One of my favorite books is Where Women Create: Inspiring Work Spaces of Extraordinary Women. I have spent hours looking through that book at the lovely studios of the creative women there.    I think I like it so much because these are ideal spaces.  They are organized, decorated and clean!

However, most the artists I know, while they may have a designated space to create, don’t have beautiful, clean studios.  I hear many more conversations about the mess and the over abundance of supplies, than I hear about what fabric to choose for the chaise in their studio.

Most creative people have very interesting decor in their homes, though.  The ideas don’t stop at the studio door.   Terri St. Cloud has a pole that she painted in her dining room.  Nici D created the coolest “door” to her studio out of torn rags.  I wish I still had pictures of both of these so you could see.

I know that a lot of you must have interesting things you’ve done in your homes.  Will you share them with me?  Leave a comment telling me what you’ve done and either give me a link to a picture or email me the pic.  I want to make my own little tribute…  I’ll call “Where Real Women Create”. [Not implying that the wonderful women in the book are not real women,  just that we didn't clean up for a camera crew.]

I came across this picture lately from a previous decorating job I did in my home.  I painted the sunflower on the wall, then hung a frame on the wall to seem to frame the flower.  My family thought it was the strangest thing they’d ever seen, but I thought it was lovely.

So, please fill my comment page with the things you’ve done in your home.  I really want to see!