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Monday, June 8, 2015

Help me win a bike!! It's easy, just vote :-)

Hi lovelies!

Some of you may recall my kick-ass old bike bake in Manchester - a neon green Electra. Unfortunately it could not make the trip with us out to Seattle and I had to give it up. *tiny violin*

I have always missed that bike.

Fortunately, Electra is having a bike contest and the prize is a brand shiny new Electra Loft and a new go-pro camera! They want the winners to shoot video of their cities and basically share the love.

I posted my video (basically me walking around to some of my favorite spots in town) and would love, love, love if you would vote for me. It looks like there are only 29 contestants that were chosen for the online review portion and there are 15 bikes available. Help me be one of the lucky 15 and you'll get to see some videos made with that go-pro camera, including an epic tour of all my favorite spots in Washington!

You can watch all the videos HERE

My video is titled, "This is my city," and the cover still is me in black with a yellow scarf walking in front of a houseboat.

Thank you for your support!

Love,

V

Thursday, May 21, 2015

The Long Awaited HOUSE TOUR!!!

*happy sigh*
It has been a long, long time and there are still a few little things to wrap up - but I've come to the conclusion that there will always be a few little things to wrap up. So this is where we live. Welcome to the Silver Moon House!

This is the main entrance / mud room / pantry / and storage area. Everything in a tiny home has to do double, and sometimes triple, duty.

You can spot:

 - My apron
 - A picture from my grandpa
 - Cutting boards (one in the shape of a frog!)
 - A tea cozy
 - Magnets
 - Dog treats
 - A microwave
 - Cereal
 - Tang!


Here is a little bit further into the house. We have a 3/4ths fridge that I got for free from the Kaplan Institute that closed in the U District. When we hauled it out it was gross. The freezer was totally filled with ice and abandoned frozen lunches. There were stains and sticky fluids and all sorts of ickyness. Ewwww. 

It took about a week to clean it out, let it thaw, dry it out, bleach it, wait a couple days, bleach it again, wash it, and then detail clean it with cotton swabs and more bleach. 

I can proudly say it is all nice and fresh in there now! :-)

A 3/4ths fridge is perfect for Hubbs and I. I've noticed that being able to actually see where the food is means that less of it goes bad. Yay! Much less forgotten food!


Making tea first thing in the morning!

Open shelves above the cabinets. 


Happy Plants! 


 
This is the clothes hanger we got for the items that need to line dry. It is strong enough to hold tons of clothes but then collapses down to this teeny tiny towel bar. We mounted it on the back of the door to the shared work-space. 

Above the drying rack is my purse storage. Have I mentioned I have a growing fondness for purses? Unfortunately / fortunately for me - a tiny space requires limiting the amount of earthly possessions so I shrunk it down to two everyday purses and one overnight bag. 




Roll-out cabinet kitchen storage


We left this cabinet open so the pup would have his very own space. 

There are two small shelves above him for storage of cookie sheets (top shelf) and dog supplies, treats, and extra toys (middle shelf). 

The poster was a gift from Hubb's mum. 

In the back corner you can see the stacked metal stools. We searched all over for stackable counter-height stools! Guess where we found 'em. Guess!

Fred Meyer for $20. 

Ridiculous. 





Bed room area

Floating handmade computer desk

Living room overview. (You can spot my bow!)

This is the reading nook / music wall / clothing storage / rolling library area. 

Hubbs looks so happy hanging out in the hammock and reading the Stranger! 

We had thought about getting an actual "chair" but the hammock has been so much better - I can clean under it easily, we can move it where ever since there are plenty of other hanging spots throughout the house, and a person can easily sleep there - so couch surfing hooray!







 

        Entry way storage                           Specially built shoe storage



Well, that's about it! I hope you enjoyed the tour. Now, its time to go out and play. 
Thanks for visiting!

Secret bonus pic - this is why it is the "Silver Moon" house!

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Welcome to the Bathroom!

We've got fun n games! ... well, not really games, but there's tons of fun packed in every colorful inch of this tiny house bathroom!



                                            Before                                                     After

       

Our Tiny House bathroom is finally finished!!

We went with a recycled dark grey paint that matches the tile and grout in the shower. Then a modern trim and upper wall color in bright white. All the decoration is set against the upper white half of the walls and gives you plenty to look at while disguising storage. 

There is a 3.5" kickout from the edge of the shower and I found some 3" trim near the 2" trim used on the walls. I grabbed the 3" trim, painted both sides, got some brushed silver mountings, and made a series of shelves on that wall to show off all our tiny knickknacks. 

It also holds the bathroom clock ... just to make sure I get out on time!


Top Shelf : Jake the dog, vinyl cupcake, baby turtle, print, robo-chameleon, Pyewackett the corgi, stationary tin       


Second Shelf : Hair sticks and bang-scissors, pottery from Japan, owl feather, tile from college pottery class, incense, the bathroom clock



Third Shelf : Lucky black cat, clay fish, glass star, Devil Duck, lucky candy smokes, hair pin holder, fork print, assorted crystals and metal fish, "you" rock, daruma doll, Betty Page card, Rubix cube

         **More Bathroom Pics!**



 


 

 

 

Thanks for visiting!