Staying Rightsized (Part 2)

Because we usually don’t need a bigger space. We simply need less stuff and more creativity.

TOPICS: Small Space Living, The Cottage, Photo Roundup

Staying Rightsized is a weekly photo roundup featuring some of the many space-saving considerations around our cottage. As minor as some of these moments seem, the little things really do add up, providing more space for navigating daily life within limited or awkward square footage.

Because we usually don’t need a bigger space. We simply need less stuff, and more creativity. 

Above: Custom cushions top the raised benches / tables on either side of the kids’ wardrobe. With the cushions on, the kids each have a reading nook by a window. With the cushions removed, the kids each have a desk at which to play and work.

Above: 1¼” wide magnetic wooden blocks (squeezed between the trim of two narrow windows) support individual kitchen knives in order to free up drawer and counter inches.