Starting the Good Life

Starting the Good Life posts by Rita Wilkins. Rita is a renowned expert in decluttering and minimalism, empowering individuals to simplify their lives through practical tips and resources, while also captivating audiences as a professional speaker and author.

11 Clever Ways to Maximize Space in Every Room of your Home

In every home there is the need for more space. Regardless of how small your apartment or how large your mountain estate villa is, we all seek the need for maximizing space to make our homes feel spacious and welcoming. There are 11 rooms of your home that you spend the most time in and [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-21T17:16:41+00:00June 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

How to make the most of a small rental

Moving from a 2,300-square-foot house to a one-bedroom rental required Shannon Claire Smith and Nicholas Herman to rethink everything. Here are some tricks they used to think outside the “rental box” and make the most of their smaller living space. 1. Create zones: Breaking up a long space into smaller, separate areas makes your home [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-21T15:37:27+00:00June 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

12 ways a small house has improved my life

When I moved to the US, I dreamed of living in a large home. Mansions as seen on TV, represented my American dream. When Scott and I bought our first house, we indulged my aspirations. But after seven years of living large, varied circumstances led us to move into a house half the size. The [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-21T15:20:02+00:00June 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

8 Sneaky Small Space Solutions
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8 Sneaky Small Space Solutions

8 Sneaky Small Space Solutions

(Image credit: Hus & Hem) Some small space solutions you've probably heard before: make your furniture multitask! Buy lots of mirrors to amplify light! Get rid of everything you own! But there are a few more ideas that are a little bit off the beaten path, and in this post we've endeavored to bring you [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2021-01-14T11:19:54+00:00June 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

Doing More With Less Stuff: Living Simpler And Smaller With LifeEdited
Doing More With Less Stuff: Living Simpler And Smaller With LifeEdited

Doing More With Less Stuff: Living Simpler And Smaller With LifeEdited

Across the United States, people are choosing large cities over sprawling suburbs more than ever before—a fact that has been inescapable since the recession of 2008. In highly dense cities, the influx of people has caused an unprecedented surge in rent and real estate prices as the demand for adequate housing continues to climb—something that [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-20T20:03:25+00:00June 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

How to live a fuller life with less stuff
How to live a fuller life with less stuff

How to live a fuller life with less stuff

For years, I had a framed piece of art sitting on my laundry room floor. It's a long list of all the reasons to love New England, with illustrations of Sturbridge-Americana designs like hearts and quilt patterns. It's the opposite of everything I like, but it reminded me of home, so I left it there, [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-20T19:34:46+00:00June 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off

EXPERIENCE: TINY LIVING IN A TINY HOME
EXPERIENCE: TINY LIVING IN A TINY HOME

EXPERIENCE: TINY LIVING IN A TINY HOME

First and foremost, I’ve been dying to try a tiny house out, and even have toyed with the idea of buying one to live in! I’m sure you’ve seen these either in person, HGTV or may have even seen one being towed… the phenomenon of tiny homes and living in small spaces that are eco-friendly, [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-20T19:13:21+00:00June 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off

TRANSFORMATIONS: Living Large in Small Spaces
TRANSFORMATIONS: Living Large in Small Spaces

TRANSFORMATIONS: Living Large in Small Spaces

FOR TOO LONG, the McMansion was the symbol of success in this country, but Americans are finally coming to the conclusion that bigger isn’t better. The average new home size in America peaked at 2,479 square feet in 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Since then, the trend has started to [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-20T18:49:12+00:00June 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

Living Large in a Small House
Living Large in a Small House

Living Large in a Small House

Downsizing Downsizing from a big house has its upside, that's for sure: There’s less square footage to heat and cool, fewer rooms to declutter and clean. The trick is to figure out a compact size that’s just right, one where you use every inch but don’t feel cramped. That was the puzzle Steve and Janet [...]

By Rita Wilkins|2016-06-20T16:05:34+00:00June 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life|Comments Off

Small Space Living

For many home furnishings customers, it’s a small world after all. Small living spaces are catching on across the U.S., fueled by baby boomers downsizing for retirement and an emerging market of environmentally conscious consumers who want to maintain a smaller carbon footprint. From New York’s 200-square-foot micro-apartments to bungalow neighborhoods in cities like Los [...]