Ditch the IKEA furniture, build it from scratch instead. Living smaller means everything in our home is intentional and practical. Nick and I knew we wanted a piece of furniture that served as a table to eat around as well as a desk for me to store my art supplies. It needed to be a very specific size and we hadn’t had any luck browsing the local thrift stores. We ultimately decided it would be best if we created the piece ourselves. When we were nearing the end of our bus build nearly 3 years a