Most this week has felt like a blur, Hasani and I got back from an 8 Day trip to London and Paris last week, we had a fantastic time! I'll share more deets next week.

I love soaking up design inspiration from fellow small home dwellers on Instagram and wanted to share a few of my favorites. It’s fun seeing how fellow small home dwellers, live, style and keep their homes organized. Today, I’m sharing a round-up of Nine stylish small home Instagram accounts, all them have different design aesthetics, square footage and place they call home, some live in small apartments, others bungalows and even a trailer traveling the country.

Whitney Leigh Morris

Her tiny Southern California home in the Venice Canal district is brimming with inspiration especially her outdoor area. Whitney gives outdoor living a whole new meaning, sharing home with her husband, toddler and and pups. A few scrolls through her Insatagram account and you'll be a fan of tiny home living.

The White Buffalo Styling Co

Lindsay and her family recently downsized into a charming 1100 square cottage with a focus on renovating their new home on a budget and going debt free. Her kitchen turned out amazing and budget friendly, they used IKEA Cabinets + Custom fronts and a mixture of pretty patterned tile + ship-lap for the backslash.

Minetta Archer

Minetta's apartment in Harlem, New York slays me. I love her bold use of mixing patterns and how she's not afraid of color. On Instagram, we often see white walls over and over which can get stale. I love all the pattern she has filled her home with, so excited for you to also get smitten.

Our Brick House Style

Boho vibes, lots of pattern and a bright front door describes the pretty home of TaLaya and Kerrick, they're currently renovating their home, wait until you see thier kitchen before and after its so good!

600 SQ FT and a Baby

I love getting a peak inside Alison's stylish 600sf ft home in Vancouver that she with her husband and two kiddos. Her home is proof that its all about how you use your space vs how big it is.

SG Style

I love Shavonda's home its welcoming, full of plants, and boho vibes. She went bold with her wall color in her living & dining room opting for black walls, which is perfect for small spaces. On her page, you'll find lots of design inspiration and storage ideas + she's one of my friends (and I can vouch her home is even better in person) and also lives locally in Sacramento!

Sixty Fifth Avenue

I adore London's 1940's Cape Cod Cottage in Chicago, its so pretty inside and out. She also has a fantastic green thumb. See more of her home on Instagram and in my Small Home Style feature here.

Our 1909 Cottage

Loving see how a family of 5 is making it work in a 937 ft cottage in Southern California + their home is easy on the eyes: pretty hardwood floors, vintage stove in the kitchen, amazing woodwork and windows.

Harlowe James

I stumbled across Chrissy's Instagram page a few months ago and quickly became hooked on her breezy Bay Area California style. She shares pretty vignettes, cleaver storage ideas (heck yes to the Ikea cabinets that hold her purses, shows and clothes) and well styled bookcases.

I hope you've enjoyed my Small Home Round-up of Instagram Accounts to follow, what are some of your favorite Small Home Instagram Accounts to follow?

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Hello! Sorry for the radio silence on the blog, on the home front I’ve been working on the finishing touches on our built-in bookcases (check out a significant sneak peek here) there’s about 5% left to do, touch-up paint and adding hardware. I've also been working on finishing up our wall to wall shelves we added to our bedroom, read more about the project here. For all my new readers, I started the blog series Small Home Style to help fellow small home dwellers with design ideas to help maximize their small spaces and tackle design dilemmas.

Now that our living room built-ins are almost finished, I've been thinking a lot about different lighting solutions, I'm a huge fan of layering lighting in a living room, in our living room we have recessed lights, a center light fixture (on a dimmer) and table lamps. Multiple lighting sources add ambiance to a room, especially in the evenings.

However, in a small living room depending on the size and layout floor space can be a premium There’s not always room for a side table plus lamp combination or even enough space for a floor lamp.

So what do you when you still want to create ambiance with lighting, but there's no room for a side table + lamp? My favorite lighting alternative to lamps, are adding sconces in a living room. Wall Sconces aren't just for the bedroom, kitchen or hallway use them in your living room. I love the classic element Sconces add in the living room below.

Lighting sconces tucked into a small corner or flanking a sofa are so pretty. There are so many Sconce styles to choose, from classic, modern, swing-arm, stationary, hardwired or plug-in it's easy to find the perfect lighting for your living room. I love that instantly add a decorative feature in space and depending on the style you choose they take up very little wall space, which makes them perfect for small areas.

I've rounded up 12 fabulous Sconces perfect for a living room in various is style, and bonus most of the lights featured are under $ 100 bucks!

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Shop the Look ONE Glass Globe Wall Sconce TWO Black Swing Arm Lamp THREE Gold Arch Plug-in Sconce FOUR Gooseneck Light FIVE Antique Brass Swing Arm ($99.99 for the pair!) SIX Barclay Arc Sconce SEVEN Crown Point Brass Swing Arm Lamp EIGHT Black Accordian Sconce (love this!) NINE Brush Swing Arm Lamp TEN Black & Gold Clear Glass Lamp ELEVEN Classic Modern Sconce (just $59) TWELEVE Lillian Wall Sonces Pair

What do you think about adding wall sconces in your living room space? I really love this look beyound the bedroom, its so classic yet a modern take on lighting.