♥ shut the door, not that it lets in the cold but that it lets out the coziness.

"the richness, the comfort of this apartment in an

unfashionable neighborhood. it was in an old building,

an apartment lovely as a park, like a beautiful volume

found among the stacks in a second-hand bookstore."

james salter, light years

today i am wishing i were snuggled up in one of

these cozy, haphazardly beautiful nooks featured

on anthropologie.

nick and i often refer to our apartment as a "cove" because it

is one straight shot from living room, to kitchen, to bedroom and

is basically a studio with doors that can be pulled across to provide privacy

and warmth. despite the impossibly tiny layout, we manage to fit all of our

important furniture, a ton of plants, and a kitty cat quite comfortably.

we love our little nook, and the quote above, from one of my favorite books,

is on our refridgerator as a reminder that sometimes good things

really do come in small packages.