Here’s to homework free weekends, work free weekends and fun filled time with our favorite people. Whether you have down time planned or a little bit of everything, we hope today is amazing.
Here’s what you may have missed this week on The Handmade Home:
• open concept living: a few things to consider
• the perfect indoor fire with duraflame
• our studio reveal – how we changed our scary basement over from drab to an awesome workspace
• coffee talk: our amazing experience with window world
So without further ado, here’s a few of our fave finds on the www this week:
Our first son’s nursery was beatrix potter, and so was my own. Therefore I’m totally smitten by these blocks via Jamie Costiglio
• how to raise more grateful children
• this great ombre art how to
• remarkable body features you probably don’t have
• this gorgeous easter bloom tablescape
• what no one ever tells you about tiny homes
• 12 yoga poses to counteract desk slouching
• this, the sweetest prank ever
• The day the house tried to be cute
And this… have you joined yet? Should we not be trying to make this happen? We need to delve a little further. Got a few thoughts? We’d love to hear what you know or have read about this app, the owner, and everything in between.
Have an inspired day!
I just read the tiny house article, and the comments section is closed, so I’m commenting here! A drive for design is essential in tiny house living, in my opinion, or at least, this is why it works for me. The writer’s example of a laundry hamper is a case in point. In a tiny house, a laundry hamper is not just a laundry hamper. It is an opportunity for a design decision that will be noticed — both in terms of function and spatially/visually. Purely utilitarian objects that are drab and thoughtless will clutter a small space. But a well-chosen, well-liked object stands out as something of beauty. This must come down to personality. If someone likes these challenges, and rises to the occasion of careful design, it can be pretty fun. If someone treats their small space like a run-of-the-mill dorm room or worse – cliche bachelor pad – yeah, it’s going to probably be depressing. The point is to find those dishes that you love that make a statement. Find the bed and bedding that honor the space and double in function. Replacing worn things is part of the fun because you get to resign through repair or replacement. It’s all a choice and it doesn’t have to be a complaint, nor is it probably for everyone.
HA! We couldn’t agree more with you Anna!
Though I am a roofer, it is always enlightening and a learning experience to know more about the creative part that goes into making the home the real home and this is what brings me to your blog quite often. Completely loved it, tried duraflame also.