The Tiny Canal Cottage™

You don't have to "live large" to live beautifully.
Stories + goods from the cottage.

January 28, 2015

Small Space, Big Style - Cottage on The Chalkboard

January 28, 2015/ Whitney Leigh Morris

The Cottage is on The Chalkboard today! Stanlee and I love hosting shoots that involve yummy and beautiful food-- thank you, Pressed Juicery!

The Tiny Canal Cottage

"You don't have to live large to live beautifully." Goods + ideas for stylish, simple living from The Tiny Canal Cottage™ by Whitney Leigh Morris

Last morning in this beautiful lil' Santa Barbara cottage. Being an obnoxious Californian and lighting a fire with the door open, pretending it's fall here by the beach.

Morning moment in Santa Barbara. 💛🌾 Baby West loves zooming around this sweet lil' guest house, which is easily 3x the size of our cottage. 🏡 (How beautiful are those pressed florals from Northern California? 👆 They remind me of @foxmeetsbear's growing collection. 🍂)

Mini getaway to Santa Barbara. Surrounding baby West with family, and reminding ourselves that the world is still full of love. 💛

Guarding the cottage stoop. 🐶🖤🐶 #StubsandSoph (Link to their indoor/outdoor pet beds on the blog.) #TheTinyCanalCottage

Definitely bringing the pups with us the next time we do this. 🛶 (📷:@tbrodahl + @latesundayafternoon)

For the first time in my life, I feel like "love" isn't a strong enough word. 💛 #TheTinyCanalCottage

InstaFam: heartfelt thanks to everyone who messaged us to check in on our lil' #StanleeStubs over these last few days. 🐶 The vet is still not quite sure what happened or why Stanlee was so unwell during the weekend, but he is clearly feeling healthier and happier. THANK YOU. 💛#TheTinyCanalCottage

Just posted dozens of photos on the blog from our recent visit to @chateaubelcastel. Some of you asked how @adamwinkleman and I packed for our two week trip abroad now that there are three of us making this annual summer journey. We took these 2 wonderful carry-on suitcases from @away, along with 2 backpacks and the baby carrier. Living tiny helps us travel tiny. 🎒✈️#FromCottageToCastle

Storytime is commonly eclipsed by that menace on the counter. 🤦🏻‍♀️#TheTinyCanalCottage #StubsandSoph

I love visiting @jaclynrjohnson-- so much so that I'm willing to spend THREE HOURS in LA traffic just to get to her place. 🤦🏻‍♀️🚗🚙🚌 My favorite area in her indoor/outdoor Spanish style house is the home-office. I'm drawn to this window-filled room because it's simple, beautiful, and tiny. The interior + exterior are outfitted with pieces from @cb2. Time and time again, I've found that their furnishings are absolutely perfect for decorating small spaces comfortably. (We've had the Casbah Loveseat on our lil' patio for years and it's one of the most used and practical pieces at the cottage.) 🏡✨

Welcome to the Cottage!

The Tiny Canal Cottage™ is 1920's Craftsman-style house located by the Venice Beach Canals in Southern California. It is home to Creative Director Whitney Leigh Morris, her husband Adam, their son West, and two rescue beagles (#StubsandSoph).

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At the Cottage, we believe that you don't need to "live large" to live beautifully. The blog showcases some of our favorite tips and tricks from the Cottage for maximizing small spaces.

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