Oh hey! You know all that summer holiday memorabilia? The tokens you collected excitedly whilst you were sojourning here and there? And then burrowed away in some inconspicuous suitcase pocket or other? You know; the ticket stubs, menus, hotel concierge maps with incoherently scribbled directions (inevitably to a place serving food most nearest the hotel), paper napkins, business cards, plastic hotel keys--you know the ones. When you unpacked you shoved them somewhere and carried on with your ...

The two areas in which the effects of limited space can perhaps be felt most are the closet and the kitchen. And between the two of them, only the latter requires you to carry out activities within. After all, you can get dressed anywhere, but you can only boil water on the stove, unless you have that genie thing going. Really this post has no intent to pit the closet and kitchen against each other--domestic ...

Here it is: the official roundup of products I couldn't have lived (worked) without this past month. Get 'em while they're hot and whatnot. Miele Capri Canister Vacuum Cleaner I have already waxed on about my unending love and appreciation for this beautiful piece of machinery (would we call it that?) in this post, aptly titled "the household tool I wish I'd bought sooner." I'll spare you any further BDA by saying only: I need ...

There's this story I've been carrying around for the past couple months, unable to put to rest until I share it, I guess. We were visiting at a relative's house--me, my sister, my dad and my mom. My sister and I were arriving separately from our parents and when we pulled up, (fresh from having a spa pedicure date, mind you) we found our mom and dad stuck outside the house. One is apt to ...

In lieu of a designer spotlight post, today I'm keeping it all in the family (just me!) and spotlighting a very recent LSBA project that I'm so giddy proud over, I can't not share. My client's garage was, well, not great. While the rest of her family's home is beautifully decorated and ordered, the garage space was a problem child from the get-go. To start, the previous owners had "kindly" left behind three large items: ...