We recently made over our friends office into a guest room. They were debating if they should leave it an office or use it as a guest room. It can be a hard decision, trying to figure out how to maximize a room. Since they have guests often and Lauren works from home a couple times a week, both a home office and a guest room were important. I suggested to use this bonus bedroom as a guest room because you can really put an office desk anywhere, but you can't put a guest bed anywhere!! Today we are going to share what we did for their office. We went back and forth about putting a desk in ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- 1700 Square Feet Craftsman
Very excited about this Small Space Living Series Tour today! I found this charming craftsman style home featured on Apartment Therapy and had to see more! This home belongs to Chelsea Mohrman,hubby and two boys. They actually recently sold this home in the Midwest. Thankfully she had a bunch of photos to share with us. We won't be seeing inside all the cupboards on this post, but you will still get some great ideas! Her kitchen cabinets are all open so you really can get a feel of what they have! This home was 1620 square feet. They added a studio 4 years after living in the ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- Organizing Hacks in Our 1200 Square Foot Home
Today I am finally sharing our home for the Small SpaceLiving Series! All of our organizing hacks and ideas. I took a video of all of the places we keep our stuff, so make sure to watch that at the end of this post so you can see our basement too...where the laundry is. I am warning you now, it is basic. I really don't want to do anything fancy to it, my goal would actually have it be almost empty besides the necessities and extra water! We try our hardest to keep it clean and organized because if it isn't it takes up space in my brain. Anyone else like that? Let's get right after it and ... Read More
Backyard Patio- Outdoor Furniture for Small Spaces
I recently helped some friends of mine (Jess and Scott) who live around the corner from us with picking furniture for their backyard. They have a really nice cape similar to ours, but it has a little addition on the back, thus leaving their backyard patio area on the smaller side. When you look at the before photos you wouldn't think you would be able to fit much but after measuring and drawing it out we were able to create a nice cozy seating area with a fire pit! I made a quick design board for them, I don't like to suggest furniture unless a design board is created. And I don't think anyone ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- Mini Series with TWO Kitchens
I have two Small Space Living Mini-Series features for you! We are talking about kitchens. You may not have a small home but you could have a small kitchen. Or you could have a great kitchen and no pantry. These two kitchens just might inspire you like they did me! I believe you can love your kitchen, no matter the size. It can be organized and look gorgeous! It can be functional and stylish. Both of the kitchens are examples of that. First-up is my friend Annie from Most Lovely Things. I shared her home HERE on my blog. While I was there I took pictures of the "behind the scenes" ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- 1152 Square Feet with Sixty Fifth Avenue
Today we are peeking into the home of Londen who shares her home over on Sixth Fifth Avenue on Instagram. They are a family of three living in an 1152 square foot 1940's home in Chicago. They have two bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms. I really enjoyed seeing how Londen maximized all their small spaces and so beautifully and simply. That is what really caught my eye, she has nice pieces that make a statement. In small homes a lot of little things can feel overwhelming, I am constantly working on that in our small spaces. Notice how she uses real plants as the decor, my favorite way ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- New York City Apartment with Crystal Ann Interiors
I am truly enjoying this Small Space Series. Today's feature is no exception, it is so good. Crystal from Crystal Ann Interiors is living in a 700 square foot apartment in New York City with her family of four! After watching the video (at the end of the post) it makes me all the more inspired to simplify our closets and life! Crystal was so smart when designing this small space. They don't have any dressers- they just make very good use of the closets. She also keeps everything very organized. Literally everything has a home, a designated spot that it lives. This is a life-hack that ... Read More
Ask a Designer Series- Entries, Bedrooms, Bookcases and More
WHOA! I got A LOT of design questions this past week! I love it! That means a lot of new friends following along and more homes we get to peep into and learn and gather inspiration from! I answered about 10 design questions via email then I selected 6 to answer here today on my blog. I select the ones to share here if I can find a good "inspiration picture" that helps to show what my design suggestion is. So if you subscribe to my blog...thank you! If not then you can read how to subscribe at the end of this post along with how to send in your one FREE design question! Let's dig right in! ... Read More
Ask a Designer Series- Paint, Rugs and Small Spaces
I am answering my Email Subscribers FREE Design questions today for my "Ask a Designer Series"! I offer this service to my email subscribers to ask me one simple design question. It is a thank you for following my blog and supporting me. It sure is fun to get to know the readers behind my blog and of course we all love a peep into others homes! I am answering 6 of your design questions today! I also replied to about 5 others via email- some design questions are harder to find inspiration pics for or the design question doesn't require it. Let's get peeping into your homes! You can find how to ... Read More
Maximize A Small Space with a Secretary Desk
Living in a small space has been a learning curve. I can move something an inch and be like...YES! why didn't I do that before? Seriously. Small homes or small rooms for that matter have to be maximized, everything has to serve a purpose or it is out. I talked about this new Secretary Desk I found a couple weeks ago. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it in our small house. I had a small dresser by our front door before, I did like the dresser for storage but it was old and the drawers didn't open too well- it was frustrating. So it got cut. I am not sure if this Secretary Desk will stay ... Read More
