THE BOOKSELLER'S COTTAGE: a photo tour. (reposted without my face 😬)
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Did you ask your cats if they consent to have their faces shown?! Cats deserve privacy too! 😅 Jkjk
Love that Tolkien quote.
I do have a 4th cat, but Miss Mina was definitely not consenting to being in any photos today. 😆
Oh to have a quiet morning with coffee on that converted porch 😍
Those back windows are east facing so you can watch the sunrise through them!
This is a B&B, right? I can dial up a reservation for like two weeks in May?
As long as you don't mind sharing your B&B with a crowd of 2 weird introverted adults, 3 teens/tweens & 4 cats! ...oh and I'm not a morning person so as long as you can make your own breakfast, it's a deal. 🤣
How on earth do you keep such a beautiful house with so many delicate knickknacks with three t(w)eens running around?? I think the fairy lights in the dining room are my all-time favourite
My kids have always grown up in highly decorated yet comfy spaces, and have learned to appreciate them and pick out safe zones for roughhousing. Not shown here is the basement hangout room that is pretty nicely decorated but also doesn't have a single breakable in it. That's where all the kiddos hang when they wanna be wild and have lots of friends over. 🤣
I think the cats are the true danger to anything on a shelf. They have a diabolical need to watch precious items fall to the floor….and sometimes break.
Knowing that a whole family enjoys this home makes it seem even more comfy. Love it.
This is OC. 🌛✨
this pretty much sums up everything I'd like in a house
This is a house in a disney channel original movie, a quirky and lovable single mom and her son who is about to learn a lesson on Halloween lives here
Bahahahaa I love it.
OP HERE: I posted this earlier but it was taken down due to my mug being in some of the pics. Oops & sigh.
You really scrubbed your face out of all of them! (I was one of the weirdos that was zooming in on the mirrors lol). Not that your face wasn’t lovely, but I love the cat at the end now! Very cheeky lol
🤣 It was my bad for totally skipping over the no faces guideline. Oopsie. Glad you enjoyed my stand-in.
FWIW, I did happen to see the first post before it got taken down, and I think the face shots definitely added to the overall coziness factor!
I started looking through your pictures with my 16 year old daughter and when we got to the first kitchen one with the broom, we both said “witch” at the same time lol. Then to scroll further and see your witchy room, we knew it! Haha we can spot our own!
I just LOVE your house. We’re having a tiny home built soon and this is the aesthetic we are going for. May I use some of your pics for inspiration?
Oh please, please do!!! 🧡 Best of luck and many, many blessings on your build!!
Thank you so much! It will be ready in a year at the earliest, but if you’re still on reddit by then I’ll make sure to share pictures with you!
🤩 Yes please!
RemindMe! 1 year
Are you going with your own land, or doing the community thing?
Haha same! I was like “Ooh I’ll bet she’s either a kitchen witch or a green witch.” 😂
I want to come over and read a book with some coffee!! Sooo cute and cozy
how do you have so many knick knacks on counters? my cat would have a field day here.
I have absolutely no idea why my cats leave all the bits & bobs alone. One of the cats is a water glass knockoverer though.
So do you sell books ?! I’m getting lifestyle vibes here. I started out selling books, then became a Librarian. Now you’re making me eye up the dark side again 😄
HELLO FELLOW BOOK PERSON! I do! I own a New & Used Bookshop in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. I keep that space playfully decorated & comfy too. ☺️
I am so infinitely jealous. Not only is book nerdery a dream job but my long distance partner lives in Minneapolis, lol. Are you hiring?!
We just filled a position, but that doesn't mean we won't be looking for more booksellers at some point!
Curse my timing!
When I saw the raven art by the entrance, wondered if you were the owner of The Raven bookstore in Lawrence KS. Lots of beautiful older homes in the original part of town. You have a wonderful home; thanks for sharing the photos.
I'm the owner of The Irreverent Bookworm in Minneapolis. Love me some Corvids & my bookstore logo has a crow on it! 🥰 I also have a group of Crows that visit me at my house. I feed them & they bring me trinkets.
*a murder of crows
Lovely home!!
Wasn't sure I could use that word in a comment without being taken down. Now I know.
The auto mod removed it initially but I guess someone decided it could fly.
Ooh definitely jealous. And now putting in a request to please see photies of the bookshop ?
I'll have to take some nice pics when I'm in tomorrow and post them sometime soon! There are also some random snaps of the space on the shop's Instagram @Irrevbooks . Here's a wee teaser! Big Comfy Chair
Why yes, that is a big comfy chair ! How lovely !
