(the winters are really long here, what’s a mom to do?)

I love the idea of a stylish home that is totally kid friendly.. and not just kid friendly, to be exact but kid fun.  The first time I saw the above picture, of the slide in the house, I fell completely in love.  And should I ever build from the ground up, this is a definite feature (I think, even if my kids are grown). 

One more favorite idea :  I was working at a fundraising event that we held at the home of one of the owners of Chick-fil-A.  They had a larger family and NO TV.  Well, they lived on a lake and once I took a tour of this fabulous house (if only there were camera phones back then) I could easily live there with no TV.  All of the sudden I saw people walking out of a giant old armoire and I had to do a double take.  There was a secret stairway that came out through an old wardrobe (thank you C.S. Lewis).  It was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.  And once I took a closer look, I found that there was another opening, from the secret staircase,through the bookcases in the dining room.  So clever, done very stylishly and just pure fun and imagination for the children and grown ups a like.

Have a fun and happy weekend!