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business creating handmade paper products is called LovelyDesign.

That perfectly describes the Vancouver-area home she shares

with her partner, Charles Guan, and 2-year-old daughter, Adelaide.

Sharilyn, known in the blogosphere for her color-coded address

file (see

page

31), relies on color and clever storage solutions to

keep her home organized. “I’m a gatherer and we have lots of

collections, but I have to have a place for everything or I can feel

stressed,” she says. Rooms are awash in a peaceful palette of

blue-gray and warm oranges that keeps the space visually

cohesive and “makes every room feel fresh,” she says. “I

remember things by color so that’s how I tend to sort my stuff”

Bookcases serve as an open divider between the family and

dining rooms (4, 5). “While I like big open spaces, I wanted to

create little nooks where you can cozy up” In another corner of

the shared space, Sharilyn uses white metal file drawers (3) to

stow away toys and media gadgets. The couple created a low

shelf for Adelaide’s books in the dining room (1, 2) by removing

the sliding doors from a shelf and mounting it on the wall.