Lauren H's Profile

What's with the haters hating on homeowners for having money and spending it? Remember that there are a lot of people who have money and decorate big, ugly houses in big, ugly ways. This couple may or may not have money but they definitely have taste and have created an awesome mid-century modern space that I'm pretty sure would have gotten rave reviews if not for the evidence of money spent.

I love it. Looks great. I'd love to live there. :)

Nanushka said:
One of the best!
You maintained the unpretentious spirit of the Craftsman movement, while ignoring any stylistic dogmas. Your home breathes freedom, peace, and spontaneity. Without having met your family, I can already sense your colorful personalities.

I agree completely and couldn't say it any better! But I'll add: I rarely comment on home tours because the homes often come off as contrived but this home is completely *not*. It just flows!

Hands down my favorite kid's room of all time, on this site or any other. Totally perfect in every way. Although I have to say I was a little thrown off by the "Goodnight Moon" "Goodnight Gorilla" "Trucks that Go" books all on a shelf together, like, "This is where books that have G-O in the title are kept."
But yeah, love each element in this room on its own and love it all together.
Thanks for sharing your great room and darling little Oliver!

atarichamp: it's not a matter of caring more for people's kids than they do. There are times when all of us make oversights and errors in judgment and there's nothing wrong with someone--a stranger, even, in an online comment thread--pointing it out in a kind way.

While I don't encourage or excuse snarky or jerky comments--"sadness in a comment box" is right--I agree with the principle behind voicing concerns about safety.
I didn't see the laundry room/nursery post so I don't know how accurate it is to say that the bleach was "balanced" over the crib, but bleach over a crib, or a dangling cord from blinds in the playroom, or an infant's crib stacked with decorative pillows or mounds of stuffed animals are worth mentioning. Sure, it could be staging, but why stage something to look dangerous? If my son's room's featured, I'm not going to whip out the kitchen knives and array them on his changing table. If a room shown here isn't safe, it is automatically worth mentioning; it's not an accusation that the decorator is stupid, but an opportunity to bring up something that's important.
The way I see it is this: if the kid sleeping in the laundry room got the bleach off the shelf and burned him/herself or drank it or discolored the sheets or did whatever we're worried the bleach would do, we'd feel pretty crappy for not having brought it up.
We just need to do it in a friendly way. And that's what I think this post was addressing.

Oh, and as far as what we do out on the road: I hold my boy up so he can pee from a standing position in potties, or he stands by a tree if we're in the woods. And we just hope he doesn't have to poop, because that's a 30 minute affair and I refuse to wait around that long when we're out and about.

I agree that more storage space would be good, but I also agree that more of the cabinets you have currently wouldn't really do anything for the overall look of the kitchen, and they'd cost a lot of money.
I think if I lived there, I'd use the space for storage, but with some kind of great-looking storage bins (with lids) in a uniform color and/or pattern. It would help define the look you're going for, give you more storage for stuff you don't need to get at often--documents, tablecloths, etc.--and fill the space without resorting to some goofy, country-kitchen collection.
Container store has some good bins in cloth and fiberboard.
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/closet/storageBoxes?productId=10026841&green=15830035789

sar3j, while I was pregnant with our son, my husband and I were stumped for a classic, not terribly popular boy's name. I think we managed to find a name that filled the bill perfectly: Simon. (Middle name is Oliver, a family name, just in case Simon doesn't like being Simon!) It's hovered at around the 250th most popular name with Social Security for the past 20 years, it's easy to spell and the only "famous" Simon is Simple Simon, which is relatively obscure and pretty harmless. (Also, "Simon says," but who cares?) As for that horror Simon Cowell from American Idol (which people ask me about sometimes): I don't watch that show, so it's not at all on my radar!
And to boot, my Simon has turned out to be the cutest, sweetest little boy in the world! So there's at least one great Simon running around out there...

I agree with k8theriver! I would have liked to see the big "s" room in there, too. Also, I really loved the one with the primary colors that had the triangular-shaped alcove/closet. That said, the first place room was one of my favorites, so I was happy to see that it won!

I love that room! I also love that wallpaper and think you used it in a great way!