Rustchic Living

02/22/2025

Today is more moving in organization. When we moved out of the Airstream, we just stacked a bunch of stuff in the outdoor basement area. So, today that is what I’m working on.

02/14/2025

John and I both wear a lot of hats literally and figuratively. I’ve got a lot of decor ideas for the new trailer but the bedroom is going to stay pretty much as is with a seasonal bedding refresh now and then. You don’t see them all here, but we were able to get 12 hats hung on the bedroom wall, one in the living room and countless caps inside the closet door.

02/12/2025

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02/10/2025

If you caught one of my stories last week, you already know—the Airstream is for sale! But don’t worry, we’re not giving up full-time RV life. We love splitting our time between our California and Midwest families. However, we’re eager to get started on our Michigan cabin build, so we’re switching rigs to free up some equity.
Meet our new home. She’s a Grand Design Imagine 2970RL, and I’m completely smitten. But—she still needs a name! Any ideas? Drop them in the comments.
If you know me, you know I love interior design and making a house (or RV!) feel like home. That was a little tricky in the Airstream—it has such a distinct style, and while I loved it, there wasn’t much room for creative decorating. Let’s just say, I’m beyond excited to put my touch on this new space. Wallpaper, anyone?! 😍

02/10/2024

A sunny morning after the torrential downpouring of rain California got the last week.

02/08/2024

⚠️ Long post warning. I can’t believe we are coming up on 3 years since the Urban Cottage has sold. And I can’t believe how horrible I’ve been at posting living a big life in a small space since then. Yes, the restaurant was literally a 24/7 endeavor. My 2023 excuse? Trying to figure out what I’m going to do with the rest of my life I think. I’m also a little gun shy from internet haters (even though I can just delete them).
This is what I’m going to do. I’m going back to random vlogging and posting about things related to living small. Much of this could end up being living in an RV full-time. Well…that’s because that is what I do. However, most of the things I share can transfer to a small house, apartment, or tiny house living. If you’ve followed along long enough, you also know planning and organization are going to fall into this bucket.
I still work full time for myself. Right now I have two main streams of income. I am a virtual assistant who contracts temp jobs. I like this because I can pick and choose what I want to do and for how long I want to do it. Many of you probably don’t know but in my past life I was an executive assistant at Motorola. If you are at all interested in any of that, be sure to connect with me on LinkedIn. Many of you also know that I am a watercolour artist and have a couple Etsy shops (one for planning goods/stationery and one for home goods/apparel). Both links are in my profile. I have been working gangbusters on building up my print on demand products. I’m super excited to share with you all the designs I will be listing. I’m not going to bore you with all of that here so be sure to follow my Instagram to keep up on all of that. It would mean the world to me for you to help grow that audience!
Finally we still travel around full time and you can find all of our shenanigans like checking off 41 of the 63 national parks on our Instagram.
Lastly, I have a really big surprise to share and I’m going to share it later this spring! Be sure to like and comment on all my posts so I always stay in your Instagram feed and you won’t miss the excitement!

09/16/2023

If you follow me on Instagram then you already know I started a Rustchic Living home goods and apparel line using my watercolor art. First up are some Halloween home goods and they are all 40% off for the next week. Help me get my sales rolling and make the Etsy algorithm happy by grabbing yours at the lowest price they will be.

Instantly decorate your bathroom for Halloween with these artisan black and white shower curtains. These Halloween shower curtains are an easy way to create a classy Halloween decor statement in your bathroom. They were originally painted in watercolor to create a one-of-a-kind handmade look. They can also be a solution for Halloween window coverings or a spooky hallway divider in your haunted house.
The first one with the hanging spiders is my favorite, which one is yours?
Check out all my current items here → https://rustchicliving.etsy.com

01/01/2023

Did you wonder who Rustchic Living was when you saw this pop into your feed? Formerly, Urban Cottage Living, I’ve changed the name (again).

I am no longer going to be living in an urban environment. We are hitting the road full-time in the airstream. Rustchic is a business name I’ve had for years and years back when I started flipping furniture and started my first blog.

I thought about how perfectly the name works for me now. I’ll be living a rustic life traveling North America chasing waterfalls, caves & hot springs, yet living a chic life in my 2020 Airstream International Serenity which is all sleek and modern-like.

Though this page is going to be just for fun, the focus is still going to be on living a big life in a small space. Because that is what I do!

If you want to follow our travels our Instagram is

I would also love it if you would follow my business. Instagram and Facebook Pen and Paperie - likes and comments always help those bots boost traffic ;-)

Here is to a new year and a new adventure! Cheers ~ Tahni