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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.

Recent Features Roundup

Recent Features Roundup

Whitney Leigh Morris
Features

SecondAct Podcast
Click here to listen via itunes
A conversation with actor Bonnie Somerville covering topics ranging from the evolution of my work, brand partnerships, exes, sustainability, imperfection + compromising, The RightWay Foundation, and the direction in which my business and family are likely headed in the near future. (Behind-the-scenes note: I recorded this interview on the same morning I discovered I was pregnant. I hadn’t slept a moment and was still in a bit of shock…)

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Food52 + Home52
View the replay of the LIVE segment here.
A LIVE video in which Food52 asked me to merge traditional and casual dining styles for to create a fall-to-winter tablescape for special dining over the holidays during the pandemic.

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OddbirdCo
An IG Stories feature/interview on sustainable small space living. 

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MyBearaby 
Click here to view.
A brief video about styling a weighted blanket in three separate small spaces.

The Gift of Safe Shelter

The Gift of Safe Shelter
Pregnancy After Trying to Conceive for Nearly 2 Years

Pregnancy After Trying to Conceive for Nearly 2 Years