this whole post started with a q&a i did over on the elle's studio blog and one of the questions, about where i create, got me thinking about how i don't really share that side of my life here {on this blog}, so i decided to change that today, and hopefully i'll change that more in the future... because i love this little space. it may be little but the memories and dreams created and shared here are what inspire me on a daily basis. this is where i make things with pieces of my heart. where parts of me leave messages about how i live and what i've learned and this desk is the center point of it all.
this is where i create, chat, write posts {like i am right now}, get inspired by favorite blogs and sites and generally do most things crafty. with barely 40" wide of space it's tucked back in a little alcove to the left of our family room fireplace and it's generally piled with projects, pages and alot of vintage odds & bits... this was one of the cleaner days, lol.
i love that i can sit or stand {usually i stand} here, but i also love that although it's a tiny space it is right in the middle of where we live most of our lives, here in the family room. i can hear the littles playing in that backyard through the slider in the kitchen and i can see them digging in the dirt and playing in the water table right through the huge window behind me.
i can sit here and make a page in the evening, after the house is quiet but have the man right behind me sitting on the couch watching a dvr'd show or laughing at jon stewart.
i adore that i am surrounded by pieces of my friends and family that are hanging on the wall; items sent from friends that i can look at everyday, little drawings and notes from maddie and ben and all of the towers of golden mediums that i adore. it may be tiny but it helps me live a full life.
happy saturday!
xo
i have a small space to, and love it for many of the same reasons. I really think that I'm more creative in my small space too...I had a larger room in our last house, and sometimes it was just overwhelming....now, just a little desk, and I use a closet to store some of my things....but, I love my little desk! and, it to sets just behind my hubby's lazy boy as he watches tv in the evenings...a perfect set up!
Posted by: Hannah | March 28, 2009 at 04:55 PM
love your little corner.. it's just cozy and happy. =)
Posted by: lisa truesdell | March 28, 2009 at 08:06 PM
your space looks cozy KL! and yellow.. gotta be my fav color off late :)
Posted by: sasha farina | March 29, 2009 at 05:21 AM
i love that your space is right in the middle of where you live. i have a craft room that is out in the carriage house and it's hard for me to be out there when my family is home. very COOL!
Posted by: merryheart2 | March 31, 2009 at 08:08 AM
i love your space kl! ;)
Posted by: vee | April 02, 2009 at 11:05 AM