micro moves

Get to know the more creative cousin of tidying. It's called micro-decorating – and it just might change your life.

Nov

Juxtapose: micro-decorating move #14

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Nov 8, 2023

3 min read

Sep

Large number of dice falling in mid-air.

Randomize: micro-decorating move #13

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Sep 27, 2023

4 min read

Jul

Pair of cherries suspended from a string by a clothespin.

Pinch: micro-decorating move #12

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Jul 26, 2023

2 min read

Mar

Robert Indiana sculpture of the number two.

Going nuts for numbers

My favourite public sculpture in Toronto is the gigantic numeral pictured above. It's fittingly located in the lobby

Mar 1, 2023

4 min read

Feb

Stack of five books, including one with a close-up of wide-open eyes printed on the sheaf of pages.

Stack: micro-decorating move #11

Layer-cake your life!

Feb 15, 2023

3 min read

Nov

Merge: micro-decorating move #10

Practice the art of combining new with old.

Nov 30, 2022

2 min read

Oct

cardboard box with writing on the side that says "to get rid of somehow"

Purge: micro-decorating move #9

Sometimes love means letting go.

Oct 5, 2022

2 min read

Jun

Suspend: micro-decorating move #8

Things are looking up.

Jun 28, 2022

2 min read

Jun

What teenagers know about micro-decor

Jun 1, 2022

2 min read

May

Typographize: micro-decorating move #7

Let letterforms elevate you.

May 18, 2022

3 min read