As you’re practicing social distancing in the next weeks, here are some ways to enjoy staying in:
Find beauty in the mundane.
Above: In Steal This Look: A Remodelista’s Minimalist Galley Kitchen in Brooklyn Heights, Remodelista editor in chief Julie Carlson shares every detail of her impeccably appointed kitchen (including a ceiling light fixture that costs just $1.92). Our other favorite tip: storing stalks of garlic from the farmer’s market in a vase. Photograph by Matthew Williams, with styling by Alexa Hotz, for Remodelista.
Get your home in order.
Above: You’re stuck inside anyway: Why not start (and finish, of course) that organizing project on your to-do list? See 10 Easy Pieces: Under-Bed Storage Solutions for ideas.
Enjoy your pets.
Above: Pets can help lower your blood pressure and now seems like a perfect time to dote on them. See this clever, cat-centric apartment in Très Chic: A Smart, Stylish Parisian Apartment Designed for a Young Family (and Cat, Too). Photograph by Alex Delauney, courtesy of SABO project.
Open the windows.
Above: In many parts of the country, it already feels like spring. Open the windows and let some fresh air in. Photograph by Lachlan Moore, courtesy of Studio Moore and Ross Farm, from A Young Australian Designer’s Inventive Cabin Makeover, Ikea Upgrade Included.
Make your own hand sanitizer.
Above: Hand sanitizers all sold out in your area? Learn how to make your own in DIY: Homemade Hand Sanitizer. Photograph by Justine Hand for Remodelista.
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- Kitchen of the Week: A Photographer’s Light-Flooded Shaker-Scandi Carriage Studio
- The Cult of the Micro-Apartment: 17 Tiny Spaces That Prove Smaller Is Better