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Slow mornings and a new checkerboard floor

Celebrate Little Spaces Lifestyle June 10, 2019June 15, 2019 by Merrilee

School’s out for the summer! And we’re loving these slow mornings with late breakfasts. Enjoying our newly painted dining room floor – switched from cool tones to warm ones. The kids have even suggested we play life size chess on here. I told them I’m game just as soon as I’ve made them each cardboard …

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Meanwhile at the Banister House…

Little Spaces Illustration Lifestyle Interiors August 1, 2018August 17, 2018 by Merrilee

  We’ve been doing lots of random things over here at Banister House, such as putting flowers on Frida (an illustration I did for the Frida Kahlo edition of Bravery Magazine). Playing with legos on our new Gathre mats. They are absolutely perfect for keeping the little pieces from falling into the cracks. Miss M was …

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Celebrating SUMMER and PLAY with Tellkiddo

Little Spaces Lifestyle Dolls Play June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 by Merrilee

We teamed up with the lovely brand Tellkiddo to celebrate SUMMER and PLAY! So we hosted an instagram giveaway where the winner receives $125 in Merrilee Liddiard shop credit and your choice of 3 Tellkiddo storage solutions for you toys (all of which we are obsessed with!).  My friend Shannon Weight took such lovely pics …

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Meanwhile at the Banister House…

Interiors Lifestyle Little Spaces May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by Merrilee

  Hoping you all had a lovely Mothers Day! We had a great and silly day with a french toast breakfast, Amazing messages at service, and rowdy play time with the kids later.   

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Illustrating my Capsule Wardrobe: Week 3

Illustration Lifestyle Little Style February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 by Merrilee

  “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl Capsule Wardrobe Part 3: OK so this is fast becoming a mother daughter capsule wardrobe I think …

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Playful Table Tent

Celebrate Little Spaces Lifestyle January 17, 2016February 6, 2018 by Merrilee

It’s been snow for days here. And while it’s pretty and lovely it’s keeping us indoors more than I’d like so to make things more playful inside we brought out table tent from my book Playful: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids. Miss M has been playing picnic with her dolls and Little …

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A Birthday Morning for a Three Year Old

Celebrate Lifestyle Little Style October 6, 2015February 6, 2018 by Merrilee

Miss M turned 3 last week. We have a tradition of putting up tape on our kids doorways so that they can jump through it into a new year of life (a tradition we got from my friend Ruth Schultz) so that’s how we started off her birthday. We also give our kids one gift on …

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Weekend Links and a Studio Sale!

Lifestyle Illustration August 28, 2015February 6, 2018 by Merrilee

TGIF friends! thought I’d pop in and share a few fun things that are inspiring me around the inter webs these days: first are you dressing the rainbow with Brittany? I played along and wore pale teal with her. so fun. Oh and She’s extended it for 10 days now! I need to get this children’s book …

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