Keep it Simple

This weekend has been great but boy did we try to fit too much into two days! I did a lot of fun things: caught up with dear friends who were in town, went to a football game with my husband and had dinner at our favorite sushi place. Cleaning, errand running and projects around the house, not so much.

Sometimes I need to remember to keep things simple -- not try to do everything at once -- and to make the good stuff the priority. In a way, I think that's what I like about this fantastic Minneapolis house featured in Dwell. It doesn't try to do too much -- but what it does do is amazing.

Photos from here.

Slim Pickings

Often, the most amazing houses are unusual, unlikely, improbable. I like those that make the most of their location and coax usefulness and beauty out of every square inch. And I absolutely believe that sometimes the best creativity comes out of constraints.

That's certainly the case with this fantastic Toronto home published in Dwell. Somehow the house is modern, light-filled, comfortable and completely family friendly, all at once. Here, have a look at a few of the photos (and there are more in a slideshow).

Photos from here.