tiny home sweet home

We are resigning our lease at B306 for another year! 

We have cherished our time here in our little apartment and big city. It's been fun starting off in a new place together. Here we are known as "the Barretts." In our hometowns we are known separately, but here we are a unit, a family. We've started new jobs, made new friends, found a church and explored a new city. Being newly married in a new environment has called us to step out of our comfort zone, which I think builds a unique dependency on one another. And if that hasn't created enough of a bond, we always have our tiny living quarters to bring us even closer. We have worn out every inch of our 750 square feet.  But, with little space comes lots of space-saving creativity. Ok, well I don't know about creativity, but it's a better way to say there is something everywhere. For example, our gift wrap can be found under the living room couch and board games in the laundry closet. We have filled every cabinet, every drawer and corner. It is small and can be somewhat noisy (thanks to the on-going construction), but at the end of the day it is home, our very first home. 

 Let me take you on the grand tour. Welcome to B306... 

View from front door. This is our entryway with our sophisticated art piece, "please don't touch the art." That's what T tells our visitors. Straight in front is the living room and to the right is the bedroom. 

Our kitchen/dining room/ living room. The breakfast nook is one of my favorite parts. We had an option between balcony or nook, but I said I had to have a place for our kitchen table or it wouldn't feel like home. The table was my grandma's. I repainted it and got mismatching chairs. Each one has its own story. 

Living room. Tate was initially appalled by the "girly" rug, but I think its grown on him. We didn't have room for our original coffee table, so Lynley and I painted this bench and it functions perfectly as a table/foot rest. 

Shelf with stuff, including our ode to Amarillo made of vintage postcards. 

The "open" sign is one of the newest additions. Also, here are our bookshelves that I can't help but reorganize about every other week. 

The birds were our wedding cake topper (thanks Lynley, I still owe you one  two). Our grooms cake topper, the Baylor seal, is on the other bookshelf. I have started a collection of old books that I have no intentions of reading...just for decoration. 

This is our spacious kitchen! It's labeled, in case you get lost. We spend most of our time in here, and it is big enough to almost fit all of our kitchen stuff...that's big! I've been spoiled, now every apartment we look at I think the kitchen isn't big enough. 

Meet my new best friend, Mr. Kitchen Aid Mixer. He helps with the brownies, mashed potatoes, really anything that needs mixing. Have you seen our magnet collection? T and I get a magnet as a souvenir of every place we've been together. The tackier, the better. So far: Six Flags (classy I know), Hawaii and New York. Coming soon: Colorado! 

Gotta love the mismatched dishes! Another popular collection in our house...

 I started acquiring these in college and I'm still going. When we got married we also made sure to register for "grown up dishes" oh and Tate picked out some Woodland creature Bear dishes. So all in all, we have about 3 sets. They will come in handy when we invite over the entire city for a dinner party. It's nice to have options!

My vintage hutch to hold all the fun dishes and cookbooks. Also notice our massive plants growing on top. Like a mentioned, we are lacking a balcony so this is our little garden. There is a chandelier behind all that greenery, but it's hard to spot. 

Bathroom. The lady at BB&B literally laughed in our faces when we picked out this Texas Rangers poster. We like it!

Cotton balls, q-tips, horse, soap...what more do you need? Hey, every Ranger needs a horse. 

 I think if Tate had one wish, it would be for 2 sinks. Sorry...

Our bedroom. That framed B is one of my favorite decorations thanks to Spice, Esmerelda's and some green paint. On the other wall is my wedding pic creation. It's hard to display your wedding pics tastefully, it always ends up looking like a shrine. Ah, well... Also, on the night stand is the notorious stuffed bird. If you've read the previous post, "Roommate for Life." you recognize him. 

Well, that is about it. Thanks for dropping by B306!