• His and hers houses. Could you live like that with your spouse? (The pink one is his, by the way. Love that.)

• An oldie, but a goodie. E-Mail auto response. (I’m working on keeping my inbox empty, but I’m not doing so well.)

• Super Morrissey Bros.

• These downloadable arrows for Photoshop are so cute.

• Creepy, creepy, creepy.

• “Inspiration is for Amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” (I love Chuck Close.)

• Wow. Philosophy explained through basic shapes.

• Have you heard of Creative Marketplace yet? They’ll be selling digital design elements, but everything is free right now for early adopters. These are my favorites from the site.

• “I can do it!” socks.

• If you were a fan blabla’s line of stuffed animals before, wait ’till you see them in adorable stop-animation form. Let the bunny magic show begin!

• Yep, they made a one-handed bottle opener.

• This magical video made my night.

• But then, so did this one.

• Sometimes I like to geek out over things like the Periodic Table. It’s nice to know I’m not alone.

• Feel like playing matchmaker? And learning about fonts at the same time? Try the type connection.

• The cost of art school.

• I’m eager to get outside and do a little gardening. These kid-sized tools ought to be perfect for my little assistants.

• For Gus’ room?

• I thought these Earth blocks were props for a catalog shoot, but they’re real.

• Yay, Instagram is finally available for Android phones! It’s been fun to see so many new (but familiar) faces joining! (I’m “makingitlovely” on Instagram, if you’d like to follow me.)

Enter to win Tori Spelling’s new party planning book, Celebratori, over on Making it Lovely’s Facebook page.

p.s. I’m a big fan of Tori Spelling. Brandon doesn’t get it, but I like her. Her book just came out and she has a new craft show airing this summer, plus she’s expecting baby #4 already. Go, Tori!

• I keep going back to look at this wallpaper mural. I wish I could think of a good place to use it.

• A fantastic post on privilege and “selling out.”

• Lots of great Chicago recommendations in the comments here.

• Why should kids get all the Easter basket fun?

• Hahahahaha!
  [via Joanna]

• Polaroid goes digital with its first digital instant camera. Awesome.

• I made my sister buy this cape. (Though Brandon informs me that it’s really more of a cloak.

• These giant foam dinosaur and dragon toys are popular in the Balch household.

• Can you imagine being the kid that gets to sleep in this bed? (Or the parent who has to change the sheets?)

• Turns out… I wear short shorts. I bought a pair in pink and coral.

• These minimalist Lego ads are so good.

• Le Petit Prince.

• Star Wars meets high fashion. (It’s like Fifi Lapin for the geek set.)

• An impossible typeface.

• This beautiful wedding story had me in tears.

• There’s a Francesca Woodman showing at the the Guggenheim Museum.

• This balloon art series is so rad.

• Ombré tights!

• I know I said I didn’t like cheapie shoes, but at $39, these are tempting.

• My review of Dyson’s latest vacuum.

• I finally tried Draw Something and I’m hooked. (‘NicoleBalch’ if you want to play me.)

• So, you want to expand your toy train set…

• I shared my tips on decorative painting.

• Genius. I love me some IKEA, but those clunky legs are a deal breaker. I’d happily swap them out for some of these!
  [via Design*Sponge]

• Julianne Moore has a pretty garden.

• And Steve McQueen at home is fascinating to me.

• I want one of these portrait stamps.
  [via Jordan]

• Breaking! More This American Life retractions.

• Sure, they’re just painted sticks, but they’re Swedish painted sticks, strung up as necklaces.

• It’s true. I was kind of a gemstone geek.

• The only baby clothes you need.

• These bracelets are so pretty, and exactly the kind of jewelry that I wear daily. I bought a set.

Enter to win these Moroccan Tea Lights on Making it Lovely’s Facebook page. Good luck!