Why review of an out of print book? Simple - I absolutely love this book. I keep going back to it because I just enjoy looking at the work environment of favorite writers.
Why review of an out of print book? Simple - I absolutely love this book. I keep going back to it because I just enjoy looking at the work environment of favorite writers.
Hello. I'm back. I was away for bit, two months to be exact. A very long pause. My whole family went up to the northern Catskills for the summer. It was sublime.
When I laid eyes on the photo above, I took a long drink of a look. Then I read the article about Donald Judd's 101 Spring Street. While I can't say I could reduce all my things to this level of minimalism, I can say that his home is an ideal worth living up to.
I find inspiration, everywhere really, but mostly in the design, architecture, literary and art world. I love it when I find visual art that touches on my work as a professional organizer because it hones my skills in subtle, but necessary ways.
When I see inspiring things in the world or online, I stand up. Quite literally, I pop out of my seat and, only because I'm curious to read more, sit back down.
One of my favorite things to look for are Tame Spaces in the city. So, I went to see Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers, an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York that showcases innovative design solutions for small spaces. It's on view until September 15 and I highly recommend it.
I have been reading picture books to my kids nearly every day for the past six years. What have I got to say for it that relates to Tame Space?
I inherited quite a few cookbooks from my mother and grandmother when they downsized homes. So I have been lugging them around from apartment to apartment the last twelve years.
There are certain patterns I have noticed when I work with people in their offices and homes. No matter what the state of things when I arrive—from slightly broken organizational systems to evidence of systems never having existed—there are piles.
In the weeks after Hurricane Sandy, so many people lost homes that New York City had to scramble to find housing. In the immediate aftermath, housing had to be in shelters in and around the city, many of which were in schools and old armories. The shipping container solution the city had planned for such events were, unfortunately, not ready for Hurricane Sandy.
On March 23, I attended the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94 in New York City. While everything that is advertised in an issue of Architectural Digest far (far!) exceeds my own budget, I still had a splendid time.
In the past 15 years, more and more people have joined the lifestyle movement known as minimalism. It's amazing really. My favorite minimalists are Graham Hill and The Minimalists.
If you're not familiar with Hoarders (and it's TLC equivalent, Hoarding: Buried Alive) it's a television show intended to examine (humiliate) a person who has accumulated so much in their home that they are nearly unable to function.
Has this ever happened to you? You realize it's been a while since you looked at pictures of your grandmother. It bothers you that since she died you cannot remember her face as clearly as you used to. You long to see her face.
I just watched the film Take This Waltz, directed by Sarah Polley, and I found myself at times distracted by the home the characters lived in. That is, instead of reading their faces for emotion in a very emotional film, I was thinking "Wow, I love that kitchen... the blue used in the bedroom... teal or turquoise?"