Small Space Book Excerpt #3: "Snug Cocoon" 12/1/12

Greetings small space dwellers!  As I write this blog post, my new book, Small Space Organizing, is releasing to bookstores and online retail outlets all around the world and I'm so excited!  To celebrate, I'm sharing an excerpt here about how small home spaces are like a comforting "snug cocoon."    Smile.  Smile.  :)   You can see my thoughts about that topic in my video above, or read them here:

From page 218 of my book, Small Space Organizing:

"Indeed, small space homes snugly house our happy memories, but perhaps more importantly, when life feels hard, they cradle us in the shelter of their comforting arms.  Like a loving, long-time mate we can tell our heartfelt secrets to, they are our safe cocoon, our intimate haven."

(Kathryn Bechen.  Small Space Organizing.  Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.  Copyright 2011.  Used by permission.)



Small, cozy, lovely homes...

Michaela Warner's oh-so-sweet first college apartment in Seattle

Cherry Hill Cottage

My FAVE LaJolla, CA bungalow



Small home spaces I've decorated and organized...

Photo gallery

Wishing you a gloriously BIG BLOOMING LIFE...in your small space!

Kathryn :) 

 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

"He was born in an animal stable.

He lived in poverty, died at 33  as a criminal on a cross,

and was buried in a cave-like tomb.

Yet Jesus Christ rose again to impact the world

like no one else has ever done.

And He's still changing the world today,

one life at at time."

--Anonymous--

Want to Help Me Spread the Beauty & Order Word?!

Would you like to help me spread the Kathryn Bechen INK mission statement of reaching others all around the world with my "how-to with heart" message of living with beauty and order at home?  If so,  my book publisher is currently setting up a blog tour for January 15-21, 2012 and compiling a list of bloggers who would like to review my new book:  Small Space Organizing:  A Room-by-Room Guide to Maximizing Your Space.*  You'll be sent a gratis book and instructions.  If you're a home and/or lifestyle related blogger who'd like to participate, please Contact Me right away as the deadline to participate is next week.  Thank you!

Blessings!
Kathryn :)

*Small Space Organizing book cover designed by Baker Publishing Group.

Small Space Organizing Videos: Downsizing Thoughts & Tips Tutorial

 

If you're downsizing to a smaller home, condo, or apartment, here's a video excerpt on that topic from my new book, Small Space Organizing.*  (You can also view this video on YouTube, where I'll be posting more videos about small space organizing, and I'd love to have you as one of my YouTube subscribers/friends.)

Here's (one of) my book's endorsements:

Kathryn’s heartfelt book about real-life small space homes is packed with practical and stylish tips, ideas, and resources to help you take your home from drab to dazzling, no matter what size your space or budget.   She wisely dispels the notion that small space living is restrictive, and instead artfully teaches us that organized small spaces enable us to enjoy life more.

--Laura Leist, CPO: Founder – Eliminate Chaos, Author, and Immediate Past President of the National Association of Professional Organizers

Even though I live in a small space, (1200 SF high-rise apartment), I'm not about to let not having a large formal dining room stop me from inviting interesting people to my home for dinner, dessert, or a cup of tea!   Here's a video tutorial of how I set up and organized a beverage/entertaining buffet station in my small apartment dining area.  Enjoy!  :)   (You can also view this video on YouTube, where I'll be posting more videos about small space organizing, and I'd love to have you as one of my YouTube subscribers/friends.)

And remember my "small space mantra"....

"A true home is really about the size of your heart, not about the size of your space."

Blessings!

Kathryn :) 

*Kathryn Bechen.  Small Space Organizing.  Revell, a Division of Baker Publishing Group.  Copyright 2011.  Used by permission.