When Tricia moved into this newly built one-story house in Texas a few years ago, she wanted to give it more character with plenty of “cottage white” mixed with vintage finds.
Last April I showed you her charming kitchen makeover. Now she’s giving us a tour of the rest of her home.
Take a look!
Tricia calls it her “Little Cottage on the Pond” and writes a blog by the same name with the tagline, “Living Big in a Small House.”
It’s fun to follow her decorating adventures on it and on Instagram.
There are personal touches everywhere you look in her house.
Look up! There are maps on the ceiling:
She has a knack for mixing new furniture with old finds.
As much as they love this house, Tricia says it’s time to move on.
They’re trading their “cottage on a pond” for a 1923 farmhouse in the historic district.
The listing for their cottage says, “Fantastic one-story on a waterfront lot. The owners have truly put their heart & soul into making this home special. It will be featured in Country Living this year.”
Can’t wait to see that!
As you may recall from my post about her kitchen makeover last year, this is how the room looked when they moved in. It was nice enough, but it wasn’t her style. She wanted to lighten and open it up a bit.
It only took them one week to make it more cottage-y: “We tore out the existing upper cabinets and added open shelving. We built and installed two new, deeper cabinets to flank the stove.”
Tricia says, “Downsizing is a new adventure, a challenge, but most of all it will afford us the ability to do more, live more, and get out and see more. We are really craving that and although giving up our ‘little cottage’ is a bit sad, we know that whoever buys it will be getting a very loved and beautiful home.”
The got an offer on it the first week it was on the market, which doesn’t surprise me at all.
Food their two doxies, Violet and Jack:
As for the farmhouse they’re moving to, she says, “It will be the oldest home we have ever had, the smallest home we have ever had (at 1,400 square feet), and will probably be the most work we will ever do. Oh my heavens to Betsy, the porches, the windows, the vintage goodness!”
For more photos and information, visit Little Cottage on the Pond.
(Photos by Brittany Rae.)
What a surprise to click over this morning and see this! Thank you so much for the lovely feature and sweet words. We are so excited to be starting a new adventure 🙂
Best of luck with the move, Tricia. Can’t wait to follow along as you fix up your new farmhouse!
My favorite thing in this adorable home: the Dachshund print.
Ahem . . . why wasn’t a photo of said-same cuties** available for the ‘admire’?
My 2nd favorite thing: that X-motif (old?) window with the matching front door.
I love the X!
**Time to scour her blog for a glimpse!
You’re right, Kay, I should have included a photo of them! You can see a pic of those cute doxies here: https://littlecottageonthepond.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html
🙂
so cute! i really love the kitchen and her bedroom!!!
I am in love with this house!! I would never move!
There are some very nice touch’s in this house
I have seen this house in person. My mouth was opened with ooooos and awwwwwes the whole time.
I bet! I imagine there are stories behind a lot of the things we see in these rooms. I’d love to walk around pointing at everything and asking about them. 🙂
She added so much charm! What a great way with display Tricia has. Can’t wait to see her little farmhouse. (At 2274 square feet, this didn’t seem all that ‘little’ to me – makes my current cottage seem really little at about 2000 square feet!) I noticed in the cabinet in the living room it looked like she had some old diplomas in there. I found two of my ancestors’ sheepskins dating to 1850 and 1852 in our attic when I was purging getting ready for our move. They were all wrinkly. I thought they’d make an interesting display, but, alas, I have no room – all my cabinets and shelves are full of books, and there wasn’t any good wall space either, and I’m downsizing to 1400 square feet, too. I ended up donating them to the archives of the universities.
I love that you thought to donate them to the university archives instead of letting them gather dust in a closet!
The diplomas belonged to my Grandfather- he was so passionate about learning and education. The cottage is not that tiny, but for six of us it was! When we moved here all four kids were at home- the builders thought we were nuts for choosing a “small” house. It sort of became a family joke 😉
I look forward to seeing what Tricia does with the farmhouse. This little place will make the new owners very happy. Great job!
I thought, uh-oh, something newer. I won’t like that. What a pleasant surprise to find it’s cute as a bug in a rug.
I was really surprised to see how charming this home is. It really is lovely.
Possible to give me a source for the swimming lady that hangs on the wall? Love it in my Great Lakes home. Thank you .
It was made by the talented folks at White Flower Farmhouse in New York. They do lovely work!
Hi Julia this is such a pretty home; it would be hard to say goodbye. Thank you for sharing this beauty. Till next time Regards Esther from Sydney. PS can’t wait to see what Tricia will get up to in the farmhouse.
Eye-catching blog. Your cottage–style is simply gorgeous. This little place will make the new owners very happy. I do agree with all of the concepts you have introduced for your post. Really, love the kitchen and her bedroom Great job!
As I was scrolling along, I was coming to the “Keep Calm and hug your Dachshund”, but I hadn’t quite read it yet and thought it said “Keep Calm and Hug Your Husband”!! I don’t have a Dachshund, but I’m now inspired to get a “hug your husband” one 😀 Really like the laundry room
Ha. Love it. 🙂