Is there a piece of furniture or accessory that you couldn’t live without that makes living in your space easier?
I am obsessed with my Ikea bed. This model is now discontinued – and it was when we bought it too. So we hunted it down on FB marketplace and bought it used. There are like, 3 closets in this apartment and so for our bed to have pull out drawers is a LIFE SAVER. They hold the bulk of my every day clothes, and the rest I hang or fold in our closet.
Also – this is the first home we have ever lived in as a couple that has a washer/dryer in the unit itself, a dishwasher and two bathrooms. I am 40 years old, for context.
So one of the things I think about when people ask how we can live in such a small place, is – you have no idea, I feel like a queen! This is luxurious living to not have to haul my laundry somewhere else or to not have to wash dishes by hand or to have to wait to use a toilet. I think growing up in Hong Kong has shaped me to understand that most people in this world live in small spaces.
What is something you love about living small?
I can clean my whole apartment in 2 hours.
I like knowing my neighbours. I love the gym in my building!
Less financial noise.
More freedom to invest in art, furniture, high quality objects.
We renovated our place from Tiffany blue walls/mahogany floors to what we have now, and it was affordable to do so. (ed note. OMG our place had tiffany blue walls too!!)
(Can you tell I think about money a lot?)
