This week's inspiration Friday is all about inspirational creative spaces/offices. Wow, these just make me want to spend some time in my creative corner! The photo above is from Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, some years ago.
This one is from the recent "women in business" section of Country Living. I love this woman's inspiration board & shelves. I'm not sure why she has a chair sitting on a table, but I'll ignore that....
This is the cover of a wonderful book that is full of inspiration, "Where Women Create". The space shown on the cover is my favorite in the book, but there are a lot of other really great spaces inside.
For further inspiration online, Diva Deb's "playspace" is full of eye candy, as well as Andrea Singarella's.
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As I look forward to this weekend, I face the constant struggle between wanting to "get things done" & "being productive" and needing to relax & spend some good time with my hunnies (Glenn & Hope, of course!). Wow, us working moms have to fit so much into 2 days! Well, working outside of the home...I know from experience that there is a whole other kind of stress that comes from being an at home mom!
On the spending time with my hunnies side, Glenn & I are going to have a date tonight! Hope's daycare offers a "parents night out" once a month & we are taking advantage of it for the first time. Just dinner at a local restaurant, but we get to have time to talk! Imagine that.
On the "being productive" side, I'm hoping to work more on steaming off the wallpaper in the kitchen (never-ending project) & maybe hit some yard sales. The weather is supposed to be terrible, so I may be spending a lot of time on indoor projects.
I also will be doing the normal cleaning, as I still haven't found a house cleaner. I spoke to one woman who seemed to be a great prospect, but her references didn't turn out to be what I'd hoped that they be. So, another lady is coming over next week to give us a quote...lets hope that I have better luck this time!
I hope that all of you have a great weekend!
Thank-you, so much for having the inspiration every Friday, it is soooo nice. That is a wonderful book, am working on my creating space, hope to show it done by the end of the year, alot to be done in it :).
Hope you have a lovely dinner and wonderful weekend.
Posted by: Crystal | April 13, 2007 at 09:11 AM
Wow, that's funny, on another blog I mentioned that Carolyn Westbrook's backyard studio was my favorite in that book and it seems that it's yours too!
Have a great weekend, enjoy your "date" night!
Manuela
Posted by: The Feathered Nest | April 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
Wonderful inspiration pics. It would be fun to work in these spaces. I think all women need a little space of their own.
Rhoda
Southern Hospitality
Posted by: Rhoda | April 13, 2007 at 02:36 PM
I love your inspirations pictures! The cover on that book is my favorite too! Oh, how I wish I had a creative space!
Posted by: cindy | April 13, 2007 at 02:38 PM
I DO like your pictures, I can't wait until dh and I paint my office a lovely new colour *sigh* In the meantime enjoy your time out with your hubby :-)
Posted by: Amy | April 13, 2007 at 03:13 PM
Such beautiful inspiration pictures! I need to get more organized in my home, so those are just what I need to see.
I hope that you both enjoy your date night---it is so important to make time for yourselves, and she'll enjoy being with friends, too! :)
Posted by: Southern Heart | April 13, 2007 at 04:28 PM
Great inspirational post...thanks
Posted by: Gypsy Purple-Chamara | April 13, 2007 at 06:11 PM
Love the creative spaces you posted. I'd love to have something like that too - I also get ME Home Companion - love it. And I also really like the "Where Womem Create". I hope you have a nice weekend - whether you are relaxing or getting things done (I know the feeling :o)
Posted by: Allie from Minneapolis | April 14, 2007 at 01:37 AM
Thank you so much for your kind mention of my blog and my 'playspace'! I feel so honored to be mentioned in the same breath as the wonderful studios shown in the photos. I love love love Mary Engelbreit's magazine and books, too - mostly because she makes a point of always showing the inspiring working spaces of artist's homes! I'll be back to visit your blog often!
Posted by: DivaDeb | April 14, 2007 at 03:00 AM
I always enjoy "Inspiration Days" - and it's funny... I think that I don't care for yellow, and yet I think that both of those rooms are positive dreamy and they're both making me a little covetous!
Don't try to squeeze too much in in your weekend - although I do understand (all too well) the temptation to do so... Have a lovely date night with your husband!
xo
Posted by: LLA | April 14, 2007 at 07:36 AM
I love to see pictures of other people's creative spaces. Thanks reminding me that I need to get upstairs and get mine cleaned up!
Posted by: Jen | April 14, 2007 at 08:50 AM
I wish my kitchen looked like this. Ofcourse my kitchen is my creative playground. Clarice
Posted by: clarice | April 14, 2007 at 03:31 PM
"Where Women Create" is the BEST book! Thanks for reminding me...I'm going to take it out of my bookshelf for a little inspiration.
Posted by: Susan | April 16, 2007 at 06:59 PM
I love your Inspiration Friday posts. I too am a working mom and struggle to get things done on the weekend...I am having the same problem looking for a house cleaner...and I can't decide what to first, work on house projects or spring cleaning. I visit your blog often. Hope you had a great date night.....My date night is scheduled for next Saturday.....a movie, a restaurant....I'm not sure. Looks like we have the same style
Posted by: Angie | April 16, 2007 at 07:35 PM
I have really enjoyed your blog , beautiful posts, all things I love :)
I would love to get my hands on a copy of this magazine, ohhhhhh how inspiring to see the beautiful creative spaces of these women. I am currently working on using half of our guest room for my space right now, so it's funny that I would end up here and get some inspiration from your blog.
Thank you so much :)
Posted by: Lynn | May 05, 2007 at 04:08 PM
Came across your webpages and just wanted to thank all of the women out there who have a passion for the creative, as I do! Keep up the good work and look for our latest articles in Romantic Homes!
Kindest Regards,
Carolyn Westbrook
www.carolynwestbrookhome.com
Posted by: Carolyn Westbrook | May 17, 2007 at 03:05 PM