{"id":32468,"date":"2017-05-13T19:44:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T23:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=32468"},"modified":"2017-06-23T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T02:10:09","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-613","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=32468","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Homes \u2013 Why We Love Them By: Carrie Oesmann"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ever since I can remember, I\u2019ve been infatuated with personal living spaces \u2013 the home environment. Whether it was my room as a child or our house as a whole \u2013 I\u2019ve always been aware of the space I live in.<\/p>\n

My mother is amazed how I can give her an exact layout of my childhood home in Queens, NY; I can picture the floor plan exactly. And even though I was only four years old when my father renovated the attic of our Cape Cod into two bedrooms for my siblings and me, I remember all the details vividly. We moved from that house before I turned five, but the transformation of that space into something functional, rather than just a scary storage place, left a lasting impression on me.<\/p>\n

This early awareness of space and the ability to envision change is obviously a huge factor in my career as an interior designer. But I think the love of the old adage \u201ca place for everything, and everything in its place\u201d resonates in all of us. We all have the innate desire for order, it\u2019s just that some people carry that into our homes and workplaces while others are so overwhelmed with the magnitude of material things that the need for order falls to the wayside.<\/p>\n

I am always looking for ways to work through the clutter for my clients, as well. Through the years I have found that our society\u2019s housing habits are cyclical. We have gone from small houses to McMansions and back again. And the locations of our homes have gone from urban living to suburbia, then back to city living a as preference for many \u2013 including myself.
\nIt\u2019s these factors and more that lead us to the love of the new \u201cTiny Home” craze that is sweeping the nation and the HGTV channel. We are fascinated with the desire for order and simplicity while we subconsciously revert back to the safety and comfort of our \u201cMother\u2019s womb\u201d – small spaces that make us feel secure. How society chooses to live seems to change with the tides… more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find the rest of these tips and even more interior design tips at http:\/\/www.bailiwickdesign.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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About Carrie,<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Carrie Oesmann is the ASID, CAPS and AKBD certified Interior Designer of Bailiwick Interior Design, a business she has owned and operated in New Jersey since 1999. Last year she had the pleasure of expanding her business and relocating to the Lehigh Valley, so she now lives in downtown historic Bethlehem with her husband John. Her \u201cJourney to Bethlehem\u201d inspired her to start sharing her adventure on her blog, which you can find on her website, www.bailiwickinteriordesign.com<\/a><\/span>. You can also follow her on <\/span>Facebook.<\/a> Carrie\u2019s home also doubles as Bailiwick Interior Design\u2019s Pennsylvania office and unique lifestyle showroom, a place where her clients can experience a variety of options in a real home\u2014it\u2019s unlike anything we have seen in the Valley! Call Carrie for a personal tour of the lifestyle showroom.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Website:www.bailiwickinteriordesign.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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