nooks and crannies

Thanks to a nasty case of strep throat I've been out of commission for almost a week.

Thank goodness for antibiotics!

All that down time laying in bed gave me plenty of time to catch up on my ZZZ's, blogs, and spend hours getting lost on pinterest (I know I'm not the only one completely obsessed, you can follow me here).

Lately I've become enamored with cozy little spots with built-in shelving. I live in a charming older home with all sorts of little idiosyncracies, and one of the things I love/hate most about my house is all the little nooks with funny little built-ins, storage, and spots for a romantic little vignette.

Here are a few of my favorite inspiration shots:

Now I'm off to go organize some of those little nooks myself!

storage for children

This week I've been unpacking baby things and trying to make room in my house for another person.

Even though he'll be a little person this isn't an easy feat.

I'm in the midst of working on a post about storing children's items but in the mean time, I had to post this image I came across.

Look at all those wonderful shelves. This would be so simple to recreate with some simple stock shelving from home depot or ikea. I couldn't live day in and day out with that many things lining the shelves so I'd incorporate some storage boxes to control the clutter.

I'm slightly tempted.

going modern

I met with a new client over the weekend in her beautiful modern home. 

When she showed me this image above as an inspiration for one of the spaces we're working on I knew we were a match made in heaven. 

This wall of shelving is from a room Samantha Pynn did for her HGTV show Pure design. One of my favorites! If you want more info, you'll find it here.