little house THREE

December 27, 2014 I moved into Little House TWO and began cleaning, painting, and decorating it. Exactly two years later my husband, of just less than a year, and I -- seven months pregnant, and our Great Pyrenees dog, Barley James, moved into Little House THREE. When we moved out of the second Little House we sold most of our furniture and purged out a lot of other belongings. What we had left -- with the latest addition of a few practical pieces of furniture and some things for Baby O -- is what we unpacked into the third Little House. The apartment you see is as we found it except for three small improvements: hanging a towel hook near the sink in the bathroom, as well as the pot and the knife rack in the kitchen. A small apartment that isn't much to look at and our minimal belongings have come together to make a very cozy home -- just in time for us to become a three-some.

KITCHEN / ENTRY

[Pier 1 jars]

[Target chalkboard]

BATHROOM

[Target stool, chalkboard and wire hanging shower basket]

STUDIO / NURSERY

[Handmade chalkboard]

[Thrifted desk, IKEA chair, Big Lots bookcase, Target stool]

[Hand-me-down crib, Target rug]

[Handmade quilt and sweater, Etsy pacifier clip]

KITCHEN

[IKEA knife rack]

LIVING SPACE

[IKEA galvanized shelves]

BEDROOM

[Hand-me-down cradle]

[Thrifted canopy, Pottery Barn blanket]

[Target entry way bench and bar cart, thrifted table]

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{click post title to view photos} Yes, the {first} Little House is finished -- well, as much as a remodel is ever "finished", that is. But this is hardly the last you will see of it. Come on in and take a look! A "catch all" for keys and such Every library needs a kiddo corner :) Chloe's coffee bar A post on all the kitchen details is coming soon! Curious about the living room details? Post coming soon to answer your questions! The spare room is still spare... ... either an extravagant closet, a decent office or a tiny bedroom! A post on where all the little bedroom details are from is coming soon! A break-down of the bathroom transformation is coming soon!

WK 1 >> day THREE

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Can you even remember?

{click post title to view all photos} Having all the upstairs completely painted feels amazing. It almost feels a little weird to have started and done most of the painting, but let someone else finish, but I'll get over it. ;) Cleaning, rehanging the doors, making the shower more presentable and hanging towel bars again are some of the last touches. For those very observant ones who are wondering about the hole in the wall where the built-in dresser used to be, don't worry. That will be made into a closet, but probably not for a week or so yet. Other than that, things are looking finished upstairs. Do you even remember what it used to look like ? The kitchen is all sheet-rocked and mudded and taped! So marvelous. Makes me very happy every time I walk in. I love the still-dreaming-and-planning, wide open feel of walls that are just studs, but soon these very new walls will be holding the most wonderful cabinets. And that, watc...

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