home restoration project.

I serendipitously came across an old issue of Cottage Living magazine {which I loved} featuring an article about an amazing Hurricane Katrina home restoration project. In an effort to restore dignity and homeownership to Gulf Coast residents who’ve opted to stay and rebuild after the hurricane, Cottage Living, Mercy Housing , & Lowe’s have teamed up to create a series of affordable housing units. The “temporary” F.E.M.A. trailers aren’t reputed for their stellar ergonomic design and frankly, have overstayed their welcome.

The Katrina Cottages project made available home plans which are streamlined, efficient, & flood tested accomplishing the goal to give displaced families a true place to call home. While they are relatively small {they range from 308 sq. ft to 1187 sq. ft.} they are well designed and accomplish an organized and spacious feel. Kudos.

Allison

Hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. I do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, home remodel projects, and cool DIY crafts you totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!