We are happy to welcome Kat Evidente to the blog today to share her lovely home with us! 
"My husband, Leo, and I live in an 850 square foot, 1950s track home in a quiet neighborhood in Ventura, CA. I’ve grown to love every detail of it as we made it our own. It was not easy to create a more ideal space because we were limited to what we can do since our place is a rental. Good thing is, we both love a good challenge." 
"For the living area, we managed to acquire a good mix of midcentury-inspired and handmade pieces that tell who we are as a couple and as individuals. And since our living room is part office/work area, our main goal is to keep our home inspiring and cohesive. As wedding photographers, we believe that living in an inspiring and organized home will not only keeps us sane, and our minds fresh, but it will also bring out the creativity in us.
My favorite piece is our Danish modern credenza that we found in Los Angeles while combing through a row of midcentury furniture shops. We made it a home for some of our favorite items in the living room, such as our record player, books, and vinyl. We love how clean and simple it looks." 
"In addition to our living space, we are blessed to have a spacious backyard that we use for barbecues, dinners, board game nights, and cocktails almost every time we have friends and family over. The idea with the backyard is to keep it minimalistic (like the rest of the house,) because we appreciate the open space that it brings. Our outdoor space also offers a quick escape when we feel a bit burnout from processing a ton of photos that we deal with from time to time." 
"Leo keeps himself busy with building wood furniture during his free time. In particular, he built our patio dining table and benches from scratch, among other things in our home. It’s always a blessing to be able to enjoy the fruits of his labor. His wood pieces are not only great but they make our place more like us." 
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely home with us, Kat! You can learn more about Kat (and Leo) over on her blog The Hidden Art of Homemaking. xo.
74 Comments
This is gorgeous, the antique details make it so. I love the retro feel with the modern twists like the fairy lights and the deer mount.
Absolutly gorgeous house. Wonderful Design.
such a sweet space kat!
Molly {Dreams in HD}
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Oh wow! Dream home right there! It’s beautiful! 🙂
Lulu xx
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Love the night time shot!
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We have a coffee table just like that! So lovely! Your home is perfect. 🙂
Very lovely place! And I like this great vinyl collection!
Stunning home. I love the deer above the record player, and the garden looks so beautiful at night!
Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten
Despite her house’s simplicity – it looks super cozy and very home-like! Love the patio at night, it looks so magical!
What a lovely abode. So many cool knick-knacks – love the layered deers head.
What a great space! I am in love with that textured wall!
I love it so much! It doesn’t look like a rental, in that they did an incredible job making it theirs! Love it!
xoxo
Juliette Laura
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what a gorgeous home, love all the little vintage details arounf the home! so cozy! x
Alice Barton ♥ TheMowWay
Such a sweet home, it’s so personal without having made many drastic changes to a rented place, looks like a great garden too!
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How lovely!
Valentina
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I love the light in the kitchen!
lovelyy!
Such a cute home 🙂
Cute! My fiance is from Ventura, and your decorating style seems pretty unique compared to many of the homes there–in a good way. Very inspiring and thanks for sharing!
Where is the deer from? xo
such a big backyard! i’d settle for a tiny house if i had a yard like that… and if it looked as nice as this 😉
That big backyard feels so familiar to me! Growing up in Australia, suburban backyards were the things of childhood memories. Thanks for sharing.
x eva
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So cute! I live in Ventura and think that her house is adorbs. Wish she was my next-door neighbor!
Such beautiful photos, lovely place!
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Beautiful space, and gives a fellow apartment renter hope for our space!
Ok, Im in love with that hanging kitchen light!!!!!!!!
Beautiful home! I love that last shot, in the just-darkness with the house lights on:)
Xo
S
Attic Lace
Nice! I love her furniture!
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Mmmm, that backyard is wonderful. <3
-Lindsey
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Beautiful! I love the pictures all lined up on the wall!
such a beautiful house!!
I’m so in love with their backyard’s lighting 🙂
What a lovely home! I’m happy you chose to showcase a place on the small side, and a rental. It feels a bit more attainable.
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Lovely space, especially love the final shot with the string lights!
room look beauty
Nice dreaming house, I always want to have a house like this.
Love this. We have a little house in LA and I have not been motivated to do any decorating until recently. We have the same firepit, I like the idea of raising it up on a pallet so the fire isn’t so low.
I really love the feel of this space. What a wonderful home
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I love the pillows. Where did you get them?
Yay for Ventura!! I live just outside of it.
Cute home, cute yard space!
I love this space!!!
Ashley
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the place looks so fun and yet relaxing! love it!
I love this. I’ll be moving to a smaller space soon, so this is inspiring.
Quanta criatividade!!! Amei tudo!
Beijos
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It’s perfect!
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Lovely home. I love the framed art pieces and the lighting!
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Love the home and decoration ideas. Despite the small space, Kat is still able to make it look homely and livable. I am doing up my new home now and wood furnitures and pictures used give me good idea on how to deisgn my new place. Thanks for sharing
This house is amazing! The art pieces that have been displayed are gorgeous and I love the styling in the house. All of the individual pieces give the house such character!
awesome pictures, love them!
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Love your style and the mix of mid century vintage and hand made furniture , the house looks so warm and welcoming yet its modern, My grandma used to have that Danish creenza i’m so sorry my uncles didn’t keep it, thanks for sahring
This house is sooo retro and amazing! 🙂
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Oh wow! I want this home now!
Beautiful house! My favorite was the kitchen deco! <3
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Love this home, so vintage, so lovely
It is great to see a rental property in this feature. We are renting now and are not allowed to paint the walls or make any major changes to the house. This is inspiring and gave me a few ideas for our home. Thank you! Lovely!
Beautiful home – I love it all.
Such a cute space!!!
Congrats on the feature Kat & Leo, your house is lovely!
It’s amazing what you’ve done with 850 square feet! Beautiful! And having a nice outdoor space makes all the difference. Thanks for sharing.
So pretty! I live in NYC and really miss the open feeling and having a yard! Nice to see in pictures…
Laura <3
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gorgeous home!
kw ladies in navy
Beautiful home!
I love your blog. It is inspiring and lovely.
Is that an original Eames chair in the corner?
I love the big and spacious backyard. It definitely looks like a great space for entertaining guests. Lovely pictures!
M.
I just love this home 🙂 Made me feel like what I have been doing with my space till today !!!
Lovely..very calm and Serene 🙂
thank you so much for sharing her space with us! I absolutely looove the backyard the simple kitchen and the beautiful record player! xx. gigi. http://www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com
Beautiful space. I love the backyard.
Great pictures!
lAST PICTURE IS AMAZING!!!
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Wow! this is such a cool home, i especially love the outside of your house, and when the lights are on at night, amazing!
I love her backyard. It’s so beautiful and warm.
I really love that wire frame lampshade. And that coffee table… swoon!
Thanks for sharing <3
Tabby
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WOW very nice.
Love the lamp in the kitchen, so cool! xx
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Thanks so much for the kind words! Happy to know that our home provides ideas, and gives hopes to other renters and homeowners alike. 🙂
I have fun with, lead to I discovered just what I was looking for. You have ended my 4 day lengthy hunt! God Bless you man. Have a great day. Bye