If you are living in the city, you probably are all too familiar with the harsh truths of living in the city – and the harsh truths behind the jokes about living in a closet. City real estate is at such a premium that apartment sizes push the limit as to the amount of livable space a person actually needs. I know that living in Brooklyn was certainly a challenge in this regard, especially as it relates to decorating small spaces. Decorating small spaces is on one hand a challenge, and yet, on the other an opportunity. If you are decorating small spaces for yourself, here are some tips that I have picked up that can help you make that space your own.

The key to decorating small spaces is the same as the key to decorating any size space unity. I think you should be striving for unity in two senses. First of all, scale. Scale in this sense means both the scale of the furniture and decor relative in size to each other, as well as the size of these things in relation to the space itself. For instance, you want the different pieces to be of appropriate size to each other, nothing too big or small. Furthermore, you don’t want a couch that squeezes into a small space. When decorating small spaces, this is a no-no a big place like a table can actually make the room seem smaller. A better idea would be to have a smaller table that fits the room better.

The other bit of unity you should be concerned with when decorating small spaces is in aesthetics. You want everything to ‘fit’ visually. Note that this does not mean to “match”, which is a common mistake. Matching can create a boring and unsuitable effect, whereas a unity in aesthetics creates a singular look, without getting all matchy-matchy.

Decorating small spaces is an opportunity to express yourself with unity in aesthetics and scale because of its small size. You can decorate small spaces for less money in most cases, as some large and expensive pieces simply won’t fit in small spaces. You might have to get a little bit creative, but the expression will be all the more rewarding for you and your guests.

Regardless of whatever style you are searching for, decorating small spaces places a premium on the ideas of interior design unity. Having appropriate sized and styled pieces are the key to successfully decorating small spaces.

Reality TV shows have become hugely popular in the past couple of years. There s a reality TV show for almost anything you could ever imagine becoming a top model, surviving an island, finding a spouse, building a house, pulling pranks on people and a billion other situations. It s as if television is becoming life itself.

Are reality TV shows an accurate portrayal of real life? It s hard to imagine how it could not be. It s not like you can make up footage of real people doing and saying real things. These are real life situations that are happening in front of our eyes.

At the same time, the situations depicted in reality TV shows aren t always so realistic. When in real life will girls live together and compete against each other to be the next Tyra Banks? When will people ever be forced to survive through a grueling, artificially constructed environment? Building a house is pretty realistic but you don t always have TV stations funding your project and following you around with cameras. Pranks are doable too but would just anyone be able to track down these celebrities and embarrass them on national television?

As for the footage, it s true that it can t be fabricated, but it can be scripted or be edited to make it seem like things happened in a different order or at a different pace than they really did. When someone says something off-hand, it can be edited to seem like they directed it at somebody or participated in a conversation. And overall, what we see is restricted to what reality TV shows decide to show us. We don t know what s going on off-camera, so what we see is what we get and we base our conclusions off of it. The public will make extreme judgments of contestants based on what they see of them a contestant becomes a jerk because a statement he made, but you can t judge someone based on just one action. Of course, if a contestant is truly a jerk, it will probably show through but reality TV shows can exaggerate these traits and make contestants seem one-dimensional.

Regardless, the public will probably continue to take reality TV shows at face value. Reality TV shows will remain popular and they ll continue to function as a guilty pleasure that ironically allows us to escape from the real world for a bit, the way that regular TV programs do.
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