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…