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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.

DIY Hanging Board Frame for Children's Art & Photos

DIY Hanging Board Frame for Children's Art & Photos

When West was born, we bought 4 of these clipboard-style frames to use fluidly throughout our space:

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Even though the boards/frames are not new to our space, readers still ask about them regularly. They’re a great way for switching up your child’s art, photos, calendar pages, and and prints with ease.

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To my knowledge, this particular style is no longer available, so I thought I’d share a quick and super simple visual DIY guide for creating something similar using NO new materials— just repurposed items from around the house.

We used a postcard / photo our videographer sent us, an old bulldog clip, twine from our jar of used wrapping supplies, a flat-head thumb tack, and a small box top from a gift crate that was recently sent to our home. Wine crate lids and clipboards would also work well for this project.

If your child is looking for a way to display their art, these can be strung from doorknobs, wall hooks and S-hooks to be enjoyed and swapped out within moments when desired.

Before + After: Creating a Canopy of Vines

Before + After: Creating a Canopy of Vines

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