If you're not nervous at first, you're not doing it right. The other day my friend was updating me on her dating life. She had seen this guy a couple of times who, in true SATC fashion, sounded good enough on paper: solid career, supporting himself financially, just bought himself an apartment that he has plans to remodel (!). But there were turn-offs, too, the most notable to me being that fact she hadn't been ...

I spent the latter part of yesterday (although as I'm writing this I mean today, which is quite strange) working with a client to edit the contents of his closet. It was challenging, as all closets are, since clothes have a distinct knack for melding into the emotional realm for people. Working with him was another fascinating reminder of how t-shirts in particular trip people up. For men and women, t-shirts, more than dresses or ...

Clutter doesn't always announce itself as such. In fact, clutter never does. If you go looking for clutter you won't easily find it. There is no sign a belonging grows with time bearing the word "clutter" when it becomes that, and there is no one kind of clutter. Clutter isn't one or a few kinds of items, but a status that any and all belongings may reach. It's a term that refers to the point ...

Every time I come across invisible bookshelves at a client's I experience more intense adoration for their design. It isn't merely that they look cool (which they do), nor is it how conducive they are for small spaces (which they are). It's, well, yeah, I guess it's those two things I just mentioned. For denizens of meager square footage who are long in page, there is no more optimal storage solution than either the wall-mounted ...

Despite the fact that caring well for your belongings is one of the basic tenants of the Live Simply Method, it is positively refreshing to encounter a person who has nice things, cares for them well, and is not overly precious about them. These people, for whom flexibility and rolling with the proverbial punches is an art form, don't live their lives doting upon their furniture, they just live. They don't spend their days looking ...