Here's some more black and white stripes.  I think with design we tend to make a lot of work for ourselves when we don't actually need to.   Case in point- instead of redoing these chairs so they would be cushioned instead of caned, it's much easier to simply put a cushion on top of it.  And easier to clean.  And easier to change.  And they're pretty.

In the Midway house, my parents has this old window frame that they turned into a picture frame. Good idea. Also good- turning it into a mirror.

This doesn't really have to do with the house, but I want to make these. They would be the cutest little juice glasses. Sadly Dave has vetoed using bottles from the Port Townsend Brewery. Think of other ideas.

I love the horseshoes! This could look so cheesy, but the room is stylish enough to pull it off. We should have a horseshoe above each door. Especially if we can get some of the ones that your grandpa forged.

This would be a great bookshelf/chotchke/shoe thing. Where can you buy fruit crates these days? Do people still use them?

We don't do this in California. But in other parts of the world, the shoes come off as you enter the house and this is kind of a cute reminder. Or even just the words "shoes" would work. Maybe paint it on the wall all graphic like and nice. Hmm.

This is the perfect rug for Dave. Flor is awesome!

These are sold out and way more than I would be willing to pay, but so clever. There is probably no way to recreate them myself (what with my lack of welding skills) so it's probably a lost cause, but I wanted to show it. Would have been pretty cool.

Note to self: get Kyle to make some of these for me...

We really need to get some of these boating flags...

I love this mobile. The person who made it used some bird ornaments from Anthropologie. I think it is gorgeous. But do mobiles just entertain kids instead of helping them sleep?

How awesome are these little gondolas strung across the ceiling? My Swiss Miss heritage is gushing. Also, it's just plain cool.