemporary publishing. I thought I’d gather a few of my favorite pieces from the end of 2022 in one place to share with you. Here’s a sampling…
I set out to write a book two years ago because I was frustrated with “small space” books and magazine articles. Half the time the featured spaces were tiny houses that didn’t give me much help with my real-size-but-small-ish home and the other half of the time the “small spaces” were people’s weekend homes or pied…
I wish I had more progress to report on my one-room challenge, but maybe my lack of progress is worth exploring (haha)? Working on a room with intention gives me a newfound appreciation for the work of decorators and interior designers. Friends, decorating is a lot of work—and full of tiny time-consuming hiccups! After researching various…
I’ve always been fascinated by the One Room Challenge because it is so hard to get the momentum to finish a room. I also like the idea of setting a finite amount of time for a project and building accountability by sharing weekly. Setting out with intention appeals to me as well, as I’ve never…
What are the best books about small space design? Earlier this year, the book recommendation site Shepherd posed this question to me, and I shared my five favorite books about small-space design. I was limited to books currently in print, so some of my favorite books from my personal library didn’t make the cut. But…
I titled my first book The Little Book of Living Small, but I realized I have never specifically written about what “living small” means to me. At its most basic definition, living small means residing in a small space. However, it does not mean living in a tiny house or a one-room apartment. What is…
Take a look around my house, and you’ll be hard pressed to find anything that is a home accessory in the traditional sense. Home retailers would like us to believe that we need decorative objects to style our home – think wooden bowls, oversized beads — but I strongly disagree. William Morris is famous for…
I set out to write a book two years ago because I was frustrated with “small space” books and magazine articles. It seemed that half the time the small spaces were tiny houses that didn’t give me much help with my real-size, but small-ish home and the other half of the time the “small spaces”…