About

The Teeny House is a creatively written account of my attempts to transform our house into a home.  As a working mother of two and a wife of an entrepreneur, I had a certain goal in mind when we moved into our recently purchased first home:  create a place where my family wants to be.  A clean, organized, yet lived-in space that generates a sigh of relief upon return.  Home, after all, is supposed to be where the heart is.  (Puke.)

Wait a minute…she said working mother of two.  Where are the kids!? 

Those are my children.  Don’t you see the family resemblance?  Archie on the left and Luna on the right. 

John, my handsome Latvian husband, owns a gym (can’t you tell?) where he pours his heart and soul into training others.  We moved from the Chicago area to coastal North Carolina in 2009 to start our lives together in a warmer climate.  Other than missing our Midwestern families, this was the perfect choice for us. 

That’s me, Emily, in the picture, too.  I am a state-employed attorney by day (and night and weekend), and a newbie to DIY-ing by spare time.  I have zero professional experience with interior design, am the least artistic person this side of the Mississippi, but insist on forming this house into a home by various do-it-yourself projects.  Two reasons for that:  1. See above, I am employed by the state and therefore have zero funds to hire interior designers or landscape artists, nor to purchase breathtaking imported furniture.  2.  I need a hobby.