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This is a little embarrassing, but I am going to embrace my small space with a head held high. I entered my apartment for Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool Contest partially as an incentive to have to do a major spring cleaning (which we did), but now it is up for the world to see. I know, the kitchen (don’t laugh!) and a lot of the apartment need quite a bit of work, but when you are renting a 1920’s apartment and all of your walls are at odd angles and/or your electrical outlets are in the worst possible locations (i.e. not at all in the bathroom), I think we did ok.
If you are feeling like you need to vote for something today or just want to comment, critique, or give me some advice…I’d love to hear it!
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I was so excited to be able to see my cousin Alison’s renovated 800-square foot beach house in Branford Connecticut this weekend. It’s her first house, and I’ve been following the project since she bought the house in January.
I wish she had had the time for a blog during construction; it would probably include all kinds of horror stories like a little paw stretching out through a kitchen vent; coming home and finding out the glass tile she splurged on was put on the wall backwards, with the backing side facing out; having to shower at the gym for weeks; staying on a friend’s sofa for six weeks instead of the promised one week; having to move all of the furniture from one floor to the other on a regular basis due to floor refinishing, etc. All of the suffering and frustrations have finally paid off! Just about everything is done, right down to the purple trim. The best part was that we were able to carry her two sea kayaks across the road and explore Long Island Sound.
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In this time of Small Space, Big Style, have you ever checked out tiny houses? I stumbled upon it via black . white . bliss over the weekend and it’s a really fun site to peruse. Here’s a charming little sample from their album:
Thanks to black . white. bliss and tinyhouses.net!
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June 15th, 2007
Posted by Becky
I just had to share this image from this month’s Sunset magazine. I’m totally enamored with this sliding door that can open the kitchen up to the eating area or slide over to close it off - it’s perfect for any small space. Thanks Sunset!
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May 17th, 2006
Posted by Drew
I just found this cool post over at PigPog detailing all sorts of DIY design solutions. Who says you need to buy furniture? Roll up your sleeves and crank out a great looking ladder shelf or fractal chandelier. Inspiring or what?
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March 1st, 2006
Posted by Becky
Remember when I told you about Patrick being featured on this show (you were a STAR Patrick*!)? Well, the producers are hungry for more. For those of you who missed it, Small Space BIG STYLE is a show on HGTV that features small but stylish and livable spaces across the country. I’m sure a lot of you here have a great shot at being featured as well. Here are the rules and the contact information: Your space must be: 1) Interesting 2) Innovative 3) UNDER 1,000 SQUARE FEET That’s it! To learn more about Small Space, BIG STYLE and how you and your space could be featured in an episode, please contact BrainBox Productions: find the application here
Also, Patrick was an entrant in Apartment Therapy’s Smallest Coolest Apartment Contest in 2005. In fact, I swiped the above photo from there. If you have a small cool apartment, go for it and enter here .
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