Here's the dilemma of the day: storing children's books on walls via ledges ledges, wall bins and plate racks and such as opposed to on bookshelves. Now, on the one hand, I'm inclined: I happen to be of the opinion that there are few things finer than those really great children's books, and in fact I often prefer them to ones created for the grown-up set (giving each other picture books is actually a "thing" in my ...

Let's have some frank talk: I get complimented on my website constantly. And you know what? I tend to agree with those statements of flattery; I think my site is just about the beautiful-est. The reason I can say that without coming off as a total narcissistic braggart is because I'm not even close to being the mastermind behind it's design. No, no, that credit belongs to a one Zack Rosen. Zack knows his way around a ...

Yesterday I went to The Container Store, as I've been known to do. In between scouting things for my clients, I scouted for myself, as I've also been known to do. I unwittingly stumbled upon their spring organization sale, which made appealing items far more tempting. I picked up a few products, yadah yadah, one of which was just the thing to share with you all. This tiered cabinet organizer isn't particularly glamorous-- it's just plastic, ...

It's been far, far too long since laundry was the topic of conversation around these parts given my great undying love and affection for the clothes cleaning process. Let's just say that during a recent visit, my friend handed me the biggest chuckle this side of Puget Sound (?) when she earnestly inquired, "What day are you going to do laundry?" And then I laughed and laughed. As if it would only be "one day." ...