You're dedicated to work from home; I could never get anything done in space this relaxing.

Love the staging in the kitchen.

What a cute couple...and oh and a cute house!

Very soothing relaxing house!

What a beautiful decoration, i love it! Very good and clever color combinations, you did a wonderful job there. Congratulations from Germany!

Simply heavenly. Thanks for sharing.

I think the place is absolutely perfect. Wow! I love a little cottage!

I love the large poppy artwork in photo #8 of the house tour. Where can I find it or something simlar?

Love it.

Gorgeous! Normally white walls gives me hives (too many years renting) but I love this home; so airy, so breezy, so relaxing, so clean, so beautiful! Seriously, how do you keep the dark dog hair from taking over all those great white furnishings and floors?

I'm always amazed at how homey and comfortable some renters make their abodes. I was always afraid of doing things...or maybe I just happened to get landlords who wouldn't LET me do anything!

And it goes without saying, but Rupert. Is. Awesome.

LOVE it and extremely jealous! :) My favorite element...The Big Stick print in the office. Reminds me of my childhood. :)

Sanoma? Monticito? Plack? Ugh. I was thrown off by all the misspellings. I can't help it; it's the way my brain works. But this is a lovely home.

Fireplace? Did I miss something?

I'd live in a van on the side of the road in Summerland. Lucky pups! They did an amazing, wonderful job. Such a warm vibe. Congrats you two! Call me when the lease is up and you move?

Spelling errors are corrected :) And I added a photo of the living space showing the fireplace. Sorry I missed it first time around.

We have a yellow lab named Rupert! He is as mellow and sad as they come:). Love your place!!

Where did your metal "F" come from?!

So lovely.

This place exudes a clean, honest vibe. Minor quibble (yeah, everyone's a critic...) --absence of window treatments? Oh yeah, the poppy artwork. Source? Nice job, guys. I could live here.

Love the pink office!

Gorgeous. I love your collections of items... and how you manage to display them without making the place feel cluttery.

Love the headboard. Nice job.
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I love these charming yet stylish, unpretentious yet quirky sorts of homes. Creating one of this quality shows a real talent.

I really love it, and it is so refreshing to see a big kitchen table in the kitchen instead of an island. This is what I grew up with, and I like that you can help and talk to the person in the kitchen and feel comfortable.

I love Summerland, love your dog, pink office suits me to a 'T', my favorite thing is the quirky feminine curtain on the bedroom door. Let me know if you ever need a dogsitter??? *g*

Good advice on not attempting plumbing or electrical yourself, except, in Berkeley CA there's a non-profit Building Education Center (BEC and people travel from all around the country to take the classes since they're taught by pro's). Did wonders for me - though I still rely on a pro when something's above my skillset. I always figure it's worth mentioning the BEC since it's a great resource.

OMG I want your dog.

Long live Rupert...oh, and the peeps and the home are pretty good too!

very nice -- sophisticated, actually. Though if you must know my first, gut reaction after viewing these photos: a woman's touch overwhelms the choreography. Even Ted's study seems constructed by hubby! Just a (single guy's) observation!

You guys are as cute as your house!

THAT'S a great house. Fabulous job!!!

i know it's a housetour and im not supposed to comment on people, but... you guys look so cute together! (thats the first pic - i couldnt ignore it!!) and of course your space's BEAU-tiful too =)

where did you get the black wall clock in your office?

What are those pink flowers in pic 40? Gorgeous.

Really nice, great color combinations and not fussy at all, which is great. And you two (3) are adorable, btw.

The pink office is so surprising, in a really good way! I love pink, but am afraid of it looking too cutesy. Beautiful done.

BTW, great outfit (especially the shoes)!

do you use your fireplace? I have the exact one (mine's green) but I'm terrified to use it!

Cutie Cute!

There is another typo first paragraph.....three not theree.....thought it was cute but didn't really get a sense of the house itself even with all those shots....too many pictures of just stuff

Haley is quite attractive!

lovely home, but how can you spend so much money on a house that isn't yours? did the landlord help out with any of it? I'd love to see more shots of the exterior and yard and some more wide shots as well! very inviting and it seems to suit you both!

lovely. can anyone provide a source for the shower curtain?

Love the pink office - green with jealousy :)

Great job - I like everything you've done!

Perfect! I love the feminine and masculine offices and the rest of the house is so calming. Cute couple

You've done a great job! It's stunning.

amazing! Do you mind saying where you found your sofa?

All very nice, but what I don't get is if its a HOUSE TOUR why are there pictures of.... flowers, a chair, a dog bed, a bowl of salad???? Is it only me that wants to see the layout of the house????

Your place has a very airy, yet cozy feeling. Well done!

@Michael W.: really? "Me see cute girl. Me likey." Adding nothing of substance while reducing the person who seems to have done most of the decorating to her appearance?

@shanalulu Overreact much? He didn't say it cruelly or crudely, and they opted to include themselves in the tour. Sure, it wasn't the most in depth post ever, but his comment is no more fluff than "Love your house!" or similar general statements.

