Decorating the little house

I love my little house. It’s tiny, well worn, and more than a little bit quirky- but it’s mine. Lately I’ve been wanting to redecorate the living & dining rooms, and I’ve been having visions of warm small spaces that will keep me cozy through the winter. But before I show you what I’m aiming for, here’s a little about where we live.

Our house turned 101 years old this year
It’s a cozy and tiny 780 sq. ft
There are seven little rooms in our house + an entry way, front & back porches
It’s one and a half stories & has lots of sweet little character features

So when I say “house” please take your idea of a house and lop off about half of it, add kitchen windows that steam up when you cook in the winter, and hard wood floors that are worn and comfy. Is it in the middle of the city, and do the houses around it need a bit of love? Can you hear teenagers practicing guitar and games of pick up basketball in the distance? Then you’re getting close :)

We’ve done a lot of work on it in two years, from electrical work, new doors & windows, painting the exterior to scary shanty/ future meth lab removal. But in spite of a lot of work done on the outside, we’ve mostly left the inside as we found it. That means that it’s full of semi-mismatched furniture bought for our old apartments, and odd paint colour choices from the last owners.

We’re on a tight budget, but my little house has great bones and I want to let them shine. I would love to take wide pictures inside the house without having to edit them because the dark paint pulls all the light out of the room. It think all it would take is a little paint, some bright colours and a little love.

So? This is going to be my fall project & these are what I would love my end result to look like…

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Bright, crafty & modern! That’s the idea at least :)

Are you an interior design rock star? Please, tell me your ways…