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Looking for the best ways to utilize the space in your small apartment? Here are 21 small apartment ideas that will make your apartment seem way bigger than it actually is!

Moving into an apartment is so exciting because you have a fresh space to make your own, but it's small enough to not be overwhelming! Well... maybe a little too small sometimes. If you are feeling cramped in your small apartment, you need to see these 21 small apartment ideas. They will help you utilize every space more efficiently and make your small space way more functional. I have ideas for your bedroom, kitchen, living room, and bathroom that will make it feel like you have a couple extra square feet ;). My best advice for decorating your apartment is to keep it light, bright, and minimal. The more you put in there, the smaller it is going to feel!...

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When you sew clothing, it can be important to have a dress form, depending on what type of garments you are making

Dress forms can be expensive, so when I saw this awesome DIY duct tape dress form video tutorial by Coolirpa, on YouTube, I had to try it, because I really wanted to make my sewing projects run more smoothly without a lot of cash outlay. This DIY dress form project is really a very easy concept, all you need are a few raw materials and a little patience, and anyone can make this awesome idea in no time. Materials For The Duct Tape Dress Form: A large roll of duct tape A simple dress or long t-shirt to wear while you are making the dress form, (this item will become a part of the dress form, so make sure and...

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10 Single-Location Movies That Show You Don’t Need a Big Budget to Tell a Good Story

For over a year now, many of us have been stuck in the same location: doing remote work, going out and traveling less, living like cloistered movie monks. Everyone has their own personal quarantine stream and we’ve already seen the Zoom-based horror film Host explore a confined, coronavirus-adjacent narrative. Even before the pandemic, however, there was a robust tradition of filmmakers shooting one-location features on a low budget. Often, these were first-time directors striving for innovations amid limitations. The claustrophobic setting was perhaps their best chance to get a movie made and be in control of all the variables involved. Fewer locations, fewer setups, fewer chances for things to go wrong. This last week alone has seen the release of no less than four...

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This umami-packed, Asian-inspired Sheet Pan Chicken and Asparagus dinner from Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous’s cookbook, Food Between Friends, is sure to become your new go-to weeknight supper!

As an avid cookbook collector, I was excited to add Jesse and Julie’s insanely fun new collection of recipes to my bookshelf. Food Between Friends is packed with fresh California fare with Southwestern-inspired twists. These dishes are perfect to share with your loved ones—especially as more people start gathering together again. Like most of the cookbooks I own and cherish, this one isn’t paleo, but there are many recipes that are easily adaptable to be gluten-free and grain-free. One of my favorite recipes from Jesse and Julie’s cookbook is the Chicken & Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner. The straightforward recipe title may not scream excitement, but when our family tasted it, all of us were wowed. We couldn’t stop raving about...

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Containers are very helpful organizing tool

s. They come in lots of different shapes and sizes.  A container can be a bin, basket, box, binder, shelf, drawer, tub, tray, rack, jar or bag. When organizing containers serve three basic purposes. Containers help us hold like things. How many junk drawers do you have, and what’s inside them? Junk drawers are usually stuffed with a jumbled mess of random things, hence the name. Therefore, my recommendation is two small junk drawers per household, but that’s it. The rest of our drawers, and all the other containers in our home, need to be filled with items that belong together. For example, store all your tools in a tool box. Hold all your mending things in a sewing basket....

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