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Easy Rental-Friendly Patio Redo | Apartment Therapy

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Big-city rentals that also feature outdoor space are a rare find. Bev Wilson, of Room Sauce, and her fiancé knew they were fortunate to snag the top two floors of a Brooklyn brownstone that also featured a patio off the the kitchen. They loved the space, but, Bev says, it looks directly onto a busy street as well as neighboring yards. “This is expected in the city and not a big deal, but we ended up not using the space as much because of this issue,” Bev says.

After using the patio for a while as it was, they decided to look for a fast way to add privacy. They knew they wanted something easy to put up, but it also had to be easy to take down—they lived in a rental,

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A Monumental Debut Furniture Collection From Our Favourite Instagram Seller! – The Design Files

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Over the past few years Curated Spaces has emerged as one of Australia’s first and most popular vintage and secondhand furniture selling Instagram accounts. Founder Pip Newell is at the helm of this rapidly blossoming business, growing it from a one-woman show out of her living room, into team of more than 10 contributors, selling high-quality secondhand furniture wares all around Australia. Every post on Curated Spaces is eagerly awaited by a captivated audience, and most pieces are sold within seconds!

Early on, Pip started working with Sydney-based sellers James Bligh and Chelsea Wilson, and together the trio have leveraged their combined experienced and influential online platform to launch an Australian designed and made furniture venture: Future Collective.

Pip, James and Chelsea wanted to take the knowledge they had gained about consumer demand on Instagram, and remove the ‘chance’ element of finding one-off pieces. ‘Future Collective started as a

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