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 …

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 …

People who live in small spaces know the importance of something many others take for granted: light. Light immediately makes even the tiniest living spaces seem larger, more cheerful, and inviting, but in a small apartment with only a few windows, natural light can be scarce. Does this mean small apartment dwellers are doomed to …