Have you ever been at a garage sale and thought that rocking chair would be cool if it wasn’t for the hideous fabric, and how would I change that? Or hey that bag of basket grass is really sparkly but I don’t know what to do with it. That happens to me all...
With the recent sadness of the past two weeks, I think spring should be more than ever a time for renewal, positive vibes, and forward thinking optimism. A spring cleaning for the soul if you will. The tree outside our office is doing it’s best blooming even...
Lately I have been drawn to designing and decorating with more natural surfaces, texture, layers, patterns and vintage objects. This trend using canvas, wood and neutral colors is popping up everywhere. It’s very warm and nostalgic but not too stuffy, and it...
I’m starting to plan my daughters birthday party which makes me overly giddy about decorating around a theme. Theme parties, being the standard, can involve everything from invitaions to outfits. Seems pretty different from when we were kids. My mom was very...
I am in an empowering mood today. A lot of challenging things have come my way lately and in order to avoid being swallowed up I have begun the habit of waking up in the morning with game face on ready to hit the ground running. So today’s DIY is about knowing...
Irish? Not Irish? Hate green? Love green? Forget to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day? Ever try to convince co-workers you are wearing green underwear so you don’t get pinched? You must be careful, apparently St. Patrick’s Day may be the only day you...
One person’s trash is another’s treasure. I am not describing reality TV here – but I could be talking about any of those shows right? To say I don’t like clutter is an understatement. I get nervous watching Hoarders, and I like to get rid of...
I love to clear clutter and be organized. The joke around my house is you need to guard your drink glass because mommy will take it and wash it before you are done with it. Or mommy will recycle the newspaper before anyone gets a chance to read it. Every once in a...
Today is Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday (or huesday as we like to call it). Time to eat, drink, and be colorful. Can’t make it to New Orleans? You can still celebrate in spirit by just adding lots of spice and color to your life. Break out the colorful beads and...
Today we are not going to talk about how you can relieve your PMS by taking a walk in field of daisies. Or which PMS relief drugs will make you feel as though you are a daisy, swaying in the mid-day breeze (if anyone finds that one, let me know). Instead we bring you...
Being a graphic designer, I still believe that with all of the new technology out there nothing compares to an old fashioned notebook and pencil for when inspiration strikes. But realistically, you can’t ignore the things that make life a bit easier. And I am...
You know how every house has that certain room that you explain to guests as the “junk” room, and you keep the door closed and act like there is toxic waste inside? That’s my son’s room. It is smaller in size with a whole lotta stuff, so...
Who says you have to do without cuteness while on a budget. Here is an easy window dress up project that even I can do. These windows in our office were originally covered in skinny white plastic horizontal blinds. (Cue the theme for the movie “Psycho”) I...
The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday. To honor this event I have collected some of my favorite movie posters that feature great typography. As you can see, I always like to attach my type addiction to any event, and this is a great one to do so. Movie posters...
I have kind of an unhealthy addiction to type. Typefaces are like crack to me (without all the obvious wrong). I love the shapes, curves, and corners. I love the negative space around letters and numbers. I think there are some of you typophiles out there that agree...
These are the shoes that my kid wants to wear every single day. Seriously, it has been more than a year now and needless to say that I have had to replace them a few times. They are from Weboo Kids and they come in different colors and lots of cute styles. The kid is...
Being a semi-shy person growing up, I always tried to avoid making dramatic entrances and would rather scope out the situation first and kinda sneak in. Much to my dismay, as an adult I have not been so successful. My dramatic entrances involve these situtations:...
The PANTONE color of the year is Honeysuckle and I can’t be happier. Aside from being a happy color, it is saving me from having to re-paint my daughters room. I told her that her pink walls at least had to stay all the way through 2011 being the color of the...
I usually look at Valentines Day in this way: Besides it being a slightly cringe-worthy holiday, you know that each one of your kids have at least 30 classmates that they need to honor in the form of a small folded Valentine and how the heck am I going to fit this in...
I decided to do a post on how to add personal touches to your kids room decor. It was not easy because they are slobs, so I had to photograph very creatively. I also had fun using some cool apps on my iphone to enhance the photos. There was not a magic app to clean...
My seven year old daughter (budding designer) was sketching ideas for her “Big Bedroom Re-Do 2011”. Nevermind that it has only been a year that we last decorated it. She drew a puffy chair hanging from the ceiling and told me it was a swing and pretty...
I love receiving fun Valentine’s Day projects from my kids but I don’t always love the rushed glue and glitter projects that they do at school. Sometimes it is hard to do something worthy at a 20-minute station, especially when they really just want to get...
The middle of winter is when some of us start wishing for spring. Gray skies are not usually associated with warm bright feelings. I know, being a California girl means I can’t complain about my 50 degree day when some people in the country are experiencing a...
I have a tendency to be late. All the time. I think there was an unconscious effort on my part to correct this by having a clock in every room in my house. I never really made this connection until a friend pointed it out to me: how can you always be late when you...
Ahhh, Starbucks. My friend. I always look for you, practically every day. You are easy to find while driving in an unfamiliar strip mall parking lot. You are easy to spot in a busy shopping mall. You are a street corner beacon of hope for the afternoon yawns. Your...
