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Life at Our Little Blue Cottage

 

 

our little blue homesteadMaking the most of our 900 sq ft cottage — with small-space ideas, approachable home projects, cottage decorating, recipes we love, and everyday life along the way.

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Making Room

Love the home you have.

You don’t need more square footage to create a home that works beautifully for your life. I created 'Making Room' to help you see the possibilities in the home you already have-and make room for the life you want to live there.

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Around the Cottage

Explore Our Little Blue Cottage

Ideas for making the most of the home you have, inside and out.

Small-space living

SMALL-SPACE LIVING

Making the most of every square foot.

Cottage decorating

COTTAGE DECORATING

Creating a home that feels collected and lived in.

DIY and projects

DIY + PROJECTS

Approachable projects that make home work better.

Beyond the cottage walls

BEYOND THE COTTAGE WALLS

Making our outdoor spaces an extension of home.

  

    From the Kitchen   

  

    Bread Machine Recipes   

  

    Simple, foolproof breads made right in the bread machine.   

 

sourdough bread machine recipe

How to make crusty sourdough in the bread machine 

doughnut dough

The BEST Bread Machine Donuts | Cinnamon Sugar Flavored!

HOW TO MAKE BAGELS USING A BREAD MACHINE

The BEST Bagel Bread Machine recipe | simple and easy!

How to make hot dog buns using your bread machine

See all bread machine recipes

Life lately

Little moments from around our cottage + what we’ve been up to lately.

I think there are a lot of moms quietly carrying s I think there are a lot of moms quietly carrying shame about the size of their home. (Even though it’s becoming a hot topic—yay!) 

Like if the kids share a room, if toys spill into the living room, if there’s no pantry, no playroom, no mudroom, no extra anything… somehow we’re supposed to explain it.

Or apologize for it.

I’ve done that.

I’ve looked around my own house and thought maybe we had outgrown it. Maybe we were behind. Maybe everyone else had moved on to something bigger and I was still trying to make 900 square feet work.

But this little house has held some of the sweetest years of my life.

Babies.
Mess.
Marriage.
Hard seasons.
Birthday mornings.
Laundry piles.
Dinner at the table.
Kids running through rooms that probably are too small for all of us.

I refuse to spend these years embarrassed by the place they’re happening in. Or house broke. Normalize living within your means and making a small (normal sized really) house work for families. 

I want my kids to remember warmth, not square footage.

I want the mama watching this from her small house to know she is not behind. ♥️

You do not have to wait for more space to make a beautiful life.

You can do it scared.
You can do it slow.
You can do it on a budget.
You can do it right where you are. 
I did. 

Lord, let this find the mom who needed that today. Amen! 

#smallhome #family #motherhood #smallhouses #cottage
#MrCleanPartner Nothing makes our 900 sq ft cottag #MrCleanPartner Nothing makes our 900 sq ft cottage feel better than a good reset—and the limited-edition Spiced Harvest Mr. Clean Multi-Surface Cleaner has the whole house smelling like fall. 🍂
There was literally ONE left on the shelf when I found mine, so I’m glad I grabbed it! Grab your limited-edition scent now, while supplies last 💛 

 @mrclean. #MrCleanMultiSurfaceLiquids#MrCleanSpicedHarvest
september around our little blue cottage 🍂☕️ satu september around our little blue cottage 🍂☕️

saturday football, kittens everywhere, pumpkins on the porch, coffee outside, that evening light hitting the rooms just right. My favorite time of the year 💛
No regular post from me this morning. Just a momen No regular post from me this morning. Just a moment to remember the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the heroes of September 11, 2001. 

We remember. 🇺🇸
Just over here making the best of our small home 🪄 Just over here making the best of our small home 🪄📚🌷 

Really wanting to add wallpaper to this space and can’t wait to get the IKEA trofast unit painted. The toy storage this unit has provided us has been a lifesaver in our small home, also being able to use it as a desk has been great! P.S..None of our projects are fast. I like them slow and collected. 🩵

Star garland inspo from @properlittlehome!! ⭐️

#smallhome #cottage #whimsy #cottageliving #kidsroom
No pantry? Same sis. Grab your coffee and let’s No pantry? Same sis. 

Grab your coffee and let’s chat about our normal sized homes!!☕️☕️☕️

Five of us live in 900 sq ft and I’m still figuring it out as I go. What works, what doesn’t, where the heck we put everything. 

But, I’ve turned my ‘small home’ into a place I never want to leave by making it cozy and functional. I’ve learned that every problem doesn’t mean I need a bigger house. Maybe I just need to declutter. 

Soooo welcome to 900 sq ft diaries, where we’re making room for the life we have right now. 🌷

Okay your turn. What are we talking about next? I want to help!!

#smallhome #cottage #familyhome #900sqftdiaries #motherhood
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our little blue homestead/ our little blue cottage

Hi, I’m Caitlyn!

A wife and mom of three, making the most of our 900 sq ft little blue cottage.

I share how we make our small home work for a family of five, the projects and decorating that make it feel like us, recipes from our kitchen, and plenty of everyday life along the way.

Because you don’t need more square footage to love where you live.

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