Suzanne Kasler Design Studio

Since my own studio (aka miniature home office) is located in a tiny corner of our dining room, and seems to be swept along by a wave of perpetual motion as it constantly creeps into the dining room and covers the entire surface of the dining table every evening by dinner time, I am always daydreaming about my dream home office space. 
Today I am having serious studio envy after seeing these pictures of Suzanne Kasler's design studio over here. I love the neutral palette with pops of color, the spring blossoms and mini eiffel towers...sigh...bliss.

Fun Kid Stuff

Fun stuff from around the web:

Mimi'lou Wall Stickers

Digital Stamps from Katie Pertiet

http://www.ferm-living.com/kids-wallstickers/

Chaos vs. Keeping Calm

Would love to get one of these for the kid's bedroom (since it is also their playroom) and this is the general theme in our household...

To purchase one (they are available in many colors), visit Peta Mazey's blog.

Then, I would absolutely have to get this for my home office (otherwise known as the dining room)...

From now until Feb14, 2010 a $5 donation from every sale will be made to the Red Cross Haitian Relief Fund - see here for details.

Dreaming of Paris

I am just not in the mood to do much of anything today, least of all start that Christmas Album (!) although this morning I did manage to cross off a large number of items off my To Do List....
Now that lunch has been served (the children like to ask for a meal by asking when I will be serving it)...I happened across this lovely Paris Loft at Cookie Mag and I am dreaming of Paris...I wish I could spend the afternoon here...

this master bedroom looks a little like ours...I think I might try to copy the heart shape polaroid ideas above the bed - perfect in time for Valentine's Day...

i also heart the hot air balloon in the child's bedroom...

Living in Small Spaces

We life in a home that is the size of a shoebox.  Well, not really, but it certainly feels that way - with all five of us crammed inside like sardines and no room to swing a cat.  So I love it when I stumble across websites featuring how others manage to get by living in small spaces. 

The other day I came across the Finger Residence at Dwell.  The apartment is in NYC and the boy's bedroom is quite a feat - his desk during the day swings around to transform into his bed at night.  Every space is utilized, including storage under the floor boards! 

Pics courtesy of Dwell and No Roof.

Mess and an alternative reality...

Apparently, after spending several hours vigilantly destroying the house, a little bit o’ down-time is in order…

In an alternative reality, the family and I would be living in a super cool, clutter free NY loft like this one...via LaughMakeNurtureOrganizePlay.