You know, there have been many times over the years that I've admired house tours on AT. But this is the first time that I've actually been jealous. Like, on a re-examining my life choices level. Oh, just a sweet little cottage in Summerland with wood floors painted white and seagrass we put in ourselves and even the ceilings are cute. I can barely stand it.

And to put it in a less psychologically loaded way . . . the care and work you've put into it is really evident, and the results are truly enviable -- good job, and enjoy!

I can't believe you've only got 150 sq ft more than my place. So many rooms and looks so spacious! I love that you clearly have feminine and masculine touches.

The chairs you are using next to the desk to stack books are beautiful, your gift wrapping station is wonderful and I just love the overall clean open feel of a cottage.

I'm available if you ever need a dog sitter! Dogs love me, especially chocolate labs.

I love the pink. Any idea what the paint name is. I am dying to use it in my house of in one of my client's home. I don't usually go for pink, but it is perfection!!

I'd also like to know the source for the large poppy print. Beautiful house!

@Shadlyn: I would argue that "love your house," on a home design/decor site, IS considerably less fluffy and more on-topic than a comment about someone's physical appearance. I'm sick of seeing women reduced to their appearance and of men thinking women are here to be appraised or that we care what random yahoos think of how we look. You call it overreacting, I think it's entirely appropriate. That commenter could at least have taken a moment to add a little window dressing, in the form of "the resident is as lovely as her home," or some such. Naked appraisal, rude or not, is pointless and a wee bit sexist.

This is such a warm, welcoming place. I have color in every room, but this is actually appealing to me. Serene. Great job, your hard work is evident. And landlords will let you change things if it improves their investments, and this redo does just that. Enjoy.

You learned the three things we learned from our first house reno: (1) unless it's easy and basic, call a plumber or electrician to do that work and (2) wonderbars are necessary to get up parquet or linoleum. Since we redid that first house, we've shown up to other friends' demo parties with wonderbar in hand. No one ever knows about it until you've spent a few days trying to get up old flooring without one. I bet your landlord is thrilled to have the improvements done to the house. It's stunning now.

someone asked about the pink flowers in photo 40? want to say they were pink tea roses, in full bloom....but not sure.

Also for those curious about Haley's office paint color- Behr: Southern Beauty

Love the house but really you should mention that despite it's tiny size, the rent here is probably more than most people pay for their monthly mortgage payment!

Thank you all for the wonderful feedback! I'll try to answer some of the posted questions if I can! afloatinglife & sg5785: The poppy artwork in photo #8 is from World Market. Zenezie: It is a constant battle, I painted them white BEFORE we got Rupert and now we're considering other options, any ideas? PleinJane, I had to laugh at your post considering your account name. ofheart&city, the metal "F" is an oldie-but-goodie from Anthropologie. Trish1980, thank you :) Little Lulu, the clock is from Target (blush) The pink flowers, hmmm, not sure, but they looked to ME like some sort of daisies. lorijo, I have, but don't...for the exact same reason, yikes! andreainmaine, good question! To be honest, they didn't help out at all, but we didn’t end up spending that much in the end, it was definitely less than $1,000 on everything… Oh, and the exterior isn't pictured because it’s nothing worth writing home about... With all the work we've done on the inside, we haven't had time/ energy/ money to fix up the outside yet. cmccoy, I do not know the manufacturer, but I do know that it was purchased from OneKingsLane.com about six months ago, and that it's SUPER soft! jen_g on I do not know the origin of the sofa, i'm sorry. Oh, and Michael W, I am flattered, thank you.

This is so pretty!

cute couple, cute house and cute dog!

Cute couple. He must be a saint to live in
girly-ville!

Love absolutely everything (except the dead butterflies, which made me sad). Very good job. I would never leave!

That's a really nice place, and a beautiful floor plan too!

I like cottage style.You have done it so well.Beautiful home.

@shanalulu I assume, of course, that you are also offended by those who look at a house tour and yell "Cute dog!" Because after all, dogs are living beings and not window dressing.

I also assume you're horrified by those who called them a cute couple, as any outside judgement of the appropriateness of their pairing is judgemental and indicates that our society finds it inappropriate for people of varying attractiveness to be together.

Like I said, was the original comment relevant? Maybe not. Was it rude, no. You were.

After all, you reduced a full sentence into "caveman speak" clearly indicating where YOUR social biases lie.

I took a shower and thought it over, and my last comment was bugging me. I don't think I said what I meant to say.

Your concern is valid, so are the two that I mentioned in addition. They are widespread cultural issues, and if you had originally posted something like:

"I know you probably didn't mean it this way, but it really bothers me sometimes how women are reduced to their appearance in our culture."

If that had been the post, I don't think I would have been bothered at all; I might well have agreed and I certainly would have looked at it differently.

Instead, you attacked the individual who was doing something that wasn't rude by all mainstream cultural standards, and set YOURSELF apart as the rude party. This doesn't change standards; it just makes everyone else defensive.

Be as rude about ideas as you like, but I strongly believe that only being courteous to people - unless they are rude first - will ever change ideas.

You'll note from some of my reactions in this thread, I sometimes find this advice easier to give than to follow.