Hell yes. This is awesome. <3

Love it! The shower curtain is awesome.

This home is all sorts of awesome. There are so many fun pieces, and I'm not just talking about the figurines. The lamp, the bathroom, the framed artwork, the pillows, the yellow rug - I'm starting to sound like a kid writing my christmas list to santa.

Love love love this home! Great mix of fun & cool. Can you please share the name/make of the grey color in the backroom?

The colors are Fantastic! I love it all.

Thank you all for such wonderful feedback!!!
@samba_pati, when I get home I'll look and see what that color is called for you and post it!

Along the same lines: http://www.chicagohomemag.com/Chicago-Home/March-April-2009/Urbane-Renewal/Photo-Gallery/

Love. LOVE! the colors and choice of furnishings... they love their collection -gotta respect that- but WOW! dusting would be a real drag.

I love the dining room rug with that great color story, what an amazing way to display a collection! Great sofa too!

Holy crap that clock! LOVE IT!

Beautifully done. Everything curated perfectly. I am impressed.

How on earth do you have 3 cats and shelves full of fun things knock off???? I can't even put a lamp on a flat surface.

That was so much fun, I'll let it be my lunch dessert, be inspired to be as orderly and get back to cleaning.

Where is that cat bowl from???

Super fun times ten!

fun place. love your beefeater print.

good thing there are no earthquakes in kansas city; toys would rain down on you.

I debate adding more vinyl each month. I already have what I feel is a lot (about 1/100th of your collection), but now I know that it can be done!

Love your place :)

What a fun home! I want to come over and play for awhile. :) My apartment also has some child-like items, which I worry might overwhelm the space. It's hard to buy 'mature' pieces and figure out how much cute fun stuff I can mix in.

Also- some of the stuff I like it actually meant for nurseries. Maybe I have a baby's taste? lol. The hippo DwellStudio for Target curtains I got are intended for nurseries but are kinda cool. :)

I was surprised by the lack of stuff on the bedroom walls by the way. Everything else had interesting stuff on the walls, maybe the bedroom is intended to be more calming?

Adults with major toy collections freak me out a little, but this is one impressive collection! And it's arranged really well visually. The colors in the bathroom are amazeballs. Aqua and red were my wedding colors. Awesome.

@ablevin5, the cat bowl is this :D I LOVE it! A little pricey but I had to have one.
http://www.nova68.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=nova68&Product_Code=trigritocatbowl

@ kanganinja, Luckily the cats behave themselves, they are kind of old now but there has been some incidences in the past, ha!

@annie-san, oh, I know, I can't imagine if we had earthquakes. Those baby's would have to be glued down!

Thanks all!!!

@j808 I can totally help facilitate your addition of vinyl. I have Krappy Kat (actually pictured on one of their shelves), that I got as a gift that I've been dying to unload. If you're interested, let's get in touch.

@roxy, yes, calming is right. I haven't found the right artwork that I want to put in it and with as much stuff as I have I wanted my bedroom to not be overwhelming with "stuff".

I bet coming home to this place always makes your day :]

The pillows on the chairs in the living room are from Urban Outfitters? That Life is Beautiful one? I love the two pillows in the chairs.

Everything in your home is unique, but beautiful. I envy your toy collection. I wonder where to even begin...

I. LOVE. THIS. HOUSE.

I love the vibrant colors and the fun in the collection and prints. Love it, love it, LOVE IT! :-D

Two questions: what color is the taupe in the living room and the teal wall (this picture: http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/chi-sara-harvey-tour/item/241754 - living room in the background and the teal in the foreground).

OK, this is seriously impressive. Such a giant (and wonderful!) collection, yet the house looks incredibly mature and pulled together. I love all the colors, especially the bathroom, and art is amazing throughout.

Also thumbs up for keeping the bedroom clean and serene. Excellent work, all in all.

Mad. Crazy. Love. THIS is what I want my home to be when it grows up!

@ofheart&city, they are from Urbanoutiffters if you can believe it. They were "artist" series pillows. The artist is Nate Williams and oddly those two pillows come up when i went to his site!
http://www.n8w.com/newweb/index.php

@blogkitten, I'm not so sure what color the taupe is because the previous owner had that painted, I will see if I can finds a can left over from it. I will post the other wall colors when I get home!

All of you have been so nice and I LOVE reading the comments because even though I love my house, I know it's not for everyone :D

PLATINUM TURTLE CAMPER!!!!! Are you on rotocasted.com by chance?

I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more.

I love it! Every single thing about it!

