- Name:
- Audrey
- Location:
- Makawao, HI
- Square Feet:
- 782
- Division:
- Little
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- I love...being surrounded by the feeling of peace and nature both inside and outside my home.
I love...the openness of the large great room, the soaring 10 foot tall ceilings, and all the windows that catch the gentle tropical breeze.
I love...the location, on the mountain slopes of Maui, with amazing views all the way to the ocean from my neighborhood.
I love...coming home to my tropical zen space!
- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space
- Overall, the two greatest challenges would be working to personalize this rental and also living with the unusual floorplan. One fun challenge was changing out the very unique kitchen cabinet fronts made from garden trellis (not such a great idea for cleanliness in a kitchen!) to a simple beadboard cut to fit. It also took some time to adjust to the layout of the place and having my bathroom in the kitchen and having my shower in my small den. My "den" was too small to accommodate my bed, so I decided instead to put it in the great room in a recessed nook in the corner.
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Beautiful color scheme.
Voting for the garden. Love it!
Colors are gorgeous.
Love the garden! What an awesome addition to your space. (Super jealous, by the way ;)
Great job working around a totally wacky floor plan!
I want to see more pics of that awesome garden. I will show it to my bf, we are looking into changing our tiny backyard.
Amazing, I want to see more pictures! I love hoe the colours make the garden feel like it's continued inside I love it!
I have the shower curtain used as a drape near the door. In fact, I have three of them because I loved the large scale leaves and the colors. Two are still in the package waiting for me to recover my outdoor furniture cushions with them. LOVE
My absolute favorite so far. Great colors, great design, interesting artwork.
My condolences on having a shower in your den/walk-in closet space.
I covet your zen garden! (Not to mention your Hawaiian location!)
Love the colours! Love the whole space. Where did that awesome shower curtain come from?
Hm..I wonder what Audrey's favorite color is??! Very cute. What a funny layout! And I'm jealous of your little garden.
Love your outdoor space. Your shower curtain and that adorable doggy are beautiful.
mix it up with more colors! green is great but there's so much MORE...
Love your garden. I'd also LOVE to live where you are!
I can't really judge the space, but I would put my bedroom in the den and have the great room as a fabulous living room. Maybe it's not possible given the size, but nonetheless, I really like your place!
Love your space, your garden especially! I am also thrilled to see a Hawaii entry because I'm from Hawaii too and have never seen anything Hawaii-related on AT. Extra kudos since we don't have stores like IKEA back home.
What an unusual bathroom - the shower is in the den? I would have liked to have seen how the rest of the space works as I'm loving the great room and the garden!
Love the living area, but the kitchen seems too cluttered for me - but love the garden, absolutely beautiful!!!!
Oh Makawao, such a wonderful spot! One of my all time favorite spots. Your home reflects the vibe their perfectly.
I meant There not their!
Where did you get your bedding?! It's just what I've been looking for!
I love the outdoor area, very "zen". I also really like the eastern inspired bedroom.
I came to the U.S. from a tropical island country and it's so wonderful to see living spaces in a tropical environment! The colors especially are perfect. And I soooo want a little garden space like yours!
Where did you get the leaf-print curtain and rugs? I'm looking for ones like that too.
What a wacky floor plan! Great job working around it. I see we have these same favorite colors ;)
Also... zen garden? Swoon.
Audrey...I love...the simplicity of your Hawaiian haven! I can see why you love coming home to it. Trippy floor plan. Would have loved to see your view!
Absolutely Beautiful and Serene!!!!!!!! Love the Creativity!!!!!!
Love your beautiful tropical Hawaiian home!! Strange floor plan... would definitely love to see more in a home tour. Great colors and lighting!
LOVE the garden!!!!
Crazy awesome. I love how creative you got with your space. And love every piece of everything. Color scheme is so very comfortable for me. It's inviting and calming. Birds of a feather, fellow Audrey. Aloha.
I love the colours in this house! Blue shades and woods look gorgeous together. Absolutely beautiful little place.
I love it!! Where did you get that quilt? I must admit, I'm drooling over it.
@DodieGoldney... @MrsWj...thanks for your nice comments, the monstera leaf shower curtain and rug were purchased from Target on the mainland but I thought they were perfect for Hawaii.
@Rlmesq...although it looks like the same green on the walls, I actually chose a color called "Lemon Balm" for the den but the fluorescent lighting then makes it appear green, but I do still love it anyways.
@Girl Jen...thanks so much for your great comments, I got the quilt many years ago online from Speigel (when they used to sell bedding) and fell in love with the colors. I loved it so much this is actually my second one, after my dog loved the first quilt too much with his little paws!
LOVE the repeating colour scheme and the garden design - really great how you've worked with an awkward floor plan.
Very tranquil.
loved the splashes of green.
Love the blue and green color scheme! Beautiful Garden.
Love that garden! I want it.
Love the outdoor space!
Love it! You have truly made an oasis out of a strange floor plan. The garden seems like a part of the apartment. The colors are so tranquil and inviting. Great job.
color scheme is very comfortable to the eye. Asian entrance way is inviting.
Beautiful! Great way to make your garden part of your space. I love your cute puppy too.
Love the comforter color and pattern on the bed, that bed must be happy to look that good.
Where did you get that lamp in the livingroom beside your sofa? The white with the leaves? Love it