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Welcome to the Cottage.

The Tiny Canal Cottage is a resource for helping folks mindfully conceptualize, decorate and enjoy versatile + smaller home spaces. Founded by designer, consultant, stylist, creative director and author, Whitney Leigh Morris, this family-owned small business recently finished the construction of a new, compact cottage and greenhouse-office in the southeastern US, and are also restoring a little 1800s French farmhouse and its outbuildings with co-stewards. Morris’ focus is crafting flexible, sustainable, and more community-focused home spaces. Explore Whitney’s book, blog, and social channels for years of tips and tales from living and working in — and with — a smaller footprint.

Small Space Living Feature & Video on Disney's Babble

Small Space Living Feature & Video on Disney's Babble

We're so happy that the cottage was featured on Babble today! Click here to read the story, browse the photos, and play the video

Image courtesy of Babble © Disney

Image courtesy of Babble © Disney

Excerpt: “We’ve loved this first year with West in the cottage so very much,” Morris tells Babble. “It’s tough to articulate, but somehow our proximity makes every moment feel that much more special and intimate." Additionally, Morris believes their tiny canal cottage has improved her relationship. “We function in tandem with one another — as parents, as a couple, and as co-workers,” Morris describes to Babble.  “I believe I’m a better and more considerate partner now, thanks to our experiences in our little home.”

Image courtesy of Babble © Disney

Image courtesy of Babble © Disney

Exerpt: Now, as a master of optimizing space, Morris recommends this to anyone living small: “Go vertical. Get rid of excess. And, whenever possible, select multi-functional pieces that serve more than one purpose.” (Something we could all afford to do, actually, regardless of square footage.) - Click here to read the full story.  Thank you, Babble + Disney!

Tiny Nursery Evolution - An Unexpected Change

Tiny Nursery Evolution - An Unexpected Change

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