new feature: Square Inches

I'm moving this week and I've signed a lease on a postage stamp! I haven't measured the exact square footage yet, or in this case, maybe I should measure in square inches as it'll make it seem bigger? It's the perfect postage stamp for me in the right neighborhood {The Aves} with just the right amount of extras to make me feel like I'm getting a deal.

I'll be a new avid reader of apartment therapy as they are the source for teeny tiny iddy biddy living.

Above: Futon - Direct Source / Below: Gate Leg Table - IKEA {perfect for outdoor summer fun as well as folding up out of the way inside}

I know it'll be fun to come up with ways to make use of every square inch. And I'm going to take you with me. Introducing another new feature: square inches. I'll share with you my finds as I turn this space into my own.

My first big debate: do I dare ask the sweet landlord if I can repaint the walls she just barely finished painting a beautiful yellow? I have nothing against the yellow. Only it doesn't go with the scheme I'm conjuring up re: the cover of this month's House Beautiful, which I just devoured sitting outside my parents home in the desert this evening listening to the doves do their thing. {Am I the only one who thinks they sound like owls?}