Moxie the Maven's Profile

Hey!!! That's my rug! The rug in the photo is identical to the one I inherited from my grandmother, who was a world traveler and furniture collector. Mine is a bit more banged-up than the photo, but that's the one. Does anyone know more about the origins?

There's a place in Astoria that puts it on pizza, and it is outrageously amazing.

There seem to be some haters in this comment thread, which I find just plain strange. It's a lovely home, I really appreciate seeing a place beautifully furnished without unlimited funds, and I have those exact same minty tiles in the bathroom. And if you want to take a bath, you can always just move the litter box for a little while! That is what us actual small space dwellers sometimes call Not a Big Deal.

Yes! I have a bright blue shabby-chic bookshelf with color-coded books, the bookshelf is just a touch darker blue than the color on the walls, and it looks divine.

At my new place, I'm four blocks from the train, five blocks from a huge public park, one block from laundry, three blocks from the beergarden, and two blocks from two of my closest friends. Groceries and pharmacy are a subway stop away, but it's worth the compromise, especially for the BFF neighbors :)

@am_clarke if you haven't already, consider getting rid of your dish drying rack. I have verrry little counter space and putting the contraption away makes a world of difference. Hand drying dishes is not so bad!

Ditto the 3-prong to 2-prong adapters, and I would add COMET to the list. If it's your first apartment, it's likely that the bathroom floor and tub will be much improved after some major Comet treatment. Less green than baking soda, but that stuff WORKS.

I will take the one from the first photo, and I also like the light fixture.

I'm sorry.... this is CRAZY. The smallness of the space is one thing, but the thing I can't get over is this: Dealing w/ this tiny apartment, just so you get to live in midtown? For a fraction more he could live in Queens, 20 minutes from midtown, in a sizeable studio. I guess if you like living in midtown, you like it, but there are much nicer neighborhoods where there are affordable, nicely sized apartments to be found. Life's too short!

Oh thank you, this is such a good question, and I was just wondering the same thing myself. I was thinking about youtube tutorials, but are there any specific youtubers or other video sources that do great tutorials?