If someone were to ask me what my biggest passion is in terms of my home and my perspective as a renter, my absolute answer is handmade, sentimental décor. Why sentimental décor? In my opinion, the best part of my house has nothing to do with the walls or the architecture or the appliances or […]
4 Furniture Layout Floor Plans for a Small Apartment Living Room
Are you moving into a new apartment? Rearranging your current rental space? Or simply looking for a way to fit your furniture into your small apartment living room? If you need help with your furniture layout, I’ve got four furniture layout floor plans that I’ve created to share with you today. Each floor plan is […]
Tips for Organizing Your Rental Home for the New Year
How is 2014 treating you so far? Are thing finally settling down in the New Year? Today, Michelle from the Ten June Blog stops by to share her tips for organizing your rental home in the New Year! Every year, I challenge myself at the start of the New Year to keep my house […]
Faking Custom Built Ins
In my opinion, it is always a great experience to walk through a beautiful home and admire the architectural features it contains. One of my favorite architectural features in a home is built-in shelving and cabinets. There’s just something to be said about custom units that fit perfectly into a corner of your home, add […]
Making Guests Comfortable in Your Apartment or Rental Home
With the holidays rapidly approaching, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about hosting holiday guests in our small rental home. Whether you’re in an apartment or a house, adding extra people to your small space, even if it’s just temporarily, can be a challenge. I walked around my house and tried to envision myself […]
A Simple Thanksgiving Tablescape for Your Apartment
Are you hosting Thanksgiving at your home for the first time this year? Or do you simply need some inspiration about how to make your Thanksgiving table look festive this holiday season? Look no further, because I’ve created a simple Thanksgiving tablescape to share with you and get you ready to say gobble, gobble! When […]
Ideas for Fall Decorating Around Your Small Space
When decorating a small space, particularly with seasonal décor, it is important to remember to keep things simple. If you are already limited in area, you certainly don’t need to add in a bunch of junk that only clutters things up! As a small space dweller, I’ve learned a few things about seasonal decorating for […]
Three Steps to Combining an Office + Playroom Space
Living in a small, transitory space can present certain obstacles when it comes to space planning. For example, my husband, fourteen-month-old son and I just moved into a new rental house. While we adore the downstairs living space and its open floor plan concept, there is not a lot of space in the living room […]