healthy school lunch ideas

Want simple ideas that can make lunch fun for your kids? check out Bento Fun.

Family Fun has some great sandwich ideas that I really loved.

The visual guide  has some easy to make and nutritious vegetarian lunch ideas. 

Veg Kitchen has a number of muffin recipes that are a great alternative to sandwiches and include veggies like carrot and zucchini.

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6 ways to utilize the space under the staircase

Ever wonder what to do with the awkward space under the stairs? Here are some great ideas to inspire you.  

 

A lot of houses have stairs that lead from the garage to the main floor. The space below the stairs would be perfect to create an organized mudroom. Add tall cabinet and cubbies to keep everyone organized.

  

 Add drawers or doors to create much needed storage space. 

Add open shelves for displaying your books or your favourite collections.

Create a cozy home office. Add shelves for more storage. 

 Create a cozy nook to read a book or take a nap!

A perfect cellar to store your favourite pinot noir!

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Target + Pottery barn = kitchen command center

I have been a little busy these days getting things ready for my daughters birthday party. I have come to realize I need a command center to keep track of activities, parties and things to buy all in one place. We also need a place for hanging Trisha's art. I bet there will be a tones once she starts kindergarten this fall. It would be nice to have someplace to organize the mail .

I think since we spend a lot of our time in the kitchen, The wall in the kitchen nook is suited best for this purpose.

Here is the inspiration. I love how ribbon trim has been added . What a nice finishing touch!

Here is the plan of attack. I already have the 12"x12" corkboard squares from target. I love the modular wall organizers from Pottery Barn.

Once I am done with the party. I am going to work on the project. Hope to upload the pictures soon.

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clever and unusual toy storage solutions

Storage solutions for toys can be expensive! Here are some creative storage ideas that I came across while browsing pinterest, that are not only efficient but also inexpensive. 

Wall mount hanging garden planters to hold small toys.

Tyres to store toy cars. stack them securely and add a base to make a storage bin.

Toy sand buckets connected by cable wires make great storage for small toys.

Behind the door shoe organizers are a great for sorting/organizing small toys.

Magnetic knife holder strips to hold a little boys car.

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3 ways to personalize a bunk bed

Space can be a issue with many houses. Bunk beds is a great solution when 2 or more kids have to share a small room. Here are some solutions to personalize each kids space.

Solution 1: Use photographs. I like the use of clipboards that let you change the pictures easily.

Solution 2: Use curtains.They provide privacy and a fun hideout space.

Solution 3: Have a display board where each kid can display their own artwork, pictures, cards etc.

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Jonathan Adler morrow chair look alikes

I am in love with the jonathan Adler morrow slipper chairs. But with a price tag of more than $1200 per chair, I am not going to be able to purchase this in the near future. So what does a gal like me do? Find something with similar lines and maybe a third of the price.

  

I found a couple of knock offs for this chair.

Lila accent chair retails for $687, available in 100 assorted fabrics at ClubFurniture.

Jester chair available at csnstores and retails for $448

Malia leather wingback chair available at overstock.com for $283.99

I ended up getting the Skyline Furniture armless chairs. This chair retails for $249 at csnstores. This one does not have wings but comes in a variety of prints. A few which have been shown in the picture above.

I decided to be bold with the print I selected.  The fabric may not be of the highest quality but this is a room we seldom use and I wanted to decorate this room on a modest budget.

Which is your favorite print? Which one do you think I selected?

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Simple and Sweet pink bedroom

This is the first room that we started decorating when we moved in the house and I am finally done! The room is very Small, a 10' x 11', just enough to fit a full size bed and a desk and chair. In a small room every piece that you add to the room has to server a dual purpose - decor and function. I like a clean clutter free room and therefore kept the decor simple.

My daughter wanted a pink room and we decided that she can have it. After all I love pink too!  The design for this room  actually started with the bedding from Garnet Hill. She loves animals so we got the pony peracle bedding. She loves the ponies and  I love the colors in the bedding.

The furniture resembles the janie line from pottery barn ( Now discontinued) /Jenny lind bed sold at land of Nod but I paid much much less at an vintage store who specializes in kids furniture in Martinez. He even repaints them in any color that you like. It was maple colored wood and was painted and I asked it to be painted white. It definitely did not look like this before it was refinished.
The desk also doubles up as a dresser.

The growth chart is a decal that I got from Etsy.

I made the desk organizer myself with a few supplies from Home Depot and Ikea. You can get detailed instructions here. I also added the file holders from target that cost $2 each besides the organizer to hold her bed time books.

Adding the kid's name above the bed is a great way of personalizing their space. I also added a wall light
from Ikea which provides great lighting for reading.

2 photographs of my darling daughter and hooks fill up the empty wall on one side. A great place to hang her dress up stuff and backpack etc. I will explain in detail how to make these in my next post. These pics were clicked by me at home and not in a studio with a white background.

The finishing touch was the bunting that I made with textured scrapbook paper and some ribbon. It was a great way to spread out the colors from the bedding to the other side of the room. 

I am done with the tour of the small room. Hope you like it!

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