Ikea stop...

Ikea is in the last 45 minute stretch home from my parents house, where we were for the kids winter break last week, so with Ikea fro yo promises, off we went.. We got rock star parking, speed shopped and left with a few fun bits and pieces...

cute cacti

little ceramic pots for the cute cacti

always a home for a basket that will make clutter look better

yummy sheepskin rugs for either side of our bed

and deep frames so I can do some Darcy Miller scrapboxing!

mirrored sconces

Lovely mirrored sconces.

Have a lovely weekend. I'm working on a mood board for the living room!

LOVE

With a house of head colds, winter break, a snow day and a Valentine's Day been and gone... the days are flying! Don't you just LOVE this pillow? Nice addition to lounge I think.. from via maris nyc

Home Office mood board

The office plan is bright white, glossy white where I can. Working with the built in desk that is already there, I am going to paint it glossy white and add the Safari zebra rug. I already have the Captain's desk lamp and artist's studio chair. The clipboards I will hang on one wall to hold receipts and invoices. Stockholm boxes are a very clean way of keeping organized. I've used them for years. They are nice and easy on the eye stacked and they can be holding all sorts or bits and pieces for different projects. The yellow indoor planter, hot pink lacquer stash box, Peony photograph, yellow stripe pillow and patterned Spring balls are all the fun little accents bringing bright yellow and hot pink in to the basic black and white palette.

Addicited to illustating and illustrations right now..

My etsy purchase today from Janice Jong... her etsy shop

scrapboxing... Darcy Miller style

The idea of scrapbooks always appealed to me, however the act of scrapbooking.. uggh, I instantly envision boxes of dried out stamp pads, colored papers that have been half cut into.. we're back to the nightmare of boxes of STUFF. See I'm a creative type but also mildly neat freak type A (mildly).. the combination is tricky.. Anyhoo.. I like this idea of "scrapboxing" a lot!
It it is a little less committal than a whole book of memories and there is a bonus, art for your home that tells a personal story.. Win Win.
Darcy Miller, the editorial director of Martha Stewart Wedding recently had an art exhibit of her "scrapboxing" in Manhattan called "Family" that was featured in the February issue of Martha Stewart Living. Read about it here.

The office needs love.. lot's of love..

In the beginning there was a simple little room full of home office potential.. Not only is it next to the laundry, play room and a bathroom, but it has a built in desk area on two walls and two windows....




... and then I came along and filled it with STUFF.. piles of stuff, boxes of stuff, and then some more stuff. I'm not even a pack rat.. in fact I am the opposite, however being a creative type with a small home stationery business.. there is STUFF..... Being so many little things I want to do to the house, I have to start prioritizing. So the office won first dibs! I recently decided to close wee card company for a while so I can devote more time to:

1. health and fitness
2. time with my kids
3. cooking
4. drawing
5. photography
6. decorating our home

So here is some inspiration for the office revamp...

via spaceplanner

via home-designing

via house of bliss