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Tips on how to survive in a small home

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, author of Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure, has some great tips on how to handle living in a small living space. These are great!

1. Remove your interior doors (use curtains instead on closets and doors).
2. Replace your big refrigerator with a smaller, undercounter model. It’s more than enough room.
3. Treat yourself to a really good, sturdy small vacuum.
4. Use track lighting aimed at walls to free up floor space and create an expansive feeling.
5. Install lighting inside closets so you can see what’s in there. They will be easier to maintain and you will gain the feeling of more space.
6. Clean your windows often so that more light comes in and your view is not blocked.
7. Buy quality cookware, tableware, and linens. Small luxuries go a long way.
8. Go wireless, transfer all your music to your computer and sell your CDs!
9. Use full spectrum light bulbs to energize and enliven your home.
10. Have lots of dinner parties. People actually socialize better in small spaces. And, as an added bonus, apartment dwellers who entertain take better care of their homes.

Here some of the things you’ll need:

You can pick up very lightweight and wireless Quick-Up Vacuum by Eureka at Target.

KitchenAid 10 pc. Gourmet Essentials Brushed Stainless Steel Cookware Set at Sears

Dacor Stainless Steel 24 in. Epicure® Outdoor Refrigerator at Sears

*Derek’s Style Tip: These are all great tips from Maxwell!! Less clutter and lighting are key! Now we just need 2 small apartments for all of our clothes!!! Xoxo d