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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Our Parents’ Renovation: Before Bathroom
This bathroom is about 20 years old, when our parents renovated their Edwardian triplex into a duplex. It was the one and only bathroom for our family until we moved to Saudi Arabia. Hence, the low counter (for three kids) and double sinks. The blue paint job is from 2004, when we finally moved back to […]