Nook. I even like the way it sounds...

Look at these little kingdoms

ripe for the playing.

I grew up with the exact same closet

as the little girl in the last picture,

only mine had a fisher price record player.

I want to create some

nooks and crannies in our new home.

Too cool for school libraries

We homeschool. Three kids - soon four.

Not to mention, I heart books.

This home I'm designing needs a place to store all of the print we own.

That's why I love these libraries.

This ingenious stair library really floats my boat,

but really, I don't think I'd ever make it to the top!

I used to dream of this library.

Wait just a second... I still do.

Now this library I connect with the most...

the messiness draws me in.

How about you?

The entrance to my kitchen may look like this:

Hannah, can't you just see my red chandelier?

Inspiration of form

These homes and studios all fall under

the category of FarmhouseMod in my mind.

I am attempting to design a home that will fit right

in with these beauties:

Hopefully, if we play the

Sesame Street game of "Three of these things belong

together,one of these things just isn't the same..,"

you won't be picking the home I design.

So, from these inspirational photos I know that

a. I like a 12/12 roof pitch

b. I like a rectangular house "footprint"

c. My siding might be white

And in the spirit of Bob the Builder and his pal Lofty,

Can we build it?

Ummm... I think so.

Rockin' that apple pie

I have dreamed of designing a house for a long time. The first house design I drew as a young girl included a trampoline room with padded walls. With twenty years of time, my tastes have evolved, but what hasn't changed is the idea of designing a house around kids, specifically my own 4.

As I pondered how to design a house for our family, I began to realize that I am not designing just a house, I am designing a home. The word home carries so much more than the word house, and that is how this DWELL girl came to realize that I'm not a true modernist at heart. Yes, you heard me right! I am discovering that I'd like a slice of apple pie with that Eames rocker. So, on that note, I am beginning a blog to catalog all of my favorite things about home design. I'm leaving the house at the door.