Designing Around http://designingaround.com Creating beautifully imperfect spaces. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:54:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Happy Friday! http://designingaround.com/2013/05/16/happy-friday-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-friday-11 http://designingaround.com/2013/05/16/happy-friday-11/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:38:36 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=3054 This lovely painting of my grandparents by an artist friend of my mother’s makes me happy. Other things making me happy this week. This list of classic summer crafts for kids. It’s about time we started putting together our summer wish list.  Google reader really is going away. Here’s a great tutorial on Feedly, which [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/16/happy-friday-11/feed/ 1 Kitchen Shelving http://designingaround.com/2013/05/15/kitchen-shelving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kitchen-shelving http://designingaround.com/2013/05/15/kitchen-shelving/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:45:38 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=3031 Remember when I declared the dining room done? We all knew that was silly, right? After living with it for a few months we realized that as much as we liked the giant bookcase and the idea of visually dividing the space, in a room that’s only 9′ x 11′, it’s just too much. We [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/15/kitchen-shelving/feed/ 2 Eleven http://designingaround.com/2013/05/13/eleven/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eleven http://designingaround.com/2013/05/13/eleven/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 00:59:39 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=3024 Emmeth, aka the Tall One, turned eleven this weekend. She’s pretty amazing that one, a unique soul. Her friends too, they all painted miniature birdhouses then headed downstairs to watch a movie. Loud and charming, they’re on the cusp of awkward, but still holding on to bits of their little kid selves. Bittersweet in a [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/13/eleven/feed/ 4 Dreaming of an Indoor Hammocks http://designingaround.com/2013/05/09/dreaming-of-an-indoor-hammocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dreaming-of-an-indoor-hammocks http://designingaround.com/2013/05/09/dreaming-of-an-indoor-hammocks/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 03:14:19 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=3019 I’m in love with this space featured in a recent home tour on A Beautiful Mess. Wouldn’t that hammock be perfect by my picture window? Extra in love with the idea of nothing to do but curl up with a book. Oh to dream.

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/09/dreaming-of-an-indoor-hammocks/feed/ 2 Weekend Reading http://designingaround.com/2013/05/05/weekend-reading/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekend-reading http://designingaround.com/2013/05/05/weekend-reading/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 19:11:05 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=3014 There are little people running in and out of my house today looking for bug jars (and then the bug book), a sure sign that spring is finally ready to stay put for a bit. This charming streamer tent above would be the perfect addition to the backyard parties I keep thinking we’ll have. Eventually. [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/05/weekend-reading/feed/ 1 Pretty Pretty http://designingaround.com/2013/05/03/pretty-pretty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pretty-pretty http://designingaround.com/2013/05/03/pretty-pretty/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 20:10:08 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=3001 You know that thing that happens during any remodeling project? The one where you blink and everything that was going to work together suddenly doesn’t and you’re quickly out an unplanned $500 because the plumbing and faucet don’t work with the new sink because you forgot to check everything because in your head this wasn’t [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/03/pretty-pretty/feed/ 6 Thursdays Things: A Tween Birthday Gift http://designingaround.com/2013/05/02/thursdays-things-a-tween-birthday-gift/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thursdays-things-a-tween-birthday-gift http://designingaround.com/2013/05/02/thursdays-things-a-tween-birthday-gift/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:26:07 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=2994 This week’s Thursday’s Things is not about what I’m coveting, but rather what the tween girl in the house desires. The tall one among my two turns 11 on May 11th. Her golden birthday apparently. I don’t know if this is a midwest thing or a new thing, but I’d never heard of it till [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/05/02/thursdays-things-a-tween-birthday-gift/feed/ 2 Almost http://designingaround.com/2013/04/30/almost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=almost http://designingaround.com/2013/04/30/almost/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:04:05 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=2990 The new counters arrive tomorrow. Out with the fake black granite, in with the white quartz. I am ridiculously excited. I won’t have pictures for you till Friday, but you can get a sneak peek if you follow me on Instagram.

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/04/30/almost/feed/ 2 Front Room Remix http://designingaround.com/2013/04/29/front-room-remix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=front-room-remix http://designingaround.com/2013/04/29/front-room-remix/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:17:35 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=2977 Since I moved all the living room furniture into the office (ahem, Library) last week, you must be wondering what’s going on in that front room now. All that curiosity probably ruined your weekend, right? Sorry about that. Wonder no more my dears, I have many photographs for you. With a bonus mood board. Finn [...]

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]]> http://designingaround.com/2013/04/29/front-room-remix/feed/ 7 From Office to Library http://designingaround.com/2013/04/25/from-office-to-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-office-to-library http://designingaround.com/2013/04/25/from-office-to-library/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:25:44 +0000 Kathryn http://designingaround.com/?p=2962 If you’ve followed me on Instagram and Facebook, you know that, as usual, I’ve been switching things around. Meet the new Library (yes, capital L, of course). I’ve always wanted a house with a Library. I’m working at home less these days, it felt selfish to keep that space as a dedicated office, as much [...]

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