Our Little House
This past month my husband and I sold our little house that we bought back in 2018. We purchased the home to downsize and save money for a couple of years, and I completely fell in love with the simple life we created there. As we lived there, I worked on the house nonstop, from tiling the kitchen floor and bathroom to painting every inch of the inside and outside. I became obsessed with bringing my vision for the home to life (with plenty of help from my parents and husband). I will miss this house immensely, but our family has outgrown the space. Check out some of my favorite pictures of the home below.
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For the exterior, we went with Sea Serpent by Sherwin Williams, and for the door Daisy by Sherwin Williams.
We decided on a wooden pergola with cafe lights for the back porch. It added so much ambiance to the space.
Instead of a traditional patio, we saved money and covered the back with weed barrier and pebblestone. We created an outdoor dining area with cement pavers and topped it off with a blue and white striped umbrella.
A couple of years ago, I planted these limelight hydrangeas. I love how they pop against the dark exterior color.
During Covid, I decided to put in a garden. I dug out the space, then topped it with a weed barrier and the same pebblestone as the back patio area. For the raised garden beds, I used these corner brackets and 1”x12” boards. The fence is made up of 4”x4” posts, 1”x4” boards and this wire fencing.
The kitchen in this house was tiny so I decided to keep it light and bright. To add some interest, I tiled the floors with this indigo-patterned floor tile.
Since I didn’t have a lot of space I decided to hang my pots and pans on the wall with these ikea pot rails. I love this goop set of pots and pans but it doesn’t look like goop makes them anymore. This set has a similar look for less.
Another space saver was to put all my cutting boards on the wall with this wooden peg rack. I painted it white to match my wall.
I also added these floating shelves to store my cookbooks on the wall.
For the entryway, I added board and batten with wooden pegs to hang coats and hats. I topped it off with this blue and white storyline wallpaper.
For the living room, I decided to add some blue and white with this large Nuloom rug.
Our bedroom was small but cozy. I decided to keep it simple and top it off with this boho woven pendant light. I love this blue floral printed duvet from Target.
Goodbye, little house… It’s been a wonderful journey.
Now on to the next project.
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