Now that Spring is in full force and we're counting down the days until Summer, plenty of us are scrambling to get our houses in order for guests who are planning on coming for a visit (whether we like it or not.) And while some overnight guests are definitely easier to deal with than others, it's still nice to have an inviting space for them to relax and unwind in during their stay.

In my current house, I have your typical spare bedroom containing a dresser, a couple of nightstands, and a queen-sized bed. It serves its purpose, but it's definitely not what I would consider to be an ideal guest space. About 99 percent of the time, the room is used to house baskets of folded laundry and suitcases that haven't been unpacked in weeks. But when visitors do come once or twice a year, I try and spruce it up as best I can.

I'm a sucker for smart design, which is probably why I love built-in-anything so much. Built-in beds for kids are especially awesome because not only do they maximize space, but they add extra storage as well. What's not to love about that?

See 5 more fantastic built-in beds for kids below:

The lobby on board -- first room you enterI think it's pretty safe to say that I want to live on the Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy. After just three nights on board, we were nowhere near ready to leave. It wasn't JUST all the entertainment, the amazing kids' programs, the free babysitting, the adult-free zones, the food, and the spa. I fell head-over-heels in love with the decor.

It literally was like stepping into a Disney movie. Bright, saturated colors everywhere, whimsical shapes, and cushy, cushy, cushy. Is it all just a little bit silly? Um, YEAH. A lot silly. But the whimsy won me over. It made me wonder -- why take life so seriously? Keep reading to see what I mean.

You're a good person, and you work hard for your family. So, of course, you deserve the best around your home! Sadly, the best can be awfully expensive, can't it? Well, not to worry. Some of the dreamiest "little luxuries" in life are totally doable on a budget and can make home life all the more satisfying.

Fresh flowers, crazy soft cotton sheets, those pricey but amazing-smelling candles -- today we're celebrating 9 simple, super-satisfying splurges for the home. After all, every household needs at least one guilty delight.

Top image via Amanda Soule

I think soothing is what most people go for when it comes to creating a nursery, and soothing is exactly what designer Lindsay Brier managed to achieve with this space for her son, Hawken. Its neutral base with bright pops of orange could definitely work for either gender. But she also used stripes!

See more about how she decorated her baby's room, below.

It seems like every kid (and adult too!) craves a cozy little space to hide away. So why not create one that's especially designed to encourage curling up with a good book?

Creating a comfy reading nook for your bookworm doesn't necessarily have to involve a ton of extra work (or cash). Here are some fun and relatively easy ideas on how to pull together the perfect space for some good old-fashioned literary exploration!

One of my favorite things in the whole world is climbing into a bed made up with freshly cleaned and pressed sheets. So today, I thought it might be fun to take a sneak peek at how the "other half" lives -- or at least how they sleep.

Here are 4 luxury bed linen lines that most of us will never have a chance to experience -- but hey, at least we can dream about them!

It seems like we women still like to take control of home décor, and our husbands are often glad to let us take the reins. But we can’t let the power go to our heads, ladies. The bedroom is an oasis, sure – it’s a cliché because it’s true. But that goes for both of you.
 
Take a look around your bedroom. Do a throw-pillow count. Conduct a hue check. Use a floral detector. Do you think of your bedroom as "mine," or "ours"? In the wake of Valentine’s Day, let’s make sure we’re not driving our husbands into man-caves by making our shared sanctuary into a lady-orchard. (Wait, what?)
 
Take the master bedroom quiz and find out whether yours is a his, a hers, or an ours!