after camden and i made the decision to move to our current place, one big concern started to arise which was, “where is all of our stuff going to go?!?”. this new found dilemma was seriously causing us major stress. i, in particular, could not see how we could possibly make our lives fit into this teeny, tiny, 1920’s, pre-war apartment. we finally decided about fifty percent of our things had to go. we got rid of two dressers, a bed frame, a couch, our dining tables and chairs, our bookshelves, about half of our clothing, plus more; all because they were too big to fit into the confined space of our new home. even after all this purging, we were still worried how exactly it was all going to fit. our new place only had one small closet in the bedroom (about one tenth the size of our previous closet) for clothing and one other pantry in the main room. after much brainstorming, i finally decided to curtain off a section of our dining room (originally advertised as a bedroom) in order to create a custom storage space. the thing was, i didn’t want it to look like storage. i wanted it to be all tucked away, neat and out of sight, unaware it was even there. our dining room, originally advertised as the second bedroom, was awkwardly shaped and curtaining the room off to form a square made a future layout easier to see. covering up a window was a small price to pay considering the rooms small size and open access to the rest of the house where light openly flows. we now have room for all that crud we don’t necessarily wan’t to see with easy access when its use is needed. honestly without this, i don’t know how we would be living here today.
Love this idea. What font maker/program do you use to make the text and arrows in your picture? i feel like I am the last person on this blog earth to know!
-Amy
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Thank you! I just use the paint brush tool in Photoshop. Nothing to fancy:)
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Sara
It's gorgeous!! loved how you made the photos pop!!
Cathy Trails
Organization is key 🙂 We've been wanting to hang our bikes and this inspires me.
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love this! a helpful idea
kw Ladies in Navy
Lovely photos as usual and I think this idea is genius!
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Blair
This is a really good idea, I think you've done well to get any of your stuff in your new place haha 🙂
I always start with the best intentions with organization, and it never ends well haha.
Sar
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Great idea… I love how this looks 'real' as well as gorgeous!
Love, Lucy
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this is brilliant!
good for you guys, downsizing and just getting rid of half your things.
we live in a somewhat small space as well, and I'm finding that just deciding what you don't need (no matter how cool it is!) and putting it in your trunk to find a home for, is the cleanest, purest feeling.
here's to more of that this year!
Great advice. What an efficient use of space.
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