Mother's Day is this Sunday. If you've procrastinated on picking up a gift, there are still a number of Mother's Day sales in the Weekend Guide. If mom's taken care of, then treat yourself to a weekend of fun and shopping. Check out all the sales and events in the Weekend Guide, pass it on and be sure to send us your own sale or event.

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Name:

Richard

Location:

Jackson Heights, NY

Square Feet:

876

Division:

Small

What I Love About My Small Home:

We get inspired by so many things and our home is constantly changing, never static. Because it is small, it's really easy to make a major change by just moving something a few feet away. We always have home projects going on, or something new we want to try.

New York City — if you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere. But what if you made it there, and now you have to move?? Will you ever find a neighborhood in your new city that suits you as well as your NYC one did? 

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Name:

Rae

Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Square Feet:

454

Division:

Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

I love that I can display homemade items, like my embroidery in my bedroom and the artwork in my living room that my family and I painted. And my old apartment had no closets, and now I have four. I love that it makes storage easier, and I can now fill my living space with only the things I love most.

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Name:

Mallory

Location:

New York, NY

Square Feet:

600

Division:

Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

My terrace! I fell in love with the apartment for many reasons, but this was the icing on the cake. It's rare to have an outdoor space in the city, and this space is almost as big as the studio itself! When I first viewed the apartment, the outdoor space was just a sloping rooftop. My landlord added the deck before I moved in as a surprise. He's the best! How many people in New York can say that they love their landlord?

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Name:

Debra

Location:

New York, NY

Square Feet:

560

Division:

Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

Apartment hunting in NYC is not easy. I kissed a lot of frogs before I finally found the one. I knew the minute I walked in the door that this little jewel box would be mine, even though it wasn't meant to be at the time. I fell in love with the pre-war charm, lots of windows, and northern city exposure that goes for miles. So I waited until the timing and price were right, and eventually fate intervened. What's most special about my apartment is the home I've created inside. Since I have a limited floor plan, I keep things fresh with an evolving mix of art, accessories, and statement pieces, like the vintage x-bench from my mother recently reupholstered in a John Robshaw fabric. All of my treasures have special meaning, particularly the trinkets from my grandmother and the large modern canvas painted by my uncle, an artist in Washington, D.C. But what I love most is that feeling I get when I walk in the door every evening. I'm always happy to be home.

Name: Stephen Siersema & Robert Quinones
Location: Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Size: 510 square ft
Years lived in: 4 years; rented

Upon entering Stephen & Robert’s home, one can’t help but instantly marvel at the natural light and bright pops of red throughout the apartment. The contrast of their blue-gray sectional against the red accents makes the room vibrant and inviting. Every wall is white, providing a blank canvas for the colorful and perfectly framed art, most of it created by artist friends. 

Joining a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program is a great way to get regular fresh vegetables from a local source. And as fresh vegetables are good at maintaining a body’s health, fresh flowers are practically essential to making a home feel all healthy and energized, which is why the idea of a CSA for flowers is just so darn brilliant. 

TRNK New York co-founders Tariq Dixon and Nick Nemechek got their first taste for selling vintage finds via the Apartment Therapy Classifieds. With their collective eye for quality pieces and good design, we took notice of their corner of the Classifieds almost immediately. They recently launched their own e-commerce site and, not surprisingly, it's stocked full of amazing one-of-a-kind vintage pieces.