Weekend Reading: Secrets to Happy Small-Space Living

We gleaned some great tips for small-space living from Remodelista’s posts this week. For instance, here are three things you may want to consider if you live in a square-foot-challenged home:

1. Multi-Tasking Products

This plate rack in a small kitchenette provides a spot to dry and store dinnerware. Photograph by Maggie Armstrong, from The Windrose: 9 Ideas to Steal from a Bright Apartment Hotel in Savannah. — Above: This plate rack in a small kitchenette provides a spot to dry *and* store dinnerware. Photograph by Maggie Armstrong, from The Windrose: 9 Ideas to Steal from a Bright Apartment Hotel in Savannah.

2. Wall-Mounted Shelving

Ikea Overallt Collection — Above: Like we said in Off the Floor: 5 Surprising Wall-Mounted Storage Ideas for the Bathroom, getting your things off the floor just looks visually neater when you have a small space. We really like these new wall-mounted plywood Overallt shelves from Ikea, in stores this May. See Introducing Overallt: Ikea’s New Collection with Artists from Five African Countries for details about Ikea’s new collaboration. Photograph courtesy of Ikea.

3. Curtains As Partitions

Kalio Wellness MediSpa at The Calile Hotel in Brisbane, Australia — Above: Curtains are great for dividing a room into zones—and especially handy if you live in a rental. See Color Down Under: Pastels Meet Plywood at The Calile Hotel in Brisbane.

Plus:

Painting a room is easier if you read this first: 5 Insider Secrets to Using a Paint Roller.
Bookmark this if you’re considering what every editor here is also considering (painting wood floors): 10 Things Nobody Tells You About Painting Floors.
And some new paint companies you should know about: Trend Alert: 3 New Direct-to-Consumer Companies Shaking Up the Paint Industry.
It’s that time of year, when we start thinking about baby chicks, bunnies, and…seedlings? (Maybe it’s just us.) Your First Garden: What You Need to Know Before You Start Seeds.
Find colorful watering cans to get you in the mood for gardening weather in 10 Easy Pieces: Color-Coated Watering Cans.