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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.

Current + Upcoming Events & Recent Features

Current + Upcoming Events & Recent Features

There’s been so much going on here lately! Below is a brief roundup of current and upcoming events and appearances, as well as recent editorial features. Thank you as always for visiting our lil’ blog, and I hope you and yours are staying safe and feeling well.


NEW & ONGOING

Create Calm in a Small Space
Online Live Interactive Class via Airbnb Experiences
Click here for info and/or to took book a tour

Your home is where you play, relax, work, and imagine. And it can be inspirational, functional and comfortable no matter the square-footage. Over the course of an hour via this live and interactive Airbnb Experience (conducted via Zoom), guests and I will explore how to generate and maintain sense of calm, maximize space, and create a truly unique small space unlike any other with the help of plants, pop-up zones and functional decor. We’ll explore my home and garden via a detailed tour as a way of demonstrating small space solutions first-hand, and we'll touch on the topic of sustainable sourcing, and eco-friendly space-saving swaps. (Note: new dates and times being added regularly to the class schedule.)

Journeys In Greenery Podcast Episode with Hilton Carter
Click here to listen via your preferred platform 
(Warning: I say “like” repeatedly in the first few minutes while I’m getting settled— sorry about that, folks. It’s only at the start, I promise.)

“My guest today is Whitney Leigh Morris of the wonderful blog The Tiny Canal Cottage and the beautiful and informative book, Small Space Style.  Whitney is a small space lifestyle consultant based along the canals in Venice, CA and as she would say, "a firm believer that you don't need to "live large" to live beautifully." She, her husband Adam and son West are all featured in my new book Wild Interiors where you'll see how they found such an elegant way to utilize plants in a <400 sq.ft. space, while blurring their outside patio into the inside of the home.” - Hilton Carter


UPCOMING


Create & Cultivate Money Moves Digital Summit
May 2, 2020 (All day event. My live segment is from 4:00 - 4:30 PDT.)
Click here for info & tickets

As part of this all-day online conference, I’ll be conducting a 30 minute workshop entitled: Staying sane while working from home in a small space and the hacks you need to thrive. I’ll cover creating a pop-up workspace, minimizing distractions, and maximizing productivity for those who are working from home during the pandemic or year-round.


RECENT PRESS & FEATURES

Lula & Georgia:
Whitney Leigh Morris on Living with Less
(Click to read)

Travel + Leisure
You Can Chat With a Famous Author or Listen to Drag Queen Storytime With Airbnb’s New Literary Experiences
(Click to read)

Insider:
Tiny House Residents Reveal What It’s Like to Live in a Small Space During Coronavirus

(Click to read)

PopSugar:
Styling an Entryway (or lack thereof(Instagram Stories Takeover)

DIY Hanging Board Frame for Children's Art &amp; Photos

DIY Hanging Board Frame for Children's Art & Photos

Small Space Style on World Book Day

Small Space Style on World Book Day