Posted December 31st, 2011
by Carolyn Simmons
Happy Friday! Ive been meaning to post these pictures for a while but Ive finally had time to sort and edit them during this mini vacation. Heres a baby shower that friends and I threw for our good friend Diana and her little Noah whos due any day now.
The adorable invites were designed by Jennafer of Oh Creative One on Etsy. She contacted me to partner on the project and I love how they turned out! Jennafer was wonderful to work with and turned my broad ideas of a colorful starry sky, cute little owls and a bedtime story book into the perfect invite.
Im not sure where the idea of a Bedtime Stories shower originated from but I loved that I could decorate with everything books.
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Tags: Baby Shower, Shower Posted in Home Design Info
Posted December 29th, 2011
by Lawrence Mcloughlin
Finding great calendars can sometimes be a challenge! So many people resort to the cute little cuddly cat or puppy calendars you find at the local store. While those calendars may be cute, they lack sophistication, and lets face it… style!
When I was younger, and when I say that I mean, before I had kids, I carried a beautiful Franklin Covey planner. It was pink leather, and I had a messenger bag to match. In my previous life I was the marketing director for a travel company. I had meetings and weekly conference calls, I was, important. When I had kids I found it difficult to justify my beautiful Frankly Covey planner to schedule play dates and carpools!
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Tags: Calendar, Calendar Awesome Posted in Home Design Today
Posted December 17th, 2011
by Clifton Washburn
It looks like a giant hackey sack, but as additional seating/ottoman/conversation piece, poufs (pouffes? people should pick one spelling and stick with it!) like this one from Horne, a new website for home decor for me, are just so cool. Handmade by Donna Wilson, this particular one is knitted in Scotland from lambs wool and then stuffed. Just love the pattern and color! How about you? $336.
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Posted December 15th, 2011
by Carolyn Simmons
I’ve recently found myself cringing as I walk past displays of pre-packaged Santa Claus-adorned wrapping paper with tacky little sticky-bows to go on top. Growing up with a mother and grandmother who have practically made an art form out of gift-wrapping, I see no reason to not make something extraordinary out of the ordinary. There’s just something so magical about a beautifully wrapped gift, and it’s easy, you just have to think outside the box. Literally.
The first pointer: personality, personality, personality. And I mean that in more way than one. Wrap your gift in accordance to the recipient’s personality, but also let the package alone beam with it’s own character and charm. Here are
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Tags: Wrapping Posted in Home Design Info
Posted December 13th, 2011
by Lawrence Mcloughlin
Inspiration Board
A-Frame Houses
December 15, 2011 Kai Ethier 
Did you ever watch the 1997 movie The Sweet Hereafter, directed by Atom Egoyan? I liked it but also found it rather depressing (if you haven’t seen it, the plot revolves around a school bus crash). To be honest, I cannot recall many of the details of the film but the one thing that stands out in my mind is the snow covered A-frame house pictured below.
Since this encounter with an A-frame house, it’s kind of been my dream to live in one. I
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Tags: Houses Posted in Home Design Today