Well hello! I’m back again with a new LS Look, comin’ at ya! Drawing from all of the office organization inspo I’ve been looking at, I came up with The Organized Office. Of course, this is a concept board, aka not real life :-) But it’s a great place to start. A mix of open/closed storage, a serene color palette and soft and natural textures would create a cozy yet fresh work-from-home environment. And even if you don’t work from home, everyone needs a “command center” from which to obsessively shop on Amazon, pay the resulting credit card bills, and basically just organize life! Any of these pieces could translate to a small nook in a hallway, living room or corner of a bedroom.

Check it out in the LS Look Shop for more info!

~L.S.

Fun Fact: I am not organized. True story. It only APPEARS that I am organized. When in reality, you open any one drawer in our house and you will find a hot mess inside. I am 100% Monica from friends - anyone else?

So, I have always referred to myself as an “organizational enthusiast”. Meaning, I am very, very enthused about organizing, but fail to actually implement organizational techniques to make our household and my office run smoothly on a daily basis.

Turns out, I am big on ideas, but short on time! So I would need about a full YEAR off from work to actually organize our home. Not gonna happen. Instead, I’m taking the house by storm, little bits and pieces at a time. It’s not gonna be pretty, but with the new year, I’m really feeling the “out with the old”. I really want to cleanse our house of all the crapola - toys, shoes no one wears, books no one reads, blah blah blah. However, it sounds so overwhelming and daunting. I’ve been tempted to hire a professional organizer - I think it is money well spent if you can swing it.

In the meantime, I’d love to start with the office - home to LS Interiors Headquarters. Us designers can be a little bit hoarder-ish in our offices! I’m generalizing, but we tend to be very visual and tactile, meaning that we need our SAMPLES and papers, etc. in order to work. It’s true - the most daunting task of keeping up an interior design office -whether it be a huge firm or a home office - is the maintenance of the sample library. Hiding in all of my baskets are fabric samples, paint samples, stone and tile samples, carpet samples, the list goes on! It’s virtually impossible to design without these and I’m constantly referring back to them.

And don’t even get me started on the catalogs! Catalogs, catalogs, catalogs. I literally receive every mailed catalog known to man, from the most obscure randoms to The Sharper Image to Restoration Hardware Baby and Child, etc. etc. They come faster than I can look at them, but I can’t bear to throw them out because I’m afraid I’ll miss something good! So they quickly pile up in a huge basket in the office. It would be a dream/goal to dig into those, tear out my favorites and pin them to pinterest, but I need me an intern for that! (Anyone looking? We’re hiring!)

I’m really not big on New Year’s resolutions. I believe that they’re just a set up for failure and disappointment in oneself. So I’m not calling this a resolution, but instead a goal to become more organized in 2019. I’ll be attempting the office small chunks at a time, and will keep you posted on the progress. Also keep me posted on yours, and if you have any thoughts or advice, please free free to send them my way!

By the way - the pics in this blog here are all staged for instagram, so they only look neat and organized. Again - Monica Closet. Take one look inside these baskets and you’ll be wowed at the atrocity of their disorganized contents. Hah! What I need are some true systems that work both organizationally and aesthetically. What those are yet, I do NOT know, but as soon as I figure it out, I’ll share!

For some inspo, I’ll leave you with a round up of some beautifully styled (and seemingly organized) offices to nerd out on. Enjoy!

~L.S.

Home Office styled + organized by Shelfie NYC

Also check out my Pinterest Board :: NEAT :: for more inspo :-) Happy Organizing!

I can't believe our little munchkin is FIVE! A few weeks ago, we had a super sweet bash for her. More below!

First things first, we had to block off these stairs, so the party animals didn't monkey around upstairs! I crafted this out of a giant box , tablecloth, foil balloons, and stick on letters.

Since we had eighteen five year olds running around, I wanted to create different activity stations to keep them busy! This photo booth was one of them.

I wanted to go oldskool and have the kids all sit at the table to sing Avery happy birthday and eat cake, so we turned our dining table and added on a banquet table.

More decoration details! Guys, this is ALL from the dollar store!

More party decor!

No table is complete without centerpieces. So grabbed vases that we already had and made these candy displays.

This one is a nod to Candy Land's "Licorice Lagoon".

I tied this ribbon around the cupcake platter so the party animals didn't get their little paws into them early! Also wrapped these random empty boxes for more festive decor.

It turns out that candy makes amazing confetti...

We went for color here, as you can see!

We did a casual lunch buffet for the grown ups. Kept it simple with pizza, apps, beer and spiked spritzers, because, #sundayfunday.

Had to have at least ONE healthy option, right? :-o

More happy, colorful decor! Thank you Amazon!

One of the activity stations - I simply google image searched candy land coloring scenes and printed them. I also got a Melissa and Doug sticker book that was a big hit!

Candy galore!

We took a jar of candy, tied a ribbon and some balloons around it and boom! you’ve got an adorable festive centerpiece.

our white painted mantel with non committal art is the perfect back drop for more candy and party decor!

Who knew that candy made such great mantel decor! Also it was the perfect place to store this - up high where little hands couldn’t get into it until it was goody bag time!

My amazing sister Jilli took a plain cake and decorated it based off of the Candy Land board! How adorable is this?!

Time to sing to the birthday girl! <3

Family photo op. Eden was fussy all morning, so Eric decided to wear her at the party. Also so she didn’t get run over by crazy sugared up big kids!

While eighteen five year olds and one adult (me) were bashing up a lollipop pinata, jilli grabbed all the candy placed around the house and set up the candy bar.

I’ll admit, we went a little nuts with the sweet treats!

Jilli and I made these lollipop displays by using floral foam pieces and wrapping paper. So easy and cute!

Candy confetti!

Sugar Sugar

We also used the wrapped boxes previously on display in the dining room as stands to get some different heights for the candy bar.

Mama’s favorite on the right!

Poll - who actually likes gum balls? But they looked so cute!

I made these cookies to mimic the little red, yellow green and blue gingerbread playing pieces from candy land, but they came out a little more tie dye - next time I’ll know to use more food colori...

And, so no one had to get a cavity filling as a result of coming to Avery’s birthday party, we included pre-pasted tooth brushes for both adults and kids. Must be the mom in me, but it made me feel...

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