February 22, 2009

Stuff in Wahiawa

In the spirit of spring, here are some photos from George's Aunt's place in Wahiawa. According to her, she brought these sakura trees in from Okinawa (where both our families originate from).

Wahiawa has the ideal climate for these sensitive trees and I'm glad we were there when they bloomed.




February 1, 2009

Stuff in small spaces

My friend Aimee just moved into a new place with her boyfriend and now it's time not only for the "meshing of stuff," but also figuring out what works and what doesn't in their quirky new pad.

I've stumbled on Apartment Therapy looking for solutions to small spaces. I found a few furniture re-dos as well as some inspiration for my small space (i.e., studio with "bitchen" or bathroom + kitchen).

Here are a few I found inspiring (by the way, found an apartment in NY that also has a bitchen (see the last 2 photos):