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Small Home Tours (Mini): Natalie's Shared Kid's Room with Custom Bunk Beds
Sometimes I come across a kids room with so many great ideas and inspiration that it doesn’t matter whether it is from a small or larger home. That is the case here with Natalie’s girls’ room. I also...
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Fresh Paint and Lighter Floors for the Beach House
In process… dining room views Well it’s been almost a month since we moved to our new apartment. One of the most tiring months in recent memories. I understand now why moving is one of the most...
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Moving Wall Beds
Pulling the wall bed down in our old apartment. Photo by Gillian Stevens for Jenni Kayne I’ve always been of the opinion that wall beds are a good long term investment. We bought ours with the intent...
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Small Home Tours: Bec and Family in 625 Square Feet in Jellurgal (Gold...
Living Room looking to the balcony I am so excited to share with you the first small space featured here from Australia! Thank you to Bec and her family for opening their beautiful home to us! Your...
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Small Home Tours: Veronica and Family of 4 with an Inspiring Front Yard Food...
Happy to share with you a new small home tour! This beautiful bungalow in East Vancouver has such a modern, yet cozy family feeling to it. Due to the loosening of restrictions in Vancouver I was able...
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A Patio Update with IKEA Hacks
When we first moved into our new apartment in April I knew I wanted to get our outdoor space set up as quickly as possible. With restrictions still in place I wanted to be able to host friends and...
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Something Small Mail Organizer is Here
I’ve finally released the Something Small Mail Organizer out into the world! Thank you so much to those who have ordered so far. Designing something and making it locally by skilled craftspeople using...
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WFH: Adding a Small WorkStation to the Living Room
Studio Kardum’s custom living room Work From Home set up My friend and interior designer Christine of Studio Kardum showed me her new home office set up the other day and I begged her to take some...
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Musings on Stairs
Our newly recovered stairs in white oak engineered hardwood. Something Small Mail Holder. So we went from 600 square feet to about 900 square feet that is split across two levels. The upstairs is...
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The Plan for the Shared Kids Room
In the kids room by Modern Nest Photography Our new kids room is a really long low-ceiling room. It was one of the features I was drawn to in our new two bedroom because I thought I could eventually...
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Our Small Galley Kitchen Update
Us for scale. Photo by Modern Nest Photography This was less of a renovation and more of a re-facing of our galley kitchen in our Beach House. I’m not sure the sweat and tears that went into this...
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Vertical Stacking Bookshelves for Small Spaces
When we moved we lost our high ceilings and our handy spot above the kitchen cabinets for our books. So I knew I would need to include a place for books in our new space. The upstairs is quite small...
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How we found our new space with the help of a REALTOR®
On our front stoop by Amy Highton Firstly, I would like to acknowledge how privileged we are to be able to buy in the beautiful city of Vancouver on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm...
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Making a Functional Entryway in the Middle of a Stairway
Entryway in the middle of the stairs. I’m going to preface this, that it is still a work in progress and we haven’t yet survived a winter in this space. But as our entryway in our new space is...
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Small Home Tour: Susan and Teenagers in 1000 square feet
I put the call out asking for more Small Home Tours and you all really came through! I’m still working my way through your emails so if you haven’t heard back know that I am getting to it. I needed to...
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Tiny Entryway Solutions (where you don't want an entryway)
When you have an entryway but you don’t want to…. We have a secondary entrance that logically makes the most sense to use but it opens right up into our dining/living area with no where to put...
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Handle Alternatives for IKEA Cabinets
I get questions about our wood maple cutouts in our kitchen and Pax wardrobes often. I was lucky to work with a millwork shop to make these for me and drill the doors in their shop with their fancy...
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Frequently Asked Sources From Our Home
Making one post to share the main sources of our home so you can hopefully refer back here when needed. Living RoomChair - Ethnicraft N701Modular Sofa - Article SolaeRug - Hem Dune MediumTable Lamp -...
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Small Home Tour: Heather and Family in 600sqft in NYC
living room with the smart wall-mounted bookshelves Today I am so pleased to share with you a small home tour from a young family of 5, newly relocated to New York City. They’ve managed to make a 600...
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Small Shop Love: Interview with Kate of ENSEMBL (stacking sustainable cookware)
I had the pleasure of connecting with Kate, the creator and owner of ENSEMBL earlier this year. As a city-living small space dweller she became frustrated with the small kitchens of her apartments but...
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