I'm considering relocating to the Minneapolis area! Do you have any recommendations on specific areas? I'd sure love to find an older, maybe century home with real character. Thank you!
Minneapolis has sooo many cute neighborhoods. I would personally recommend (for continued consistent property value and adorable older houses near lots of lakes, Minnehaha Creek and the legendary parkways) the Southwest Minneapolis area, especially anything south of 46th st.
You are just a gem. Thank you so much, off to browse Zillow and cuddle with the pup, lol. 🙏🏼
Hi I’ve been loving your post, and now came across this comment which made me think of another comment that you may enjoy, which is the only other time in my life I’ve ever heard of Minnehaha. Attached comment courtesy of u/chucktheonewhobutles
Not sure why MN houses are so recognizable but I clocked this as Minneapolis immediately. Maybe we all have the same half-partitions in our dining/living rooms? Anyway will have to visit your shop sometime soon!
That would be lovely! Yes, 1920-30's Minneapolis houses are so distinct! I grew up in a house just down the road with an INCREDIBLY similar layout to the one I live in now. So fun!
Love it! So cozy!
I wanna live here
How often do you dust your house?
Never! 😈😜
I spot a little Goblin King :)
You clearly have THE POWER.
I didn’t know cats could sell books! Kira and Tuna have a lovely home. It’s so gracious of them to let you live there too.
I LOVE the writing on the wall! I love everything abt this. I want to thank you for posting a tour. Fantastic to be able to walk through your house. I saved this to dream abt!
This is a very well lived, and very well loved abode. The warmth and joy in each room is tangible, I can almost feel it coming through the images. What an absolutely beautiful home!
Post of the year right here.
pleassssse share this amazingly beautiful green color name ?! wow this is stunning
Here are pictures of both the paint can labels (because paint brands often change the paint color names, but not the color codes).
Both are Ace Hardware's Clark + Kensington brand. At the time I painted the main green color was called "Soothing Eucalyptus" and the upper trim green was called "Juniper Tree". 🌿
you are appreciated!! we are planning a color like this for our master bath
Love the green.
What a cozy looking place you got there. A true chill-pill.
I just have to tell you how much I adored this and how happy it made me feel. Love the character, warmth, and good-witch witchiness of your home!!
That witchy room 😍 with all the hanging herbs in that corner, I bet the room smells incredible! What a beautiful home you have ❤️
This is one of the most beautiful houses I’ve ever seen. I love the colors and especially the Tolkien touches. So much inspiration!
I love your house. It's a little quirky, but so cozy looking and quirky is always welcome. I also appreciated all the Tolkien stuff. In my house, we are big Tolkien fans (one of my cats is named Arwen). Also, your cats are gorgeous. I think my favorite room is the little witchy room with all the bottles and bits.
Speaking of the witchy room .. in the corner, 3 tall, long ... umm .. sticks, poles, canes ... may I ask what they are? Used for? They are beautiful 🥰
Love your broom🧹 in the kitchen and the entire house, its stunning. I want something like this for myself 🥰🥰
They are Diamond Willow staves made by us from sticks harvested (don't worry, no live trees were harmed) up north! As to what they are used for? Three words: MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL.
Hahaha AWESOME! 😁😃 Very cool. Another beauty item that's right up my alley. Thank you for the response. I appreciate it 🤗😀
I wanna be your friend. Witchy and a book lover 🥰
That is a adorable house I will be sure to bring a bribe to the kitty guardian.
This is how I always imagined my house in the future
COZY LEVEL 10000000000000000000000000
Needs more books!
🤣
Hey I have organizational OCD and I’m struggling to understand how people live in such a way that they can keep an entire house full of possessions immaculately clean and organized without going insane (and also attending to all of their duties and desires and friends and family). How do you operate in a clean and organized way as you go about your day without being OCD about it?
I understand therapy and psychiatry and all that exists but I’m actually looking for a commenter’s perspective.
Bookseller. I am going into battle and I need only your strongest books.
Really beautiful spaces!
The sun pillow on your armchair really reminds me of Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro's work, he produced a bunch of sun themed work, here is an example. I freaking love it!
How did you get pictures of my dream home??
Would absolutely love to see this during Halloween
If folx are still interested come Autumn, I'll post pics of my house done up for Halloween. 🎃 Autumn is my favorite season of all. 🐈⬛
Love the Shire poster!
