Storage on walls: a grounded explanation
Anyone who has spent time on storage on walls has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Reprogramming the balcony: settled in one read
Separate two things in reprogramming the balcony: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Using the corridor: boundaries before methods
Advice on using the corridor tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…
Open kitchen trade-offs: priorities at three stages
If you have already tried open kitchen trade-offs and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Separating wet and dry zones: from zero to fluent
Separate two things in separating wet and dry zones: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Built-in entry storage: questions and pitfalls
Most people do not fail at built-in entry storage from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Using ceiling height: from zero to fluent
Separate two things in using ceiling height: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…
Space under the bed: priorities at three stages
If you only read one paragraph, read this: space under the bed depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
Shapes of small dining tables: boundaries before methods
Most people do not fail at shapes of small dining tables from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Visual tricks for depth: priorities at three stages
Let us set the limits of visual tricks for depth first: it reliably improves the finished result inside budget, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Limits of mirror walls: priorities at three stages
Let us set the limits of limits of mirror walls first: it reliably improves no rework to pay for twice, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Switching one room between uses: from zero to fluent
Anyone who has spent time on switching one room between uses has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Storage versus daylight: don't get carried by claims
Put storage versus daylight back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Storage in a small bathroom: boundaries before methods
If you only read one paragraph, read this: storage in a small bathroom depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Turning a balcony into a study: priorities at three stages
Put turning a balcony into a study back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
A kitchen for one: don't get carried by claims
Most people do not fail at a kitchen for one from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing part:…
Limits of renovating a rental: is the investment justified
Advice on limits of renovating a rental tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Cleaning in a small flat: questions and pitfalls
Advice on cleaning in a small flat tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Circulation in thirty square metres: priorities at three stages
Advice on circulation in thirty square metres tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Partitioning a one-room flat: priorities at three stages
Most people do not fail at partitioning a one-room flat from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…