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Friday, November 12, 2010

Playing House

Ben & Shan's Playhouse

Ever wondered what it would be like to live in 470 square feet? Ask my sister, Shannon, how it's done. (Beautifully, I might add.) They have creatively made use of every single square inch!

I'm FINALLY getting around to posting these pictures of her little 'playhouse,' which I took back in July.

Playhouse Exterior
This is the room they created in the center of the house (and now their main entry), connecting the original two buildings:

Entry

This is the desk in the fourth corner of the center room. The blackboard folds down to create the work space, and ties up when not in use:

Desk

The livingroom/bedroom with loft bed:

Bedroom

The loft bed:

Loft Bed

The kitchen:

Kitchen
Charming, isn't it?!

14 comments:

  1. Wow!! Total transformation from the little shops they they started as!! Crazy! She did a GREAT job especially for the size! :)

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  2. SSSSOOOO cute!
    I love it!

    Sweet and Charming are just a few word to describe your sisters lovely house!

    Hi my name is Georgiann....I found your blog from the awards links.
    I became a follower! You have a great blog. I have 6 kiddos...4 boy then 2 girls. The boys are 16,13,11,8 and the girls are 5 and 3.

    If you want to say hi over at my blog my main blog is called
    THE GARDEN GATE.

    Peace LOve and Joy,
    Georgiann

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  3. So this used to be Poet's Garden? Oh my goodness, it's amazing! I love what she's done. So creative.

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  4. If I didn't have 3 kiddos (whom I love and never want to give back - ever) I would love to live in a house this size. Love it!

    You should send this to the tiny house people. It's some blog or website I've visited from time to time.

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  5. I have to ask, where is the bathroom & shower?

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  6. OH my it is charming and wonderful!

    sandy toe

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  7. Very storybook. Very inspiring. Very full of lived in style. It is lovely Shannon. Thanks for sharing Heidi!

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  8. I love this little house and think it is adorable...though I can't help thinking how quickly my boys would terrorize it...my husband said it would make a perfect retirement home though :)

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  9. Our first apartment was not this cute, but it was just just 32 square feet bigger than this. My husband and I still have so many happy memories of that time in our lives.

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  10. found this from a link from Christian -
    so cool! I always like to look at Ikea catalogs, but I've never seen an actual real house with such small square footage. Brilliant!

    (and at first, because I wasn't familiar with your blog, I thought you and your family were the ones living in the 470 square feet!!! can you imagine!?) ok, actually, I guess some people in other parts of the world do that. oh.

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  11. Hi - great photos. I am especially interested in the details on how your sister did that fabulous chalkboard makeover to the refrigerator - I have seen a million chalkboard paint refrigerators, but never one framed out so nicely. Can you share more pics of this, and/or send me info directly ? I'm forever grateful !!

    Julie in NJ
    traynor342@verizon.net

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  12. Yes! It really is charming. I could totally see myself living there! :)

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