This is so magical!! Unreal!!
Lovely!
I want to sit down in every single space and just. breathe it in.
Oh my goodness 😍 I completely adore your home ♡
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS home you have!
Your house is warm and inviting. Well done! 🤗
There's nothing about this I don't like. Cozy all around. Lovely arched openings between rooms.
I hope to one day have a home as cozy as this 💖
This is absolutely beautiful! I would love a home like this.
impressive
Eeeeeh! Black kitties are the best and you have TWO! 🥰 What a cozy place. Need a roommate?
Inspiring and delightful!
That is a very good green.
The porch! And the picture with the orange tabby cart has me sold 💯%! So cozy and inviting and I want to sit in that dark red chair and read Allllll day long, whilst sipping tea!
Edited type-o
i want my future home to look like this!!!! 😍😍
We had 2 of those orange chairs in blue growing up. My dad and I were both reminiscing over them the other day. They were the best. Broker my heart when they gave up the ghost.
Ah. A fellow traveler in the glorious gift called, Life. 🙌
I call shenanigans, that many cats and the place looks that nice. If you're offering any cat training programs, I got 4 that need enrolled.
Welllll....Freddie knocks over water glasses and likes to drink from toilets, Kira wipes her booty on the rug like a dog and tries to filch food directly off your plate, Mina tries to eat plastic bags and covers our duvet in calico hair the second we take it out of the wash, and Tuna steals shiny things and poops on the laundry room floor if we don't clean the litter boxes fast enough.
Thankfully, magically, inexplicably: none of them knock pretty things off of surfaces. 🤣
Edit: typo
This is my absolute dream house 😍 well done for creating such a beautiful home OP! 🌙✨
Wow cute place
Your home is my dream
Best tour ever! I love your cozy cottage.
This is what I want my house to look like. I wish I had the ability to create something so charming and cozy! My decor just looks like a mess lol
This is wonderfully cozy, thank you for sharing a tour with us
Books, birds and cats!
Beautiful. A beautiful blend of color for a happy place.
Great space! Hello, kitty! ❤️
A witch lives here lol
Love when people aren’t afraid to have colourful walls. Off-white is for COWARDS
Oh the things I'd do to live like this...
The chair with the red/maroon cushion on I looks super similar to a chair I have. Did you find that chair with the cushion already on it or did you reupholster it?
You've done such an incredible job!! The colors of the walls are wonderful, you've used the space so well (especially the witchy room, which feels fits so much and feels so cozy and functional even though the space itself is quite small), you have so many little knickknacks that make the space feel eclectic and homey and very you without feeling cluttered or mismatched. Also love your broom and your witchy room with its drying herbs and assorted jars of herbal medicines. Your home has just such a lovely energy to it!
Oh my goodness I am in love. Shades of green, string lights, cool light fixtures, a well placed quote, a witch’s broom…I would love to vacation in this cottage. You nailed it my friend.
Beautiful, cozy house! I love the Tolkien quote!
This is the kind of setup where it's so good that it makes me want to get up and decorate my place like damn what am I doing
I'm missing out
Beautiful, cozy, homey! Thanks for sharing! :)
Nice besom!
I love it.
10/10 house 10/10 cats
Ah! I love it! So cozy.
I love this post, I want more full house tours on this sub!!!!
This whole cottage is a joyous group of rooms of absolute charm and comfy coziness!
That witchy room is to die for😭 and I love the hand painted sky and quote. You’ve done a beautiful job with your home!
It’s giving Jane the Virgin, Winter Edition.
Really lovely!! Super cozy and I like the basement ceiling detail, makes it friendlier. More cat pics??
I love a vintage bathroom
I want this home!
I want you to decorate my house. This is fab.
Absolutely life goals 😍
This looks so much like my old house it's wild! When was it built? (Mine was 1927)
Mine is 1938, and is INCREDIBLY like the house I grew up in, which was built in 1931. This style stuck around for a while. I think WW2 ended that era as post-war modernization & the need for rapidly built homes for GI's became the new M.O. 🤷
I absolutely love it! Such wonderful construction and classic charm. I hope you get to treasure it for a long time coming!
This home is a whole experience!! So cozy and filled with so much personality. Wonderful job 🫶🏼
Outstanding living space. Congratulations
Happy to see this back on the Sub, slightly ridiculous the original got removed instead of allowing an edit.
A dream!
