Thanks so much to Karen M. Anderson for sharing some peeks into her studio with us in our Fresh New Spaces Group. It’s so full of color, well-organized and happily eclectic. Here’s a look:

Thank you for reminding me how much I love turquoise and red together Karen!

Like what you see? Check out Karen’s goods in her Etsy shop.

Have a favorite spot at home you’d like to share with everyone? Please post it in Fresh New Spaces!

Today all of our pictures come from Flickr member ardelclaveria, who is currently in Manila. Isn’t it great to be able to look through so many photos from all over the world on Flickr? It still blows my mind. Just a teeny tiny little thumbnail of this image jumped out of our Fresh New Spaces pool and bowled me over:

This is such a great way to make the most of a small dining area. The bench keeps the view open, the banquette hugs the wall, and the shapes of the furniture  and the fabrics are gorgeous choices.

A clear coffee table adds visual space, the tablescapes are brilliant, and the shaggy rug defines the sitting/lounging area. Note the way the bench straddles the two spaces and can be used in either area for seating.

Finally, I just really love ardel claveria’s photography skills. Taking interior shots that look this beautiful takes so much skill and talent. Thanks so much for adding them to our group!

All photos from Flickr member ardelclaveria.

Thanks so much to my blogger friend Maya (of Visualingal and more recently, of Seed Bomb MANIA – they are EVERYWHERE!), for tipping me of into this peek into Charley Harper’s house compliments of House Trends Cincinnati. Not somewhere where you can obtain a copy of this regional glossy? They are generous enough to post the entire thing online. Here’s a little teaser of the layout, it’s going to make you want to click that link and check out the entire article!

I first was exposed to Charley as a child, as our Cincinnati Nature Center was filled with his wonderful work. I never realized how famous he was until I spied Todd Oldham’s country home in Met Home awhile back (RIP Met Home, we miss you!).

By the way, my cat loves Charley as well:

More Charley-related Hatch posts from the past:

Inspiration Monday: Cincinnati Architecture

The Cardinal House (a reader even commented and let me know more about how this house – I love it when stuff like that happens!)

The Art of Display

Charley-inspired Office

Book Recommendation: Charley Harper Monograph

Photo credits:

• Photo 1: From Cincinnati Home Trends, home photos taken by Ross van Pelt, others courtesy of the Charley Harper Estate
• Photo 2: From Todd Oldham.com (if anyone knows the photographer, please let me know; is it Todd?)
• Photo 3: From my iPhoto library

It was so exciting to see one of our favorite artists Brian Everett of EVRT Studio and his cleverly decorated Kansas home featured over at Design*Sponge this week. For the full tour, click here. For now, here’s a little teaser:

• first image is a print available here.
• second and third images courtesy of Design*Sponge and Jamie of From Me to You

1) I related so much to this New York Times article last week about feeling guilty about our green failures. Sometimes it feels like you can’t win, or you have one habit you know is not very good for the environment but you cannot give it up. The author, Joyce Walder really hits the nail on the head with this article, it was a really fun read. Oh, and the title of this post was my favorite quote from the article.

What not-so-green habits are you feeling guilty about? I can start. After being very serious about water conservation, thinking about every dish that would need washing and not even giving my poor cat her beloved fresh water from the sink faucet, I am addicted to taking a bath in a really big bathtub. It uses lord knows how many gallons. Even worse than that, while I’m in there, I read People magazine. It’s shameful. Please begin public flogging now.  And/Or join in and tell us your not-so-green shame.

2) Another link: Here is The Greenwatching Index, so you can try and keep track of what’s really green and what’s just using the term for marketing purposes.

3) Finally, I wanted to share an interview I did with architect Christian Dauer on another website. In this Mission District renovation, he reused as much of what would have otherwise been construction waste as possible, and it added to the beauty and spirit of the house. Even this gorgeous kitchen table was constructed from on-site reclaimed wood:

image via houzz.com