Usually for the holidays I crave a warm, textural, layered, chunkier space but I was going through some of my old magazines and was reminded that somewhere in my split personality I really think this cool, elegant, uncluttered home is beautiful too. Come Feb. or March I will really crave a very light & clean home. I'm not trying to get ahead of myself too much here because I can't tell you how excited I am for the holidays.
Is setting up the tree this weekend too early?
Anyway want to go inside and tour the beautiful above home located in sunny L.A.......here we go starting in the entrance.
{above photos via Homes & Gardens)
Speaking of a cool, clean & calm home...sometimes not a one of those three qualities exists in my home. Somebody was asking how I managed my home and I sort of laughed because this is how I manage sometimes...
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Imagine 5 kids getting into everything as my wheels just spin in place, trying to problem solve for all of these chitlings who must know we are trying to get out of the house in a timely fashion. It's past time time of even making it to our destination on time but nonetheless somebody feels the need and even insists on going back to fetch an old zoo hat that is clearly too small and some mittens because 70 degrees is freezing. I do what any desperate Mom would do and say, "That's it, everybody go line up and sit by the door and don't move until Momma is ready to go". It sort of worked (at least for 4 of them...the 5th is always attached to my pant leg). Pls. observe.
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