Small Apartments: Tomiko’s After Living Room

I have been trying to post these “after” photos of Donatello and my living room forever. You know how it is- even though we love our space, it’s never quite perfect enough to post photos. I admit, I took these photos for Airbnb! I always planned to take some more, but now it will never […]

Small Apartments: Meinhilde’s After Living Room

Small Apartments - Meinhilde's After Living Room

In April 2013, I moved into my own apartment. Through luck and the help of family, I was able to get this small apartment in a house over 100 years old, renovated. It’s taken me a couple years to get everything arranged (and then finally tidied up for photos!), but at long last, here are […]

Small Apartments: Meinhilde’s Before Living Room

In April 2013, I moved into my own apartment. Through luck and the help of family, I was able to get this small apartment in a house over 100 years old, renovated. The Living Room The living room is the biggest room in my apartment. It was also quite dark, with only one north-facing window […]

Small Apartments: Tomiko’s Before Living Room

These are the photos for the ‘before’ living room of my small rental apartment. I have to admit that the room in these shots is not horrible. Everything is neat, clean, and uncluttered. The floors are beautiful and there is a charming bay window overlooking a quiet tree-lined street. However, I don’t like the style – it […]

Small Apartments: Tomiko’s Before Kitchen

As you can see in the photo of the before kitchen above, this is a small space. It has an area of only 40 square feet. There is room for one person to cook, which is unfortunate because both Donatello and I like to cook, preferably together. Since it is in a rental apartment, not much work […]