Little Cottage

We have a new addition to The Cottage grounds!

Back up to a Friday evening in early February.  

Mr. D and I are wandering through the 2013 Builders Home Show stopping at all the booths with kitchen cabinets, countertops, flooring & sinks scoping out potential kitchen products.

We hit up the “Once Upon A Playhouse” exhibit and Mr. D gives up a ten spot, then slips his carefully folded raffle ticket into the entry box in front of the playhouse named “Home Growin.'”

The very next Sunday afternoon Mr. D takes a call telling him that he won a playhouse.

He WON a PLAYHOUSE!

Imagine me literally jumping up and down with joy.

I seriously was jumping around the room.

embarrassing myself.

The next day our little cottage arrived

on the back of a flatbed tow truck.

 { S I G H }

So much cuteness going on

Our new little cottage was built by 

Riverland Community College and Habitat Restore

I love that the materials used are all re-purposed.

DOORS, SHINGLES, ROOFING WINDOWS, FLOORING, RAILINGS, WOOD

Aren’t the slate look roof and sunlight windows awesome?

front porch with railing, spindles, flower box, wood floor

and….. a pineapple door knocker! 

…just couldn’t resist editing some branches in — imagine the window box with petunias!

door window reflecting on the interior wall…

windows on all sides!

every few days I step in the little cottage

and find it surprisingly warm even on cold days — solar heat baby!

The dogs always join me — they dig the place too.

Baby Girl and I are making plans for the little cottage ….

We have options

Potting Shed / Greenhouse

Get-away with a daybed

Guesthouse

and the obvious — a playhouse someday

First decision to make is WHERE to put it!

Again, we have some options.

You know I’ll keep you posted. (pun intended)

Just for kicks, I put together a little GIF of the delivery.