The Credenza
I searched high, I searched low, and I finally found a handsome, well-made, affordable and workable solution to my credenza problem.
Podcast Ep. 45: Ownership vs. Access
In this episode of my podcast, I ponder the question: is it better to own or to rent? Each option has its benefits and bummers. But as I get older, having been a guest and keen observer of many owners over the decades, I’m less attracted to the idea of “ownership” and more interested in traveling light as the renter I’ve always been.
Frugal Furnishing: A New Dining Table and Chairs
By the time I left New York, I had sold everything except my dogs, my computer, my clothes and my books. During my first year in the Cleveland area, I lived in a guest room at my mother’s fully furnished house. When I finally secured an apartment, all my possessions fit comfortably into the van I hired to move to my new home in Downtown Cleveland. I had no furniture.
Podcast Episode 42: Hello, Cleveland
This episode is about a fabulous Ethiopian restaurant I discovered in Cleveland, my new (old) Harris Tweed and the joys and challenges of furnishing my new apartment.
Going ‘Hotel Chic’ with my Studio Apartment, Part 1
My evolutionary process is ever changing. After trying on an office space for a few months, I’ve realized that it doesn’t quite fit me. So I’m stripping down my studio apartment to the bare essentials to accommodate what I call a “hotel chic” aesthetic. It’s all about less but better.
Less But Better: A Design for Living
This past weekend, I was visiting friends (a couple) who live in a good-sized one-bedroom apartment here in Manhattan. Their apartment features a nicely-sized bedroom, a perfectly efficient bathroom with amazing custom shower doors, a great living room, a full…
The Tiny Transforming Apartment That Packs Eight Rooms into 420 Square Feet
It's no news that in New York City, small living space is a big issue. It's one of the reasons storage companies are so successful, capitalizing on our dream of "bigger" and "more" some day and our inability to accept…
90 Square Feet on The Upper West Side
Artist, author and organizer Felice Cohen takes a 90 sq. ft., $700/month rental on Manhattan's Upper West Side and turns it into something special that really works. It's a fabulous example of sticking with what you really need.