I love bedrooms that are well-styled, but I also love the clean simplicity of a bed that looks like it's seriously meant for sleeping in, with cloud-like crisp white bedding and a few downy pillows. 

Southfanning was working from the dark recesses of a basement home office when he decided it was time to emerge from the subterranean confines and build himself a new place to work. He wanted a place free from distractions and noise inside the house, where privacy and quiet and would reign supreme with a better view. What he wanted was a backyard office...a shed workspace he dubbed, the Shoffice!

This weekend I spent an ungodly amount of time researching data plans and navigating a sea of small print wireless carrier providers bury on their websites, all in the hopes of finding the best balance between cost and allotted data/voice services without a contract. As anyone who pays through the nose already knows, it's the data plans that get you...

No room for a makeup drawer? Brushes getting jumbled in your bag? Looking for a pretty way to dress up your vanity? One of these clever solutions should be able to help you out. 

Now this is a home office DIY I can handle. When the materials list is just three items long and the first step is "drink milk," you know this craft is just perfect for a quiet afternoon. Even better, you'll have a perfect little organizer and smartphone dock to set up on your desk the next morning.

Entries for our annual Small Cool Contest are flooding in, and as usual they are filled with fantastic ideas we can mine for our own spaces...including kids spaces! Here are a few images and ideas for your kid's room inspiration-board.

We're big fans of furoshiki, the Japanese art of fabric wrapping. While it's often promoted as an eco-minded method for wrapping gifts, we can't think of a better way to put some colorful fabric to use than as a carry-all for a little vino and a simple picnic!

Children LOVE the iPad...or any touch screen device, for that matter. But especially the iPad. Something about the big, bright screen and Apple's GUI makes it a kid magnet. I often notice amongst friends the iPad is used as a short term digital babysitter when Mom or Dad needs a moment to breath or a bite to eat. But before you hand a $329+ tablet over to a child, be sure to change this setting for a little extra insurance...