- Name:
- Sarah
- Location:
- Cooperstown, NY
- Square Feet:
- 832
- Division:
- Small
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- Everything! Our bedroom is the most comforting space that I have ever had in any home, but our kitchen is beautiful, easy to cook in and to be in, and has the bonus of being the largest open space in our home. With glossy floors and the lights turned down and the music turned up, our kitchen doubles as a dance floor where we love to slow dance or tear it up, whatever the mood! I'll take that over a kitchen island any day. The collection of my son's beautiful watercolors that hang in the living room was painted when he was three and four years old, they are so marvelous and set the tone the decor. I personally designed and chose every finish and fixture in this gut-renovation, overseeing the contractor and wielding a hammer or trowel every day for 5 months. Love built this house and I wouldn't trade this little Sears kit house (redux) for anything.
- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space
- For me the biggest challenge in our small but very open space was creating a cohesive decor that is pleasing from anywhere, because every room can be seen from nearly anywhere. I kept the colors light above the floor, the walls and furnishings white, and the textures dramatic on the floors with the cowhides and flokati against the gorgeous koa floors. The artwork and photo collections are colorful, which makes the whole house feel happy and bright. I repeated motifs without making it feel themed. Our windows are dramatic and there is a view from all twenty two, so I did not use window treatments anywhere except in the bedroom. The house feels big and bright, with the gardens visible from every space.
Categories:
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I love this place! There is something serene, almost misty about it (maybe its the lighting?) Just charming!
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Love the use of the space - the kitchen feels much larger than what one would expect in a house of this size.
i think I'm in love with this home. looks like you have a killer yard/scenery, too! the only thing that gets me is lack of window coverings... secluded or not. but that's me.
Where did the rug come from?! I absolutely love it! If its over a few hundred, any ideas on a cheaper alternative?
Super cute home! I'm jealous of your white couches- our dog makes our cream one so difficult that we're trading in for gray conveniently before a baby comes :)
I'd love to see a complete house tour of this little gem! Love it!
Very nice! This is a perfect example that for a couple people you just don't need a ton of space. It's so light and shiny. Thanks for telling us what makes up the framed collection in the living room. My eyes were instantly drawn to that area. Very sweet.
FYI when I favorited this. It had 9 hearts and when I hit the button it went back to 1.
I think it looks huge! The windows and the light color work wonders
Don't know which makes me happiest: the framed watercolors or the 22 windows. What a great layout!!
And what a beautiful job you've done with it.
where is that awesome cream-colored chair from?
All those speakers mounted too close to the corners is giving me fits.....
Hi AT, same thing here as #Alainnotebook -- it was at 51 and then went back to 1 when I favorite-ed.
Well how can I not "favorite"a beautiful little home in charming little Cooperstown? I lived there years ago and loved walking around town taking in all the gorgeous homes. So glad I got to take in this one. Good luck!
why is there only 1 vote for this yet we all like it? something is very wrong.
Would you tell us where your sofa is from?
I would love it if my home had this many windows! All the natural light in here is fabulous!
i absolutely adore your home!! colors and furniture, everything is perfect :) congratulations!!!
i don't understand what's happening with the votes...
Ach.My eyes. I hate it.
Just kidding. Stunning, calming, and favourited.
beautiful floors, tons of light, bright and airy decor, and a huge kitchen - what's not to love?!
I just favorited this and it went from 145 to 121. Your place is so wonderful that I hope you don't get cheated out of winning spot!
Beautiful. Quite the charmer this space is!
Wow! Love the dog!x
What a perfect little home.
I love most of it, but I just don't understand not having any upper kitchen cabinets. i can see wineglasses on one shelf, but are your dishes in the bottom cabinets? How annoying would it be to take out or put away stacks of dished in the bottom cabinets? No upper cabinets is not a trend I can get behind, certainly not without some substantial shelves.
Thank you so much everyone! That's Frankie loving the camera and loving life! Our kitchen is all drawers, which is soooo easy for storing every thing from dishes to appliances. Open shelves are on every wall and hold all of the glassware and collectibles. They sparkle in the sunlight and glisten under the lighting. Some of the furnishings and the rugs were on- line finds, the chair was TJ Maxx! Window treatments are coming soon!!
Gah, my dream - a Sears kit house gut & remodel! Fantastic job!
Sarahstewart, where is the sofa/sectional from? Thx!
i love everything about this place!
Absolutely gorgeous in every way...you really know how to make great use of the space and it lives really "large"! Love your son's grouping of watercolors on the wall that set the tone for the family room--what a wonderful way to make your space even more meaningful. Incredibly well done!!
I smell winner!
The sectional came from an online retailer, I can't remember which, but I searched for modern sectional. You'll find it!
Your home was a Sears kit?? It is awesome to know just how far a kit house can go!! Fan-frieking-tastic.
P.S. Son's artwork-Priceless!
Love this, would like to see more especially the outside.
Thank you Everyone!
Can I have your kitchen, pretty please? Absolutely gorgeous.
It has a very welcoming feeling! Just love it!
Love how it place makes me feel.
i love how this place makes me feel.
Wow just a lovely home, the kitchen is especially awesome! Glad to hear that you really appreciate and love your home. My favorite so far, great job!
great space! too bad it didn't make the finals~