I’m Katerina Lithopoulou, co-creator of DIY Cozy Living. I’ve always loved the little things that make a space feel special. With a background in language and a passion for photography and cozy design, I enjoy turning everyday inspiration into simple ideas people can actually use.
My motto: “Cozy isn’t a trend — it’s a feeling.”
Tasos wrote recently about what you can and cannot change in a rental, and the response was something I expected but didn’t fully anticipate. A lot of people are asking the same follow-up question. Okay, so I can’t paint. I…
There is not much my father Sakis has done for the better part of fifty years that he hasn’t done with watermelons. For most of that time, he was like anyone else in his approach. You look at them, pick…
Our camper came with beige curtains. Or at least, we called them that. It was a beige you don’t want to get to know; the sort of colour you end up with when it’s the most you can be had…
I have a formal apology to make to a desk in Thessaloniki. Not for any ill will on my part, but simply because I put it in motion. I shifted it from one side of the room to the other,…
Every summer I find myself at odds with one room in the apartment. The bedroom, to be precise. It was my parents’ before us and it is where you get the full brunt of the afternoon sun. By evening we…
This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure here. From November to April, our camper is put out to pasture. I like to think I’ve done…
There is something about the way Americans celebrate July 4th that I find genuinely moving. I grew up in Greece. We have our own national celebrations, our own flags, our own particular relationship with the idea of independence and what…
I started making hair bows for Maria and Marina out of necessity. Not because I couldn’t find bows to buy — you can find them everywhere. But anyone who has a daughter knows that the bow you find in the…
There is something about American patriotic quilts that I find genuinely moving and I say this as someone who grew up in Greece and did not encounter them until well into adulthood. In Greece we don’t have this tradition. We…
Chrysa, my sister-in-law, has two cats. I mean that with all good will since I have a fondness for both her and the animals. Then again, having been to her apartment, you can see where I’m coming from: I have…