The Color Gradation of the Dining Room Wall of Toys is Amazing!!!! Happy Hopped-up Harujuku way to live.....Love it!

Hey! Organization by color I can get on board with. What I hate for books, it turns out is awesome for toys.

I've seen my future! My fiance collects action figures, so I'm pretty sure this what our home will eventually look like. If only I can convince him to display his toys by color and not by comic...

This is cute. But all I can think is what a pain it must be to dust that collection.

@crazylikeafox11, I am :) http://rotocasted.com/saraharvey/ I also usually take pictures of my toys and put them up on Flickr here http://www.flickr.com/photos/multiplepersonality/

For all that asked about paint colors the teal is from Behr at Home Depot in Teal Zeal and I couldn't find the exact color but the darker gray/purply color is close to Behr premium plus ultra paint called Intellectual UL260-2.

I WANT that chair!!!

so fun, i love it!!!

Can you imagine if they ever had kids? Those toys would no longer be lined up nicely on the shelves like that. ;-p

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT

Beautiful home! (Sick of hearing pets referred to as "furry children." The fact that people do not have actual children does not mean their pets are somehow equivalent.)

@Orbit: On the contrary, for some people a pet is the equivalent of a child. You can love them just as much, after all.

To the homeowners...awesome house! Great example of how a home is really just about making your space about you and what you like! I would love to meet you... I am an interior designer in KC.

WOW! Freaking awesome, i just love that wall in the dining room.

Wow-I love it all! I actually really like the neutral walls as a backdrop for all the bright toys! I have a mini collection of vinyl and I love how you have yours displayed! Taking notes...

What an eye for colour! exceptional in every way!

This looks awesome. You must LOVE to dust, though!

Like how they color coordinated the toys.

veggiemar--The home owners probably DO enjoy dusting as it gives them an opportunity to handle and arrange their collection.

This is soooooo wonderful! I am honored to be featured in your collection, Sara! Now, when can I come over and PLAY! hahaha!

This is my favorite AT post in some time! It's just so HAPPY!

My ex had a lot of toys he collected (Happy Meal, Disney figures, you name it). And it always bothered me, because even into his twenties, his room looked so adolescent.

But I think if he had a place like this, it wouldn't have bothered me nearly as much! It's so grown up...without sacrificing the whimsy.

@Orbit, well, I was not aware that lots of people say "furry children" I was just being funny because they act like kids...can't amuse everyone I guess :D

@Evan Nicole, thank you! That's awesome, what a fun job you have! I would love to meet you too!

@veggiemar, ljgfromof, is actually right. I don't mind dusting because I move things around a lot and when new toys or art come into my house things tend to get rearranged.

@Jennifer, I'm honored to have you in my collection! Yes, come and play anytime!!!

Thank you SO much everyone! I'm happy I can inspire people in some way!

The sheer number of toys unnerves me a bit, but there's no denying this is an impressive collection, beautifully displayed.

I live for the teal vintage chair.

You mentioned your biggest embarrassment was the neutral walls, but I would argue the subdued palette gives you a perfect backdrop to show off the vivid colors of the toys and furniture. Don't change it!

@Paul from MN, haha thank you! Oh believe me, the number of toys I have would probably unnerve most people! Oh, I actually wish I could change that comment a bit about the neutral walls. I actually prefer and still want neutral wall colors for those rooms I just have an issue with one specific color in our house that could be a little lighter beige or gray because in real life it make our hallway (not shown) and some other areas of the house a little dark.

Personally, I wouldn't want to live with any collections this big. Great job incorporating it into the apartment though. It seems to work well because the rest of the apartment is so clean and uncluttered.

Where is this cool clock from?

@bloggergal, the yellow clock? That was from Urban Outfitters a few years ago.

Love your vinyl toy collection! Your space is so bright and you've displayed everything so well that it doesn't look at all cluttered.

And I love that blue upholstered chair. Like to death.

love the color coded toy wall. thanks for giving me some ideas for my collection (though not nearly as big as yours).
was wondering where the "while i bust my freestyle" prints are from? i need those!!

I too am a collector-holic. Toys and dolls for me which can get a little creepy when they are child size. I don't have cats but 2 boys, so sometimes I use fun-tac or poster putty to keep really fragile items from getting knocked down or broken.
Love the sophisticated way you have incorporated fun!

What a beautiful home! It's so inspiring for me. I always have trouble figuring out how to integrate my collection into my home especially since my wife doesn't share my love for "toys". For now I'm relegated to the basement/kid's play room.

I didn't see a vintage version of Benny & Red Bird. Let me know if you're interested.

