This past weekend I found myself in Colorado, a place I'd never been before, with a family not my own, tired and slightly disheveled from traveling. And all that was reasonable until- just hours after landing- my eyelid spontaneously quadrupled in size. The technical term may be "stye," but my characterization of the condition as "creature from the black lagoon-esque," "Star Trek extra," and "abused wife" felt much more fitting. The people around me, lacking ...

This Friday I've chosen to shine the LS spotlight on a man named Tim Barber. Tim is the principal architect of his architecture and interior design firm, as well as president of the SoCal chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, and although I don't know what that means, it sounds impressive. Let's begin with Barber's take on the children's quarters, shall we? Ah, yes, perfectly delightful I see. Where every good little boy ...

Happy Thursday, pinkies! Today's post is another aimed at maximizing space in the kitchen. Of late, we've discussed hanging mugs from hooks and cabinet stacking shelves, the latter of which is ostensibly the opposite of today's pick: under shelf storage. While kitchen cabinet stacking shelves add shelf space upwards, under shelf storage provides... well, just that. Sort of the mirror image of each other, if you will. Use them in cabinets to hold additional cups, plates, and ...

Sometimes I like to target one particular item in relation to the subject of "decluttering." This is one of those times. One of the staples that inevitably turns up during my work with clients (besides bags and boxes, overgrown pen collections, and vases) are invitations. Old invitations. To events that happened in the past. Circa 1997, say. Boxes. Of outdated invites. Okay, now I know you're saying, "Annie, have some sensitivity!" And "Those cost me a ...