so. here we are. the beginning of a blog. can we not call it a blog? how about we call it a site. i'm more comfortable with that. i don't know if i'm ready for a blog. i still don't know what twitter is.
regardless of what i call it, i've been mulling over the idea of starting a design site for renters for a few years now. i still remember getting my first-ever issue of the delicious Domino magazine, and reading their manifesto. i liked it all. i liked it so much that i begged them for a job - denied! but the part i remember vividly was this:
what i promise to post is tips, ideas, photos, inspiration, wish-lists, disasters, and products for those design-obsessed among us who do not have a mortgage. you can trust me. after all, i'm a professional. and i know you are not interested in a $7,000 sofa for your studio apartment, because - god willing - you'll be out of there at some point, and hopefully the place will be bigger. someday, you will have a kitchen island, but today is not that day. things don't have to stay ugly in the meantime.
i spend all day dreaming about what i would do if i owned my lovely apartment, but the fact is, my landlady lives downstairs. she knows what i'm up to. so i've come up with a lot of sneaky solutions, and i'd like to share.
regardless of what i call it, i've been mulling over the idea of starting a design site for renters for a few years now. i still remember getting my first-ever issue of the delicious Domino magazine, and reading their manifesto. i liked it all. i liked it so much that i begged them for a job - denied! but the part i remember vividly was this:
"renters need not be second class citizens."and i thought, "yes. YES!" i imagined i would find a magazine, over the coming issues, that dealt half with the kinds of things that home owners could use, and half with the issues that renters face. 'not second class' means equal coverage, right? well... there's only so much you can feature as a magazine that sells ads that also pertains to renters. renters can't buy a lot of stuff. we do not wallpaper. we are stuck with a lot of unfortunate tile. we are a hard demographic to sell to. Domino does what it can, but i dare to dream... of more.
what i promise to post is tips, ideas, photos, inspiration, wish-lists, disasters, and products for those design-obsessed among us who do not have a mortgage. you can trust me. after all, i'm a professional. and i know you are not interested in a $7,000 sofa for your studio apartment, because - god willing - you'll be out of there at some point, and hopefully the place will be bigger. someday, you will have a kitchen island, but today is not that day. things don't have to stay ugly in the meantime.
i spend all day dreaming about what i would do if i owned my lovely apartment, but the fact is, my landlady lives downstairs. she knows what i'm up to. so i've come up with a lot of sneaky solutions, and i'd like to share.
