Our Cozy Little Home Pt3

Today I'm showing off my home's bedrooms and bathroom. If you haven't seen my previous two posts, parts one and three, check them out by clicking on the links! I'm sharing photos of my home with tid bits of how I decorated and how we store our lives in a small house or apartment.

First, let's check out the hallway!

Hanging the full length mirror next to the bathroom was perfect. Not only was it the only open wall space to fit it, but its directly across from the kitchen window which gives the hallway perfect lighting.

This is also where I store our vacuum and our bathroom laundry basket for towels and such.

The laundry hamper is wicker and was another thrifting find!

This is the only linen closet/pantry space we have.

Upper cupboard is food items and 1st aid,

bottom drawers are filled with extra bathroom supplies that are used infrequently.

Oh our little bathroom. It's a wee bit small but works just fine.

There are no counters or storage in the bathroom, and no sink vanity either. Found this awesome little shelf out thrifting. It met our need of a towel rack and also gave us some extra storage for our toothbrushes and such.

See? Little sink.

And a potty!

Toilet storage is a must in a tiny bathroom!

This basket was, can you guess? A thrift find!

It holds my "crunchy" toiletries, corn starch, ACV, baking soda etc. 

Love our shower curtain, thanks Target! Since we have no storage or counterspace I added these plastic drawers/dresser thingies and added a plank of cardboard covered in paper and sprayed with a sealer for now. Soon we will be getting a plank of wood to replace that, which I will paint a cheery color. I'll also be taking the clear drawers out and painting them to match! Yay for DIY storage.

Here's the top of my shelf,

notice my Harry Potter-labeled all natural fluoride free toothpaste?!

Now on to Bree's room! 

Entering in, Bree's closet and her growth chart!

Since her room is small, and her clothes are short but many, we also added the plastic drawers inside her closet. Life saver for her towels, linens, and other random things we couldn't put in her dresser.

Perfect for holding headbands, bows, clips, etc/

Her dresser is cute but doesn't hold everything, so we got more plastic drawers,

I'll be painting those soon as well, to make them less conspicuous.

Bree's shadow box, by pregnancy test, her umbilical cord, and our first pictures with her!

The blanket I made for her while pregnant.

Her changing table will soon be leaving us, opening up some space! Yay! It will be replaced by a white wooden and wicker cabinet. It will match her white wicker laundry basket and diaper basket perfectly.

Now on to the master bedroom!

Let's enter in!

It's so cozy at night time!!!

As you can see but looking to the left, that wall is all cupboards, drawers, and window. We utilize totes and boxes that store under our bed for extra, not in regular use storage.

We generally keep the curtains closed, but when they are tied back

that is where I keep my crocheting, our box of socks (because I'm horrible at folding socks),

and Justin's work clothes.

And of course, if you've read my post on refurbishing my dresser and nightstand

you'll remember this gal.

The messy left corner is another wicker hamper I found thrifting

and the right mess is our trash can sitting on top of my dad's elephant stand.

So that's our little home and our secrets of making everything fit. I hope you found some inspiration or ideas here, and I am always open to chatting if you need help making your situation work. As always, check out my Pinterest boards for more!!

My little shadow :)

Our Cozy Little Home Pt. 2

After yesterday's post, part one, I'm excited to share with you the rest of my kitchen, dining room, and living room. Part three will be the bedrooms and bathroom, so many pictures is way too long for one post, I'd hate to bore you!

Here is what we've done with our kitchen:

Of course I've already shared with you my excitement with the jars,

I'm just so pleased.

This is my coffee bar. We have very limited counter and storage space, so we added a short bookcase which ended up being the perfect height. It holds my coffee pot (and the magic bullet when it's in use) and stores some extra food for us. Beautiful.

{Sugar.}

 

We have definitely taken advantage of storing by hanging. I've quite a few pans/lids/utensils hanging, doubling as storage and cute kitchen decor. If you look next to the jars you'll see my soap dispenser. I saw a cute idea on Pinterest to use an olive oil bottle, but I found this and loved it, it reminds me of an oil pump. Holds my soap and looks cute, I don't like storing it underneath the sink, if I keep it out its handy for hand washing and a quick lone dish in the sink.

{Tiny clay teapot I found thrifting and couldn't pass up.}

We also hide things. Works splendidly.

Our dainty old gal, the stove. She serves us well!

And hanging spice racks are genius.

See, hanging pan! And, it's thrifted and it's green.

Which means its the best pan ever.

I plan on added a shelf above the top of our stove to hold our utensils to get them off the countertop and save room there. Our stove gets too hot to just set them on it, unfortunately.

My sweet aunt gave me this kettle. Which just stays stored on the stove till she's needed.

Command strips and hooks are life savers!

My tea shelf and my Harry Pottered bottle of vanilla.

Come on, printable Harry Potter labels, how can you not?!

And that's my adorable itty kitchen!!!

{Broom and swiffer storage between the fridge and wall. Use every inch!}

As you can see, we have a cupboard on either side of the sink, top and bottom, and then cupboards directly above and below the sink. That's all our storage so we really had to piece things together like a puzzle in our kitchen. That's why my bookcase of food serves as a coffee bar! We only have so much counter space, most of the right side is taken up by the microwave alone.

Let's move on into the dining room.

Photo wall!

{Some photos fell, oops.}

Diaper bags, high chairs, hey not every thing has a special spot haha. {The garland and lights look so cozy at night time.} I'm incredibly thankful for the built in cupboards and drawers in here! Left holds my canisters, tea set, and other breakable kitchen items we don't use often. The left side is designated for books, which was perfect considering I ended up need my bookcases in other areas of the house. Drawers hold random items, paint brushes, extension cords, incense, etc.

Bree's bookcase holds our "living room quilt," craft box, family games, and all her books.

The bench beneath the window is perfect for extra seating at the table as well as holding my bag.

Small space, but fits us perfectly.

Since we only have a 2 bedroom, our office shares space in the dining room

but it works out just fine. Bookshelves are amazing for storage and organizing!

I recently painted the living room{dislocating a rib in the process}and I adore the color.

Cube storage shelves are phenomenal.

Get them.

Since Bree doesn't have a playroom/family room areaand a small bedroom, this nook is her designated area for toys.Cubes! Love the cubes. Holds everything tidy and hidden away.

Sharpie mugs work well to store pens.

And sharpies.

Found this tray thrifting and it's perfect to hold odds and ends that we may need,

like nail polish and clippers, coasters, remotes etc.

World Market how I adore thee. That's where I got that rad clock. And target has awesome little hooks and sweet details you can add to your rooms. We don't actually have a closet in our bedroom, just cupboards and drawers so the "coat closet" out the door and into the hallway is our closet. So for random sweaters or jackets (it's great for when we have guests) we installed this cool dude. It's a coat rack for the wall!

And that was how we've decorated and organized the three main rooms of the house. Hope this gave you some ideas for your home! Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of our cozy home!

Much love.

Homebirth Coloring Book Printable

If you're like me and want your kids to grow up with a normalized view of birth and not be scared when Mommy has a new baby, check this out!

It's a nifty free printable coloring book about a little boy whose mommy is pregnant and getting ready to have another baby.

The pages show him asking the midwife questions, seeing the birth kit, and hold the baby afterwards.

Its so sweet! If you'd like to check it out or print it, click the link below!

http://www.ncfom.org/Resources/Documents/HomebirthColoringBook.pdf