Candles Help Scent a Small Home
The other day, I wrote about making small changes in a small house that make things seem a little different. In addition to changing bedspreads, throw rugs and maybe the shower curtain, I also...
Tiny House Accessories
A New Season and a New Look
It’s not feeling like fall just yet at Our Little House, quite the opposite, but since we had snow in May and everything seems to be running late, we figure it should cool down...
Favorite Gadgets for a Small Home
I ran across a post on the Internet the other day listing “50 Small Things for a Small House.” While the post was directed at young singles in the city, I think some of...
Multipurpose Furniture for Small House Living
Some of our community on our Living Large Facebook page asked me to share some of my favorite multi-function furniture here on the blog. I wrote about some of this furniture in posts back...
Our Steamy Nights
There is nothing like the heat from a wood burning stove to completely warm the bones on a cold winter day. There is also nothing like the dryness that permeates the air inside the...
Decorating a Small House for The Holidays
We typically put up our Christmas décor the Saturday following Thanksgiving. We did not make it this year. We spent too much time relaxing for the first three days of the holiday weekend. When...
The Stuff that Makes our Family History
When I wrote the post, “The Stages of Eliminating Stuff,” I wrote about letting go of the sentimentality of some of the stuff we had, which was my mother’s. She and my father...
A New e-Reader
Last summer, I finally broke down and got an e-reader, my Kindle. I’m the type that loves books and the feel of them, but getting an e-reader seemed the perfect choice for someone...
