#life edited

[transforminghome]

This tiny, 420-square-foot New York City apartment can be transformed to have more than twice the space - Business Insider

Matthew WilliamsGraham Hill, the founder of architecture and design consultancy Life Edited, has been actively challenging the idea of luxury and spac

[ylevitan]

Large Lego-Like Blocks Can Make Anyone a Builder

Along with thrift and above average height, my father passed down an aversion for building stuff. I’ve often pondered if my minimalist tendencies are just the offshoot of this aversion–i.e. doing without requires zero carpentry skills. But EverBlock is a building... #buildingmaterials #modular

For someone who moved almost every single year when I was a student, these would have been amazing! IKEA stlye furniture doesn’t travel very well when you move apartments...

[ylevitan]

Small, Stylish Home Takes Over Garage

We’ve expressed our love of the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in the past. To us, they represent a great solution for adding density to more spread-out, car-intensive, suburban areas–a vitally important conversation in the micro-housing world. We ran across this... #adu #portland #suburbs

A beautiful Tiny House project from Portland - the owner currently rents it out on Airbnb.

[ylevitan]

Eliminate Stuff by Eliminating Surfaces

In addition to abhorring vacuums, nature seems to abhor clear surfaces. If you don’t believe us, make a clear surface–table, desk, countertop, or even inside a drawer or closet–and see how long it takes for it to get cluttered up with all varieties of stuff: unopened... #clutter #tips

What an interesting analogy - surface space should be treated like RAM, and close spaces (i.e. drawers) should be treated like a hard drive.

[zukernika-blog]

With their sloping roofs and associations with housing unwanted family members, the poor attic has a hard time being recognized as a legitimate place to live. This situation makes Italian architect Michele Gambato’s attic conversion in Padua all the more... #italy #microapartments #trundlebed

Quiero. Quiero. Quiero.

[nosiders]

[townietime]

"Life Edited" - Three Rules from Graham Hill

When writer, designer, and environmentalist, Graham Hill, was invited to a 2011 TED conference to give a talk entitled “Less Stuff, More Happiness,” here is what he had to say to his audience:

1) Edit ruthlessly.

This rule is all about consuming and keeping what you consume with awareness of your own needs and only your deepest desires. Throw out (or, better yet, recycle or donate) what you no longer need nor use.  When shopping, look for quality over quantity.  Look for what you will use 99% of the time, as opposed to 1% of the time you own it.

2) Think small.

Save yourself some space (and money) by keeping your purchases fun-size and easily store-able.  Digitize by storing paperwork, books, and movies on your computer, Kindle, or other electronic device.

3) Make multifunctional.

The idea here is combinations. Combine appliances, combine furniture, combine everything. Take a microwave and a stove, and voila— you have a microwave with burners on top, all in one neat little purchase and one neat little space. This concept can apply to anything. You get the idea.