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November 14, 2016

Living & Loving Local

November 14, 2016/ Whitney Leigh Morris

I recently had the chance to chat with the lovely folks at Lincoln & Rose-- an online resource for those of us living in Venice, California. The story is now up online!  I share my feelings about Venice, and my take on people's fascination with downsizing in a way that's realistic and practical. 

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The Tiny Canal Cottage

"You don't have to live large to live beautifully." Goods and ideas for stylish and simple small space living from The Tiny Canal Cottage® by Whitney Leigh Morris

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The Tiny Canal Cottage® is a 1920's Craftsman-style house by the Venice Beach Canals in Southern California. This <400 sqft home/office is the full-time residence of Creative Director Whitney Leigh Morris, her husband, their son, and two rescue beagles.

NEW from the cottage— our first book!   small space style: because you don’t need to live large to live beautifully.

NEW from the cottage— our first book!
small space style: because you don’t need to live large to live beautifully.

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Giveaway time! ✨We consciously treat our bodies like a sanctuary, and I believe that our homes should get the same treatment. 🏡 @supernaturalclean makes it easy, stylish and enjoyable to transition from using conventional, chemical-based cleaning products to using an all natural, low carbon footprint, sustainable, people/pup/planet-friendly alternative. 🌏 It’s important for me to share this type of find with the world, so I talk about it often and it has become my new go-to item to gift. It has improved the appearance, the feel and even the smell of our lil’ Cottage— it has even changed our mindset about cleaning in general. I am genuinely so excited to partner with the Supernatural team to give away a full year supply to one of you! 🎁 To enter: like this post, follow @supernaturalclean, then tag 3 friends in the comments. #sponsored (U.S. entries only, please. The winner will be announced via my IG Stories on Feb. 21.)
Back in our happy place. 🛶🐶🐶🏡
🛌 We spent 3 nights in a king-size bed, and yet West and I still ended up pretzeled together on the tiniest sliver of mattress most of the time. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thank you to the @modernhotel for our 2nd stay in one of your super cozy apartments— we love feeling like we have our own lil’ spot here in Boise near my sister’s house! It was such a quick visit, but we got to play in the snow, explore some cute shops and restaurants, and enjoy the newest performance at the @bctheater, which was wonderful. We’ll be back! 👋
🧣West isn’t quite sold on using mittens or gloves, but is otherwise into his first snow experience. 🧤Sometimes you just have to get out of the city. ❄️
For as long as I can remember, I always placed a pillow at my back when sleeping on my side. There was something comforting about the feeling of reaching back and wrapping my arm around the cushion. Now, when West climbs into bed with us, I get to reach back and wrap my arm around his warm body and cup his feet in my hands while he nuzzles his face into the back of my neck and falls asleep. I feel like that’s what I was preparing for all those years. Our lil’ West. (📷:@angi_welsch for @onemorethinghq)
Giveaway time! ✨We consciously treat our bodies like a sanctuary, and I believe that our homes should get the same treatment. 🏡 @supernaturalclean makes it easy, stylish and enjoyable to transition from using conventional, chemical-based cleaning products to using an all natural, low carbon footprint, sustainable, people/pup/planet-friendly alternative. 🌏 It’s important for me to share this type of find with the world, so I talk about it often and it has become my new go-to item to gift. It has improved the appearance, the feel and even the smell of our lil’ Cottage— it has even changed our mindset about cleaning in general. I am genuinely so excited to partner with the Supernatural team to give away a full year supply to one of you! 🎁 To enter: like this post, follow @supernaturalclean, then tag 3 friends in the comments. #sponsored (U.S. entries only, please. The winner will be announced via my IG Stories on Feb. 21.) Back in our happy place. 🛶🐶🐶🏡 🛌 We spent 3 nights in a king-size bed, and yet West and I still ended up pretzeled together on the tiniest sliver of mattress most of the time. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thank you to the @modernhotel for our 2nd stay in one of your super cozy apartments— we love feeling like we have our own lil’ spot here in Boise near my sister’s house! It was such a quick visit, but we got to play in the snow, explore some cute shops and restaurants, and enjoy the newest performance at the @bctheater, which was wonderful. We’ll be back! 👋 🧣West isn’t quite sold on using mittens or gloves, but is otherwise into his first snow experience. 🧤Sometimes you just have to get out of the city. ❄️ For as long as I can remember, I always placed a pillow at my back when sleeping on my side. There was something comforting about the feeling of reaching back and wrapping my arm around the cushion. Now, when West climbs into bed with us, I get to reach back and wrap my arm around his warm body and cup his feet in my hands while he nuzzles his face into the back of my neck and falls asleep. I feel like that’s what I was preparing for all those years. Our lil’ West. (📷:@angi_welsch for @onemorethinghq)
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