LOVE it. Its tiny but it doesn't feel cramped at all. Plus that zig-zag porch roof is really fun.

I love this house tour. It's a beautiful house and it actually looks lived in. It's got character.

I expected alot more color because of the turquoise stools on the porch; regardless, this place is wonderful. I like the orignal kitchen and bathroom. Cool mirror in that little knook area. Serene feeling in the bedroom. So much more. Not a fan of Southern California but if I could get a place like this by the beach, I may just swallow my pride.
Nicely done.

My last house was a tiny bungalow, so I can really appreciate anyone who can make the storage challenges of a small space work. Nicely done!

One question: why is the dining room/bfast nook not being used as a dining space? It's listed as your 'biggest embarrassment', but you have the space for it. Was the table edged out in favor of the dresser? Is the dresser too big for the bedroom? Just curious.

I love this place. It looks so cozy and comfortable. Very pretty!

you're almost out of toilet paper!

looove the coziness of the house :)

The toilet paper is going the wrong way :) I love the color in the bedroom. This place feels very peaceful!

this cute little home is a reminder for me - to be brave, to go for it, to not let fear of living alone (and having only a single social worker's income) get in the way of owning a home! thanks for the charming inspiration.

kathy

Kathy - have NO fear of living alone!

I love this little place!

lovedecor -

thank you for the support. maybe i should clarify. i do live alone and for the most part love it - but right now am in an apartment; the building is mostly-locked and there's lots of people close by who could hear me scream if i needed immediate help. a couple of us have exchanged phone numbers to call if there's a problem (like finding a creeper in the building - which has happened). it's the living alone in a larger space, an actual house, that i am not so sure about. maybe it's for having watched too many spooky movies (no more!), you know? anyway, i am inspired to check out homeownership ... oh, to be able to paint walls the colors i want! thanks again.

kathy

I love that a 450 square foot bungalow still exists. Most of them in my city have been torn down :-(

I love this little place! I want to move my family of four right in! Ha ha! I do want to see more of the outdoor space though. I have a feeling it's just as, if not perhapts more awesome! I use to live in a small studio with so many little corners and extra vintage details. It was like a jewel box. This place makes me think of it. Live large in your small space while you can!

God I'd love to know how much rent is going for in this place....I'm in Sherman Oaks and melting in this heat.
Great tour....

I lived for years in a little bungalow in Venice. On Ozone. Some of the very best years of my life. I love Venice. I left because I bought a little house. And you know what I did the week after escrow closed? I went on Craig's list to find another little apartment in Venice! I found one, then realized it was crazy owning a house, and renting an apartment, but there you go. Venice has that much of a pull on me! Thank you so, so, so much for sharing your home with us!

I'm with @TiffanySeattle - you have a dining room. Why is your biggest embarassment no dining space? You can easily work a solution in there, even if you do have to keep the dresser in there! Get creative!

It's a beautiful place! I love the colors and style. Well done!

Your cottage is very inspiring -- clean and bright / which isn't easy in such a small space. Love the bedroom -- brilliant colors and yet it feels serene.
It doesn't feel small or cluttered.

I would miss a dining table too--if renting I would simply get a folding table for special dinners. If you own the cottage-- you could hang a semi circle tabletop on the wall in front of the window in what appears to be a dining room ( room with wall heater ) my friend had a round table table cut in half and wall mounted (brackets on either side of the window.) she replaced the window making it a small bay from the floor with panes that opened out.The windowsill (3 ft off the floor) is now very deep = nice extra space. She lived in an airstream for a few years so is very good at designing fold-away furnishings.

If I had your cottage I'd never leave -- !

some typos, sorry, and bungalow, not cottage.

You give the best advice --don't be hasty. so true --a home can't be thrown together.

Can you move the corner bookshelf into a corner of your bedroom and then move the large dresser so that its back is parrallel with the built in room divider and then place a small table for your indoor dining area?

Oh my goodness, I used to sublet the bungalow right behind that one in the Summer of 2006, haha! Yours is absolutely lovely - fantastic work! I do love how secluded and cozy that little space is, and especially the front porch for quiet breakfasts :)

Love it! I dream of owning a little beach bungalow ~ sigh...........

amazing!! So beautiful and welcoming, for being so tiny!

I ADORE Venice, and this place is such a cute little place- it's my dream to have a place of my own by the beach. I loved the turquoise stools! The only thing I would change are the window treatments! Placing some serious window treatments a bit higher up would do so much for this space & bring the eye up. Those B&W photos look like Robert Frank, I love them!

I just have to add a few more comments, because I love your place:
- have you thought about painting those wicker armchairs an espresso shade & re-upholstering?
- could you move the chair from the left of the sofa to the right side? It would allow for better flow..
- that bonus room past the living area- perhaps make it a library/office? A nice contrasting paint color on the walls, and adding a small sawhorse desk (in a similar shade to your dresser) with the existing chair (painted/re-upholstered) would do wonders. Maybe move the plant if possible..

Great job! I live just down the street practically and I know how challenging it is to make such a small place work. But it's so worth it because the beach is our front yard! I picked a very similar shade of sand paint in my front room and it feels nice, relaxing and beachy. I like how you put up black and white photos against that color - I will try the same thing. Thanks for sharing.

your brass lamp is stunning, and really special!

Oh for crying out .....Five in a row that I've really liked!
Katie, as a fellow lamp fiend in an even smaller house than yours and with not a lot of outlets, you have my sympathy. Picture # 7 clearly revealsyou eye for a unique lamp.

I've been typing my fingers to the bone, so if you care to know how I feel about your efforts you might look at my comment on Michelle's Fashion Forward.....those remarks apply equally here. You've done nicely.

I love this house! Cosy, uncluttered and nicely decorated. Well done!

Art is Neccessary -
By living alone I thought you meant - as a single woman sans partner. Not as a fear for yoursafety, etc.
My bad.

Simple and nice..Good art works.
but...
I'd change those blinds and do something about that bare light bulb in the living room.
Get a sleeker coffee table to make room/spaciousness. Wouldn't place technology near lamps/candles. And given the small space I would place the laptop at eye level.
Flip the toilet paper in the bathroom.

Katie, very nice and calm. Loooove the mirror on pic 12, what's the story behind it?

Katie, you love lamps, yet you are OK with having a bare light bulb in your ceiling fan? You can get a replacement cover at any of the mega-home-stores for a couple of bucks.

Also, perhaps AT fuzzed out your house number, but if they didn't please use some of that bright turquoise paint on the numbers so they are visible from the street. Emergency vehicles (not to mention taxi cabs if you ever use them) need to be able to see the numbers from the street. In some cities it's a law.

Cozy fits this place perfectly.

Love your small space, lamps, and everything that seems to have taken a lot of thought,time love, to gather up. Nice job

Wonderful little space. Makes me want to move back to CA.Thanks for sharing and as others have said I would try and create a little dining area in the area you have your dresser.

Loved it. Perfect for seashore without being trite. Love the gold color on the walls.

Very lovely and cozy! I agree with dining area in the space w/your dresser - maybe built-in storage benches along both window walls, with a table that could double as a desk? Would also give more storage. Anyhow, just as it is is lovely, too :)

Oh there are other lamp lovers...thought I was alone. I watch MadMen and instead of looking at Don (like any sane woman would)...I'm checking out the lamps in the room.
This space is lovely...

love it!