Before & After: An Eco-Friendly Family’s 400-Square-Foot Cottage Teems With Plant Life

A young couple, their son, and two rescue beagles model a grounded lifestyle from their Venice, California, tiny home.
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Whitney Leigh Morris, her husband Adam, and their rescue beagle StanLee moved into their 400-square-foot, Craftsman-style cottage in Venice, California, almost nine years ago. "Since then, we’ve gotten married on our front stoop, adopted our second dog Sophee, and welcomed our child West into the world," says Whitney. "We’ve always loved our home, but it suits us now more than ever."

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Laura Mauk
Laura Mauk writes about architecture and design for Dwell, Wallpaper*, the San Francisco Chronicle, Interiors and Luxe.

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