By living in a small New York City apartment — a one-bedroom that I converted to two—I’ve learned to Tetris my family’s belongings into cabinets and closets just so to make things fit. Still, it’s not ...

with furniture often ending up here from other rooms in the home, rather than buying new. Make a feature of any salvaged pieces, like a chest of drawers which has a lovely, well-worn patina, using it ...