After wrapping a 4-week long challenging project at work this week, I am ready to enjoy a relaxing and dreamy weekend in sunny Los Angeles. Have a fabulous weekend!
[Photo via Bloom, Grow, Love]
[Photo via Bloom, Grow, Love]
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SMALL SPACE ACCENTS: Personalize Your Space
Iomoi's lucite trays and Paper Source's cardboard letters will be making an appearance in my new small space. Small personalized accents can be fun way to introduce interesting detail into your space. Enjoy!
MORE MIXING IT UP
Loving these vintage bound books side by side with an ikat patterned planter! Do something like this in your own small space! [Photo via Flickr's AphroChic]
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
SMALL SPACE ACCENTS: Mix It Up!
I firmly believe that you should mix it up when creating the design in your home. Who says you can't have modern and traditional in your home? Throw out all the rules and design your small space for you!
I have a mix of modern and traditional pieces. While the era and style may not be consistent, I use color and texture to blend these pieces together. I have a mirrored buffet and a modern-esque couch in the same room. To me, they work in the same space because of the silver tones in the buffet and the feet of the couch. Plus I placed traditional lighting near my modern couch and more contemporary lamps on the buffet and use flowers as color accents.
Enjoy!
WRAPPING FLOATING FURNITURE
Another direction I am considering in our new small space is to wrap the floating couch with the CB2 Axis storage unit. Love the style, the additional storage for our things and the anchor that it creates around the floating furniture.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
CB2's Sol Console Table
With the new apartment, I have an opportunity to float my furniture in the room vs. placing all of the pieces up against the wall. One new piece of furniture that I will be purchasing is a console table to go behind the couch. I am loving CB2's Sol console table. The bright yellow color and simple lines will really compliment our gray couch and add a pop of color in our more neutral palette.
TO ALL THE LOVING. LIVING. SMALL. READERS....
How Does Living Small Inspire YOU?
I would love to hear from you lovely LLS readers! What do you love about living small and why does it work for you? And anything goes - is it piece of furniture? The color of your walls? The cozy feeling of your bedroom? The way the sunlight streams through your small kitchen? More affordable? Less stressful? Whatever your inspiration is can absolutely inspire others.
Send me an email or leave a comment below. Looking forward to reading about your small space loves!
[Photo by Alicia Bock]
ADDITION TO MY DREAM HOUSE FILE:
White Subway Tile
Dreaming of white subway tile in my modern barnhouse kitchen. This look is timeless, clean and elegant while simply feeling simple. While some people feel the all white kitchen to be trendy, I think it's classic. This kitchen's white tile is going right into my DREAM HOUSE FILE.
Have you started your DREAM HOUSE FILE? Check out this post for organizing your magazine and catalogue tearsheets into an Inspiration Notebook. And keep your digital notebook organized too, using labeled folders inside a main folder on your desk top. Mine is called LOVING LIVING SMALL and inside I have many folders simply labeled Kitchen, Coffee Tables, Accessories, Vintage Finds. Anything that inspires me when I am online, I snap a pic and file it away.
[For MAC users, use the shift + command + 4 to create a camera aperture and snap away. Rename the photo with the website url of where you got the pic.]
[Photo via Stacy Bass Photograhpy]
Have you started your DREAM HOUSE FILE? Check out this post for organizing your magazine and catalogue tearsheets into an Inspiration Notebook. And keep your digital notebook organized too, using labeled folders inside a main folder on your desk top. Mine is called LOVING LIVING SMALL and inside I have many folders simply labeled Kitchen, Coffee Tables, Accessories, Vintage Finds. Anything that inspires me when I am online, I snap a pic and file it away.
[For MAC users, use the shift + command + 4 to create a camera aperture and snap away. Rename the photo with the website url of where you got the pic.]
[Photo via Stacy Bass Photograhpy]
SMALL SPACE DWELLER HANDBOOK:
Tips For Managing Your Time When Preparing Your Move
Looking forward to move into our new 2 bdrm space, which is conveniently located right next door. I have about 2 weeks (plus holiday travel and a whole lot of work at my ad agency) to plan our move. I am following a few steps to help my move go smoothly. These are great tips that can help you figure it out...
1) Create a 1-page daily schedule - a real calendar - of the days leading up to moving day. On the sheet, include phone numbers to the movers, the power company, the gas company, the cable company, any vendor that you will need to contact on or during the moving process.
2) On that note, book your vendors - your movers, the cable guy, etc. It's never too late to put these services on hold.
3) Prioritize what things you need to get right away and what you can wait for. For our experience, we need to get some big appliances, like a fridge and washer/dryer. (It's common for some LA rentals not to come with a fridge.) We knew we needed those things so we went out, bought the items on amazing sale at Sears and will have them delivered and installed a few days before our move. I also want to hang all of the curtains. Those are the things we "need" at the moment. While having the 2nd bedroom is wonderful, we can wait on getting the sofa bed.
1) Create a 1-page daily schedule - a real calendar - of the days leading up to moving day. On the sheet, include phone numbers to the movers, the power company, the gas company, the cable company, any vendor that you will need to contact on or during the moving process.
2) On that note, book your vendors - your movers, the cable guy, etc. It's never too late to put these services on hold.
3) Prioritize what things you need to get right away and what you can wait for. For our experience, we need to get some big appliances, like a fridge and washer/dryer. (It's common for some LA rentals not to come with a fridge.) We knew we needed those things so we went out, bought the items on amazing sale at Sears and will have them delivered and installed a few days before our move. I also want to hang all of the curtains. Those are the things we "need" at the moment. While having the 2nd bedroom is wonderful, we can wait on getting the sofa bed.
4) Plan your packing days. Dedicate 1 or 2 fulls days and simply pack. I find that doing it here and there for 2 weeks can feel incredibly overwhelming. I think tackling all of the packing over 2 - 3 days is best. Get it done and check it off your list!
5) Label all of your boxes. Trust me, this is worth the little time it takes to do. The move will feel better and you will feel more in control.
6) Once all your stuff is in your new place, make your bed. It's easy to do and will make you not only feel like you are home in your new home but that you are making progress in unpacking.
Enjoy!!
6) Once all your stuff is in your new place, make your bed. It's easy to do and will make you not only feel like you are home in your new home but that you are making progress in unpacking.
Enjoy!!