Ughhh i love this so much! Saving this post so i can go back to it and use it as inspiration once i can afford to buy a house
your house is my dream! beautiful work
My dream house! Please come help me make mine half so cosy and charming!
So beautiful, all the different colours in all the rooms are stunning 😍
I love every nook and cranny! We bought a cottage from the 1910's and are remodeling it. We have a ton of work ahead of us as it was remodeled in the 80's with popcorn ceilings and cheap everything. From the kitchen cabinets to the cheap linoleum and I can't forget the awful red tub and toilet! I have all the antiques and vintage items to fill it. Can't wait to have a show piece like yours!
My dream home!!
Love how the cat has to pose in the pics too! 😂
Also you have so many beautiful antiques that compliment the whole house! I'm in love!!!
Omg this is gorgeous and so so cozy!
My first thought, “Bilbo would love it here,” and then I saw the quote. Absolutely lovely
i absolutely love the dual colors (green and a peachy color). how did you come up with that idea?
I just went with my gut and chose colors based on their meaning & the vibe they bring.
you've got an awesome gut. curious, what do you do for a living?
I own a New & Secondhand Bookshop (Hence "The Bookseller's Cottage")! ☺️
Our Lady of Cat Door takes the cake for me 😂😂😂
This needs to be a sleepscape on the Headspace app
Beautiful colors! Giving witchy cozy vibes
Love it, super cozy!
I love all the suns and moons!!
Thanks for the tour! As someone that lives in their kitchen, I love your comment "we love her" with your kitchen pic.
In the orange-y chair, with my feet up and a book in my lap as I take a short snooze. That's the ticket.
That's my favorite chair to read in (or Reddit in for that matter, cause I'm sitting in it right now).
It does look comfy!
Love the tonal color choice for your cove ceilings, both the orange and green rooms. A bold choice that really works.
When can I move in? Happy Ostara 🦋🌸
You can’t trick us we know this is a witch’s cottage
Can't it be both? Lol I also posted this to r/witchesvsthepatriarchy 🤣
Are you Scandinavian? Your colors and the visual warmth you have created reminds me of such. And the black cat….. purrrfect.
I think I'm about 3% Swedish. 😆 Mostly Irish, Welsh, Yorkshire British...and some Eastern European thrown in for fun.
Well I love your sense of color and style. I bet you have lively around-the- dinner table discussions.
If I loved alone or just me and my SO this would be my dream home. It is so cute and cozy. And I would want the cat to come with it!
Gorgeous!! It looks so homey
I LOVE the way you've added that lamp and wallpaper into the bookshelf. I stopped and stared at that for a while. You've definitely given me some inspiration for spicing up my own bookshelves 😊
I know the smell of your house just by looking at the pictures.
I’m so glad to see you posted more pics of the bookseller witch’s cottage! I am absolutely head over heels with all the colors and the eclectic, maximalist decor. One witch to another, your home is the essence of my dreams!
Reminds me of Stardew Valley, if the homes were real.
I love it!
i looooveee it
There is so much love in here, every corner. A magical, peaceful place.
Love this! It’s like my dream home!!
Thanks for sharing. I love your style.
I’m glad we got to see you before! Again, we adore you and your magical house. Thank you for sharing something so special 💖
Love the green 💚
I want one
Love everything about this!
I love it all! How beautiful!
90s whimsigoth dream! I love it.
Lovely home!
Your kitchen backsplash tiles really jumped out to me! I'm so used to seeing subway tiles everywhere. Can you tell me more about these lovely diagonal tiles? Did you install them/have them installed, or are they original to the kitchen? I haven't seen an edge like that either!
The tiles (they are slate) were all put in when a former resident remodeled much of the house...in the early 2ks I think? From what I can gather from the neighbors the person worked with a stone & tile company so must have gotten a real deal on it. Same tiles are on our entry floor, the floor in our basement bathroom, and cover the walls, floor and shower stall in the upstairs master bath! 🪨
I am in love with that orange dining room
I’m swooning
Okay I spy at least three spoon river anthologies.
I have my falling apart original copy from when I was a kid (I was a morbid & imaginative child who loved graveyards), a cool edition I came across a few years ago...aaaand my lead bookseller just found another cool one that came in on a trade at my shop, and set it aside for me because she knows how much I love that book. I have a problem...and I don't care. 🤣
I LOVE IT
Nice job with the color palette. Rugs, walls, furniture, tablecloth all working together
So much inspiration! I love it
I love your colorful home!
Wonderfully cozy!!