Today’s Homemaker

I think spring fever is hitting all of us. We want our houses to reflect our lightened moods and the extended daylight we now have. I hope the following finds will inspire you to make some design changes for the better.

For when you need a better place to do your work…
Home Office e-Consult from Holly Becker and Vanessa De Vargas at decor8. Holly and Vanessa have put together an amazing plan for re-thinking Heather’s home office. I can’t believe how much information they were able to give her just by looking at photographs! I wonder if you can pay for this type of online consultation…it could be a more economical way to receive personalized design help. Will have to do more research.

For when you want to update a room for a more current look…
Anthropologie’s Open House [via decor8]. Though I doubt their stuff falls in the category of “everyday design,” clicking around in Anthropologie’s stylized rooms offers loads and loads of inspiration.

For when you hate, hate, HATE your dining area and instead of moping, you want to fix it up…
Dining room round-up by Victoria at sfgirlbybay. I love the painted floors in photo number one. We have ugly old hardwood floors (yes, they really are not cute, unbelievably!) and I have always dreamed of having the guts to paint them. Sort of like I dream of having the guts to paint my kitchen cabinets. I guess I’m what you would call a design wimp.

For when you need a little MORE dining room inspiration…
Four New Dining Room Ideas from Nicole Balch at Making It Lovely. I love the first collection, but John would never go for that much pink.

For when you want to bring the most light possible into a room…
White Floors by Zee at Homebug [via Design*Sponge]. Another example of painted wood floors. I think someone’s trying to tell me something!

For when you want to update that hand-me-down dresser…
Give Old Shabby, Furniture a Fresh, Modern Facelift by Chris [via Design*Sponge]. I COMPLETELY LOVE all of the fun things you can do with gift wrap…what a cool way to transform your furniture. With all of the gorgeous wrapping paper out there, it seems a shame to waste it by tearing it to bits to get at a present. This is a much better option.