@jensTHATgirl, those prints are by Richard Perez and I got them on his Etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/oksunshine?ref=seller_info but there currently is nothing in the shop so maybe you could email him and see if he has any left!

@leftofcentergirl, I have done that too, to a lot of my figures, with museum wax because if it's not an animal there is always a toy or two trying to fly off shelves :D

@los507, I don't have the vintage version of Benny & Red Bird. I might be interested but not sure where it would go at the moment, ha!

@hogtownmike, I agree with you on the bedroom, it's actually still a work in progress but is still going to be pretty uncluttered and very limited in "stuff" otherwise my brain will never turn off!

Again, thank you all for such positive feedback!!!

thanks for teh color info

You have a truly amazing house. I just had the fun of commenting on all the toys in your collection on my own blog here:

http://www.jeremyriad.com/blog/features/the-kansas-city-designer-toy-dream-house

Thank you for letting us in to visit (and for responding to your comments and therefore making me "need" that Alessi cat bowl)!

@jeremyriad, how awesome, you have a great blog! Now another to add to my list. Thank you so much for putting my photos up on it, I'm very flattered and it's very much appreciated!

Love it all, the colors are wonderful! That clock it to die for and the bathroom is awesome with the red popping out....want!!
Can I ask, who dusts? I'm just glad it isn't me...

@S.J.P., ha! That would be me but I move things around a lot so it's really not that bad :) Thank you so much, I'm so glad you like it!

I went in thinking "yeah...I'm gonna hate this..." But I don't, I LOVE it.
Bravo.

Love the collection!

btw, where is the clock radio from? This one: http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/chi-sara-harvey-tour/item/241749

@Betty14, oh I completely understand. There will be a point where my collections out grow the room I have and I don't really like that much around me either to be honest. I hope to someday have a studio space large enough for most of it to be displayed there.

@Mattgomery Burns, that radio is made by Crosley http://crosleyradio.com/Radios.aspx.

Your design ability in arranging your "tableaux"
is amazing. You achieve an overall unity even though there are hundreds of items in the grouping.

@Beaded Whimsey, what a wonderful complement, thank you so much!

Please please would you let me know about the beautiful creatures on the floor of both sides of your wall of color coded vinyl toys in the dining area? Who designs them or where did you get them? What an awesome home!

@jackiejgo, those are giant vinyl figures by Pete Fowler and toy is named Van Orlax. There were 3 different versions made and I think only 50 of each but I'm not so sure. They may be pretty hard to find but I know I saw one on Ebay not to long ago.

Wow! I love it! We have a much smaller collection of vinyl and art that we have incorporated into our Victorian Home. It makes me want to get back into collecting (went on hold after having kids).

If you get a chance here is our house:
www.statelykitsch.com

@HeidiS, WOW, your house is so incredible! I absolutely love it! Thank you so much for the link!

I need that turtle/skull/rv camper toy... :insert tongue hanging out here:

Where is the desk from? The source list says CB2 but that is a link to the file cabinet not the desk.

@googerber, the desk is from CB2 as well but they no longer carry it :(

This is the first House Tour I have EVER clicked through to view the whole thing. AMAZING! And I have to know: who is behind that beautiful painting of the girl with the labyrinth?

@macayster, thank you so much! That piece is by the artist James Jean, one of my favorites of his. He has quite a few styles and is incredibly talented! http://www.jamesjean.com/

I can hardly stand how much I absolutely LOVE your place! This is the only house tour I've every bookmarked and I keep having to come back and look at all the happy pictures :)

Where did you get the print of the boston terrier? Too cute!

@pheebs79, that is such a great complement, thank you so much! The boston terrier print is by The Little Friends of Printmaking but I think they are sold out of that print currently. I have seen them do some different color variations so they may do more in the future. http://www.etsy.com/shop/lfop

Wowie! Kazowie!!

I can tell by the decor that you guys must be the coolest couple ever. The toys are awesome, and the colors are so playful and fun. You did a lovely job!

http://chiclittleme.blogspot.com

the framed artwork is to die for!

Very 40 year old virginesque. Would impress any suitor!

I love the handbags... and the Camilla D'Errico pillow... ooooooh.

i can't think of a perfect way to display toys than by color... awesome!

http://blankandempty.com

Thank you all! i am very happy with all of the positive feed back!!!

Such fun decor. There must be a lot of laughter and good times here.

I am so in love with the Amanda Visell toy display you have! Can you please tell me what is the little house used to be? Thank you so much for sharing your house with us!

@BKitty, thank you so much! The house was something handmade that I picked up at a thrift store that I added a back to and painted. Not sure what it was previously used for.