Annie Colpitts

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Starting With The Bathtub, Part 2 by Annie Colpitts

Starting With The Bathtub  Designing, Building,  and Living My Tiny House Dream Part 2 by Annie Colpitts When I was little, I was constantly rearranging my room or trying to redecorate. I have always been interested in interior design and architecture, but my interest stayed purely in the realm of the extracurricular as I went off to college and out in the working world. The curriculum of business classes always felt natural and easy to me, so by the end of my freshman year at Sweet Briar College, I decided to major in Business with a specialization in Arts Management.  My degree served me well in my career after college,

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“Your House Is HOW Small?” | Diving Into The Trendiest New Housing Craze, Tiny Houses | Aiken Bella Magazine

“Your House Is HOW Small?” | Diving Into The Trendiest New Housing Craze, Tiny Houses

Though tiny houses have essentially always existed in some form or another, they have become an extremely trendy housing choice in the past few years. Popularized by everything from Instagram accounts to major network television shows, “going tiny” has become a phenomenon. I’ll admit it; I was drawn into the movement by seeing photos online of chic, cozy little houses and watching my fair share of HGTV shows. But the deeper I dug, the more connection I felt to the less glitzy ideas behind the movement. I was attracted to the concept of building my first house with my own hands and empowered by the idea of shrinking my environmental

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Starting With The Bathtub, Part 2 by Annie Colpitts

Starting With The Bathtub  Designing, Building,  and Living My Tiny House Dream Part 2 by Annie Colpitts When I was little, I was constantly rearranging my room or trying to redecorate. I have always been interested in interior design and architecture, but my interest stayed purely in the realm of the extracurricular as I went off to college and out in the working world. The curriculum of business classes always felt natural and easy to me, so by the end of my freshman year at Sweet Briar College, I decided to major in Business with a specialization in Arts Management.  My degree served me well in my career after college,

Read More »
“Your House Is HOW Small?” | Diving Into The Trendiest New Housing Craze, Tiny Houses | Aiken Bella Magazine

“Your House Is HOW Small?” | Diving Into The Trendiest New Housing Craze, Tiny Houses

Though tiny houses have essentially always existed in some form or another, they have become an extremely trendy housing choice in the past few years. Popularized by everything from Instagram accounts to major network television shows, “going tiny” has become a phenomenon. I’ll admit it; I was drawn into the movement by seeing photos online of chic, cozy little houses and watching my fair share of HGTV shows. But the deeper I dug, the more connection I felt to the less glitzy ideas behind the movement. I was attracted to the concept of building my first house with my own hands and empowered by the idea of shrinking my environmental

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