- Name:
- Shruti
- Location:
- Brookline, MA
- Square Feet:
- 725
- Division:
- Little
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- My husband and I are both in love with the huge windows and ample light streaming into our apartment. Also, it has lots of closet space, which is good because we have lots of stuff! This apartment also boasts gorgeous views! I prefer hardwood floors over carpet (as I have an irrational fear of bedbugs) and I love the floors in this apartment!
- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space
- The biggest challenge was definitely the small kitchen, with very little storage space. All the added storage in my kitchen is mounted on the walls. We used Ikea's racks to store and hang utensils on the wall. We also used the wall above the stove to hang a basket and keep oil, salt, and pepper there, which I use in all my cooking. Another challenge was not being able to paint the walls. We love color and have tried to infuse pops of color into our home through accessories! I think it works and we have loved adding colorful stuff to our home.
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I love how much light you get!
I'm liking what I am seeing so far. Just wish you picked one picture from the kitchen, as I am sure a lot of us are curious about how and what kinda storage you created in there. =)
I would like a house tour on this one to see the kitchen and bath. I agree..love the huge windows.
Beautiful Home !! Amazing arrangement
Yay Brookline! You have a wonderful space!
Really nice! Would have liked to see the kitchen especially as you talked about it in your write up.
Super cool!:):):)
Super Likee :)
Hi Guys,
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments! I agree, I should have included one picture of the kitchen in there, but with the choice of only 5 I got really confused! haha...
If you guys are interested, here's a look at my kitchen and how I maximize storage in my kitchen -
http://shruti-havingfun.blogspot.com/2011/12/home-sweet-home.html
Please keep the feedback coming. I should have mentioned, my home is very much a work in progress and I would love to hear suggestions from you all!
Thank you!
Shruti
Superb work my childhood buddy....
Love the light but please move the wine rack where it's hidden:)
I love the little pops of bright color!
Nice work! You have a nice sweet little home carved out there :)
I think it's funny when people make requests instead of offering advice, such as "please move the wine rack where it's hidden", as if they're the ones that live there. :P
hey! thats a beautiful cosy home you have made.
I loved the black round table smartly placed in the drawing hall and not to forget the 2 teeny weeny chairs with bright crimson cushions there .
the place sure looks lived in, cool and inviting and not unnecessarily ornate.
I thought the wine/liquor cart was clever use of space.