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June 2013 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: June 2013. You are browsing the site archives by month. Welcome to my yearlong experiment in micro living. In this blog I’ll feature life in my new studio apartment all 150 square feet of it! But I suspect I may wander onto peripheral topics (perhaps claustrophobia). The apartment is unquestionably tiny some might say shockingly so. It’s tiny even by Tiny House. My Decision Is In. Checking for Time Warps.
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January 2014 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: January 2014. You are browsing the site archives by month. Finding Affordable Furniture to Fit. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where the cost of living goes up every second. I phoned a nearby store that sells unfinished pine dressers in various sizes and will even make them to order. They quoted about $400 for a small, unfinished pine dresser with three or four drawers. And I would still have to paint it myself! The complet...
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October 2013 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: October 2013. You are browsing the site archives by month. Pins, Pins, and More and More Pins. The Tiny Apartment has a new hobby. Look for my new Pinterest page with colorful photos and ideas depicting the small life. If you can visit and follow the page, I’ll appreciate your help in getting it going. It’s still in the fledgling stage. A Solar Manifesto for Micro-Living. OK, I’ll just say it: I adore solar energy. 8221; validate...
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February 2014 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: February 2014. You are browsing the site archives by month. Better late than never, right? This project has been kicking my upcycling butt, but I finally made enough progress to report back. We’re talking about the tattered dresser makeover project. Which is now mid-cycle in the upcycle process. I’m liking the new design and modern look but color choice is, ah, remaining elusive. The design blogs make it look so easy! On Three Mo...
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My Decision Is In – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. My Decision Is In. OK, so I’ve had much going on and admittedly one foot out of The Tiny Apartment’s door for some time now. In other words, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. It was a good experiment I’ve learned a lot about downsizing, conservation, and optimal use of space. If I had to choose just three, these are my most important micro living needs:. Optimal floor plan that includes more than one length of wall. I had none of those!
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Finding Affordable Furniture to Fit – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Finding Affordable Furniture to Fit. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where the cost of living goes up every second. I phoned a nearby store that sells unfinished pine dressers in various sizes and will even make them to order. They quoted about $400 for a small, unfinished pine dresser with three or four drawers. And I would still have to paint it myself! Needless to say, I continued looking for a used one. Dressing Up the Dresser. Your email...
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June 2014 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: June 2014. You are browsing the site archives by month. Checking for Time Warps. The Tiny Apartment is so small that it must have slipped through some time warpage and came out at the end of it’s first-year lease (and, ahem, months without a blog post). My Decision Is In. Checking for Time Warps. Finding Affordable Furniture to Fit. On Nine Days of Move-in Blur. On A Solar Manifesto for Micro-Living. On Three Months, Nine to Go.
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May 2015 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: May 2015. You are browsing the site archives by month. My Decision Is In. OK, so I’ve had much going on and admittedly one foot out of The Tiny Apartment’s door for some time now. In other words, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. It was a good experiment I’ve learned a lot about downsizing, conservation, and optimal use of space. If I had to choose just three, these are my most important micro living needs:. I think modern...
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September 2013 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: September 2013. You are browsing the site archives by month. Three Months, Nine to Go. It’s been almost three months since move-in, so now might be a good time to report preliminary results in my micro-living experiment. Living small definitely has its benefits, but I can’t say it’s all easy. After living in such a. Space, I suspect a. Space would feel just about right. My not-so-scientific conclusion is that the average downsize...
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August 2013 – the TINY apartment
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Solutions (and musings) for small spaces. The Size of It. Monthly Archives: August 2013. You are browsing the site archives by month. Sit and Sleep in Fewer Square Feet. In my previous post, I presented one-piece furniture options for both sleeping and sitting. I’d almost decided on a convertible sofa ( see example of how one works. It really has no resemblance to a futon. To me, it’s a cross between a chaise and a daybed, but let’s agree to call it a chaise. Hybrid chaise/daybed with a small footprint.