This is the renovation diary of my small studio apartment! Step into the behind-the-scenes journey of transforming small spaces through architecture and creativity. Here, I share honest stories of challenges, breakthroughs, and lessons learned while renovating, helping you navigate your own projects with confidence and vision.
How I Have Found The Best Grout Colors for White Tile in my Bathroom Finally, we have found the best grout colors for white tile in our own white subway tile bathroom! And honestly? It happened almost by accident. When our tiler showed up a few weeks ago, he refused to use a ladder and…
Got a Tiny Bathroom? Let’s Make Some Space! Here are my minimalist tricks to consider when planning a small bathroom renovation! These smart small bathroom tricks will make your full bathroom twice as big. Hi, I am Bridget, an architect renovating my tiny studio apartment with my fiancé (all DIY!). In this post, I’ll share…
Studio Apartments Layout Ideas Flooded My Brain! My mind is just generating new and new studio apartments layout ideas! Demolition is still happening – slowly – and turns out, tearing things apart takes a surprising amount of time. Especially when you’re overly careful at first. We didn’t want to hit a pipe or take down…
Our studio apartment interior received the foreshocks in real life This week’s update in our studio apartment interior renovation smells like concrete dust and indecision. We finally started the demolition, and let me tell you — hearing walls come down is both deeply satisfying and incredibly nerve-wracking. The mess? Unbelievable. The noise? Even worse. The…
From Dreams to Budgeting: Week 3 of Our Studio Apartment Renovation Staring down the reality of apartment renovation budgeting – that’s where we are in Week 3 of our studio renovation, trying to think of every possible detail of the next 2 months. Moodboards are infinite fun. Shopping carts are complicated and frustrating. Spreadsheets? Answer…
From Vision to Reality: Part 2 of Our Studio Apartment Renovation Journey Designing a layout for small apartment sounds easy — until you’re standing in a 16 m² studio flat, trying to figure out where to sleep, eat, work, and live… without tripping over your own shoes. That’s exactly where we found ourselves in Week…
Where do we even begin a studio apartment renovation process? Where do we even begin a studio apartment renovation process? That’s the question we asked ourselves as we stood in the middle of our tiny, outdated studio apartment, surrounded by swollen furniture, yellowing walls, and a wooden window decoration that had definitely seen brighter days….
Welcome to My Tiny Renovation Adventure! Our studio apartment renovation story begins like this: We bought a flat I hadn’t even seen. Yes, really. My fiancé visited it, walked through the rooms (well—room), took some quick pictures, and messaged me that it’s too small, dark, and not in the best shape. I looked at the…