When it comes to hosting parties, I’m guilty of playing the ‘my apartment is too small’ card just as much as anyone. In reality, the few times I’ve hosted dinner parties in small houses or apartments have proven that’s not actually true. Everything worked out just fine, and – most importantly – everyone had a great time. A lack of …

How to Use Your Apartment as a Tool for Future Success Your apartment is your home, your sanctuary. And for those currently living in small apartments but hosting big goals and ambitions, your apartment should also be a space to help you achieve them. At the very least, look at your small apartment not as a pit stop, but as …

The kitchen tends to get neglected. Everyone wants a big living room or a large bedroom or a walk-in closet. Meanwhile, the kitchen is the smallest space in your home. Luckily there are many ways to work with a small kitchen that don’t involve an entire remodel. Before we start saving space in the kitchen, we need to prioritize and …

The term ‘minimalism’ can mean different things to different people, depending on individual perception, observation, and experience. For some, it’s an entire lifestyle of living with less to alleviate stress, live frugally, and focus on more important values than possessions. For others, it might mean a particular style applied to their interior decorating strategy in order to make the most …

If you have ever lived in a studio apartment, you are familiar with a 400-500 square foot space. Often times, that space is one large room that is intended to house the bedroom, the living room, and sometimes even the kitchen. Without any sort of division, the space can appear like a room full of furniture. But with some planning, …

One of the biggest necessities in any apartment also happens to be one of the biggest space consumers. Your bed — be it a twin, a queen or a king, etc. — naturally takes up quite a bit of room that could otherwise be put to better use. Now, when most people think of bedding substitutes, cheap, unattractive options (like …

As current home design and interior decorating trends illustrate, minimalism lends many advantages to small spaces related to both functionality and appearance. You might have heard about this lifestyle and decorating approach, and have the desire to incorporate it into your own home, but don’t know where to start. The right strategies can make the difference between merely wanting a …

If your dream bathroom evokes feelings of tranquility, soaking in a Jacuzzi bathtub, draping yourself in plush robe and lounging in an open space, you’re not alone. If your reality involves a pedestal sink, zero storage space, and an inward swinging door, you are also not alone. But not to worry, you can still achieve that spa-like feeling of serenity …

In our overly-materialistic culture, minimalism is a growing counter-trend which deliberately rejects the concept that more possessions correspond with greater wealth or personal happiness. In fact, minimalism believes the opposite: less equals more. You can apply this concept to many areas of life, but I’d like to focus on the advantages of minimalism when it comes to decorating your small …

Along with increasingly urban living has come the need to translate any hobby into a smaller, more limited setting, and that includes gardening. Living in small spaces most of my life, previous attempts at gardening were limited to a few outdoor flowering plants and indoor tropicals which didn’t have the space, time, or conditions to flourish. Now that I have …