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How to Have Alone Time in a Small House

After a weekend of extroverting, this introvert needs some time alone. But it’s not always easy in a small house– especially I am very sensitive to noise and distractions. Here’s what I’ve found helpful to have alone time in a small house.

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Holiday Decor Ideas for Small Spaces

Decorating for the holidays in a small space can be challenging. You want to be festive, but small spaces can quickly go from all is calm to all is cluttered. Here’s four ideas to help you decorate your small space for the holidays.

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7 Ways to Keep Your Small Space Clean

One of the best parts about having a small home is that there’s less to clean. That doesn’t mean my home is always spotless. In fact, I make a mess most days. And in a small space, small messes can look BIG.

But keeping a clean, tidy space is important for my mental health & over the last 10 years of living in small spaces I’ve learned a few tips and tricks. Here’s some of my best tricks to keep my small space clean and sparkly: 

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Our DIY, Budget Back Porch

A small back porch on a budget.

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to do a large DIY project. Since the pandemic, my husband George and I had put our home projects mostly on hold. Although we’re seven months into the pandemic, things with our business and money situation still seem very uncertain. That said, we’ve also been in the house a lot more and the dirt we were tracking in was driving me nuts. So for my sanity, we decided to scrape together some money to rebuild our small back porch on a budget.

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Our Small Kitchen’s Renovation: Before and After

The after!

This post has been a long time coming. This kitchen took the most time and effort out of any of our home remodel projects. But I love how it turned out and I’m so proud of it.

Let’s take a peek at the “before.”

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5 Simple Ways to Make Your Home Cozy For Fall

As much as I love the cooler days of fall, I do not love the days getting shorter and night falling at 5:00 PM. 

But instead of sitting around under a blanket and complaining about it, this year I’ve decided to embrace the change and implement a few simple ways to make my home cozier. 

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Our Small Home’s Living Room Makeover

Our small home’s living room makeover is three years in the making. As much as I love a good HGTV style flip, this wasn’t it.

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Budget, DIY, Colorful Guest Room Makeover

Daybed with dramatic curtains

We finally completed the guest room and it feels good! Well… to be honest, “Guest room” is kind of a loose term. Our guest room rarely functions like a guest room. We use it to store stuff for our business, pack orders and take pictures. So, it needed it to be light and bright, have good storage, and function as a room for the rare guest.

First, let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we?

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2019 Goals

small house christmas tree

Happy holidays! I hope you all had a safe, fun and most importantly, relaxing holiday. I’ve had lots of time to think about the wonderful things I’ve been able to accomplish in the past year. It’s been a truly wonderful year. I’ve also had time to think about the goals and things I want to accomplish in the upcoming year. I want to do so much! But in some ways, I also want to do less.

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One Room Challenge: Week 6: Small House Porch Makeover

Small house porch makeoverThis week was a whirlwind. We had so much to do and so little time. I feel like I sound like a broken record, but again, weather was not our friend. If I’m going to do this challenge again, I won’t choose an outdoor room. I think I was a little too ambitious for my first go-round. But, BUT! We finished! Our small home porch makeover is done! Continue reading