Notes on decorating a small place

I'm Mivra. Nestiva is my notebook for rooms that don't come out of a catalog: rentals, narrow hallways, living rooms where the tree has to share a wall with the couch. I write down the measurements and where things go in January, because that's the part most decor photos leave out.

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A wooden kitchen shelf with red poinsettias, cookie jars and wrapped gifts hanging from hooks

Newest, November 10

Christmas Shelf Decor for Floating Shelves and Open Kitchen Shelves

Christmas shelf decor for floating shelves: the rule of three, mini bottle brush trees, a garland along the edge, battery lights, and how to keep open kitchen shelves usable.

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Living room 48 TV stands, coffee tables, the corner that never looks finished. Kitchen 16 Open shelves, counters, anything that has to survive cooking. Bedroom 9 Bedding, lamps, and keeping it calm in December. Entryway 13 Hooks, mirrors, and the first three feet inside the door.

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