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Small Space Furniture Round-up: Wall Sconces (plug-in)
Cedar and Moss Pearl Plug-in wall sconce in our bedroom. photo by Modern Nest Photography Oh gosh I don’t know if i’ve ever let 2 months pass without a blog post but here we are. I’ve had thoughts...
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A new year 2023
photo by Doxa Photography Someone asked me the other day if I was happier because I lived small and minimally and if I hoped others could be happy like me if they also lived small and with fewer...
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Kids Room Organizing and Editing
Since writing thIs POST over a year ago I’ve made an effort to get back on track with keeping the kids room more edited and tidy (with their help). And it’s been working! So I thought I would share...
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Small Home Tour: Family of 4 in 750 customized square feet in Sydney, Australia
Living and dining with sliding doors open looking into the “bedroom” This home tour got me excited about small living and our own apartment in a way I haven’t been in a bit. The built-in sofa, the...
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Small Space Furniture Round Up: Plug-in Pendants
Lots of spaces don’t have enough lighting. And while I don’t love a pot light, I do love a soft glowing pendant. It can be a great way to add light and warmth to a space. And if you don’t have a spot...
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Small Home Tour: Nicole and family of 3 in 660 square feet in Toronto
This apartment caught my eye when I saw the super clever laundry hallway and those high-mounted drying racks. Laundry management in small spaces seems to be an ongoing theme around here! This lovely...
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The kids are asking for their own rooms
So it has begun… Mae has started asking when they can have their own rooms. She is 6.5 going on 10 ( if you met her this would make so much sense.). Theo has never asked for his own space or room,...
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Book Smart in Small Spaces
A corner for books in our living room. Something that comes up often when talking about small space is books. Where to keep them, and whether to store or display them? Some minimalists would argue,...
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Unexpected Gardens in the City
current status on our new garden box I’ve been thinking about gardens in the city. I find myself delighted by unexpected green spaces even thought our city is very green. The flowers that pop up in...
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Reader Letter and a Play Gym Update
On the playgym by Modern Nest Photography I received this sweet email from a reader and I wanted to share with her permission here. The way she took key lessons for the site and applied them to her...
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Reader Shared City Gardens
a beautiful shared backyard garden by @sarahkonyer After sharing our city garden plot on common property I asked you to share your city gardens. So many beautiful examples of city gardens were sent to...
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Small Home Tour: Melissa, Jonny and Jake in under 600 square feet, still! An...
The updated kitchen and grand piano that doubles as dining table and food styling station. Long-time readers may recognize this apartment and family as one of our very first home tours, which you can...
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Obsessing over sofas
us in our living room by Amy Highton Modern Nest Photography So our living room is quite small and the only way I manage to keep it feeling spacious is to not fill it with too much furniture. Our...
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New Custom Sofa Bed For Our Small Living Room
While my last post was obsessing over sofas I was dreaming of buying, I had actually done a little sketch of a wood sofa and sent it off to my favourite millworkers. I didn’t know when they would have...
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perfectionism and minimalism
These past couple of years have felt like a personal reckoning for me. I don’t know if it is turning 40 or a post-pandemic awakening, or the fog lifting from the intense early parenting years but old...
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Small Home Tour: Marina and family of 4 (and 2 cats) in 900 square feet
This home tour is brought to you by a friend out scouting for me while on a playdate. She sent me a couple photos and said I had to feature this apartment that was so bright and fun and clever. I...
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Happy New Year
In the midst of the holiday rushing and celebrating while simultaneously watching horrors unfolding on the other side of the world through our phones, I’ve found it hard to find the right words. There...
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8 Tips for Entertaining in a Small Space
set up for brunch in our space I thought I had written alot about entertaining in a small space. Turns out it was one post 5 years ago! Whoops! I feel like this should have been talked about more here...
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A Question To Ask Yourself Before Re-Designing Your Small Space
When someone signs up for a small space consult with me they get a short questionnaire to fill out and the option to send along photos, videos or floorplans of their space. Sometimes it’s easy to...
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Laundry confession
So there are many things I write here that others may roll their eyes at and I still stand behind 95% of it. I remember another site featuring my home once and kept repeating over and over, “I could...
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