Hello there! It’s been a busy week with a trip to Seattle for the Picasso exhibition and a drive out to the coast but I knew I had to share this amazing remodel with you before the week came to a close. Everyone loves good makeovers and the ones involving tiny spaces, creative design and […]
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How to Downsize for 2019 in Your Current Home
If you are like the rest of America, you may have started binge-watching the recently released Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. This kind of show is absolutely fascinating, because it lets us see how much stuff other people own, and it makes many of us reflect on our own spaces and way of […]
How to Know You’re Ready to Downsize
As a Portland expert in ADU purchases and downsizing, I get this question all of the time. Making the decision to downsize is huge, and not to be taken lightly. That said, many people equate the word “downsizing” with the idea of “getting old.” I am here to tell you that, while aging is a […]
8 Hacks to Glam Up Your Small Space
As a specialist in downsizing, along with years of remodeling for clients, I have come across many unique small homes that do a wonderful job of maximizing available space. The trick be minimal in your approach: remove clutter and focus on features that elicit feelings of openness: light, simplicity and air. But we need our […]
Downsizing? Decluttering is Half the Battle
Over the years of helping clients to downsize to a smaller living space, one constant challenge occurs for just about everyone. What to do with ALL THAT STUFF? According to the article 21 Surprising Statistics that Reveal How Much Stuff We Actually Own from Becoming Minimalist, the average American family owns 30,000 items. Many people report […]
BackDoor Revolution
The ADU = Granny Flat Revolution The Revolution started for me in 2010 which was also when the Great Recession was taking everyone in the Real Estate profession by storm. In the muck of marketing luxury condominiums that were not selling, I attended a conference, Build Small Live Large in 2012. As a broker I […]
Co-Housing in PDX
Chuck Durrett, award winning architect and author of Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living, was in Portland last week, I along with 30 other participants attended his half day workshop. SAGE Cohousing Advocates was one of the sponsors. We have a senior housing crisis in this country. Too many older adults are […]
Movin On Down the Road
Moving Time– Everyone is having a garage or yard sale – so colorful, all the stuff we have accumulated over the years, and than we drag it out on to the sidewalk for someone else to find that special treasure. Today one in four Multnomah county residents is 60 years or older and by 2030, […]
About Candace
An adventurous spirit, a lover of architecture, fine wine and gourmet food and an expert on interior design, real estate development and rental property management, Candace Kramer is a bit of a Renaissance woman. Passionate about sharing her 25 years of knowledge, experience and inspiration, downsizemyspace.com is quickly becoming an online destination to learn more […]
Tiny House Hotel
Caravan- The Tiny House Hotel is Portland Oregon’s first hotel that is connected to the city water and power grid, six tiny homes on trailers complete with wheels. Owners Kol Peterson and Deb Delman persevered in the red tape to develop a business with 6 tiny magical homes circling around a fire pit and awning. […]