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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.

Prairie Hand Wash Station

Prairie Hand Wash Station

I’m a fan of the earth on the little ones’ hands— soil, sand, bark, and that particularly enchanting smell of gardenia that lingers on the skin after the flowers are clipped from grandma’s garden pathway.

But I could do without some of the other things that get on the kiddos’ hands while we’re out— like, say, Strep bacteria, you know? (And I’m an avid no-shoes-in-the-house kinda person after years of living in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and D.C.)

As such, I added a simple hand wash station* to the front stoop.

I paired it with a repurposed and refillable bottle of soap with a spout adapter and an old cloth napkin, and voila!

The soil can stay, but the Strep has gotta go.

Managing Mosquitoes in a Healthier & more Sustainable Way

Managing Mosquitoes in a Healthier & more Sustainable Way

Do You Need More Space... or Do You Just Need Less Stuff?

Do You Need More Space... or Do You Just Need Less Stuff?