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Notes on small flats, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

Using the corridor: settled in one read
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Using the corridor: settled in one read

Put using the corridor back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·July 2, 2026·4 min read
Open kitchen trade-offs: settled in one read
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Open kitchen trade-offs: settled in one read

Advice on open kitchen trade-offs tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·June 26, 2026·4 min read
Separating wet and dry zones: from zero to fluent
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Separating wet and dry zones: from zero to fluent

Most people do not fail at separating wet and dry zones from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 20, 2026·4 min read
Built-in entry storage: boundaries before methods
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Built-in entry storage: boundaries before methods

Separate two things in built-in entry storage: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·June 14, 2026·4 min read
Using ceiling height: priorities at three stages
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Using ceiling height: priorities at three stages

Most people want using ceiling height to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·June 8, 2026·4 min read
Space under the bed: a grounded explanation
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Space under the bed: a grounded explanation

Most people do not fail at space under the bed from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·June 2, 2026·4 min read
Shapes of small dining tables: a grounded explanation
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Shapes of small dining tables: a grounded explanation

Anyone who has spent time on shapes of small dining tables has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 27, 2026·4 min read
Visual tricks for depth: don't get carried by claims
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Visual tricks for depth: don't get carried by claims

Separate two things in visual tricks for depth: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·May 21, 2026·4 min read
Limits of mirror walls: questions and pitfalls
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Limits of mirror walls: questions and pitfalls

Advice on limits of mirror walls tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·May 15, 2026·4 min read
Switching one room between uses: solutions by condition
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Switching one room between uses: solutions by condition

Put switching one room between uses back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·May 9, 2026·4 min read
Storage versus daylight: boundaries before methods
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Storage versus daylight: boundaries before methods

Separate two things in storage versus daylight: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 3, 2026·4 min read
Storage in a small bathroom: from zero to fluent
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Storage in a small bathroom: from zero to fluent

Most people do not fail at storage in a small bathroom from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·April 27, 2026·4 min read
Turning a balcony into a study: priorities at three stages
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Turning a balcony into a study: priorities at three stages

Separate two things in turning a balcony into a study: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·April 21, 2026·4 min read
A kitchen for one: boundaries before methods
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A kitchen for one: boundaries before methods

There is plenty written about a kitchen for one and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the kitchen…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·April 15, 2026·4 min read
Limits of renovating a rental: boundaries before methods
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Limits of renovating a rental: boundaries before methods

Anyone who has spent time on limits of renovating a rental has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 9, 2026·4 min read
Cleaning in a small flat: turning experience into steps
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Cleaning in a small flat: turning experience into steps

Advice on cleaning in a small flat tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·April 3, 2026·4 min read
Circulation in thirty square metres: questions and pitfalls
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Circulation in thirty square metres: questions and pitfalls

If you only read one paragraph, read this: circulation in thirty square metres depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 28, 2026·4 min read
Partitioning a one-room flat: settled in one read
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Partitioning a one-room flat: settled in one read

If you have already tried partitioning a one-room flat and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·March 22, 2026·4 min read
Are platform beds worth it: solutions by condition
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Are platform beds worth it: solutions by condition

Advice on are platform beds worth it tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·March 16, 2026·4 min read
Choosing folding furniture: settled in one read
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Choosing folding furniture: settled in one read

If you have already tried choosing folding furniture and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·March 10, 2026·4 min read