Words can't do justice to how much I adore this bed. Not that it would FIT in my current bedroom (and if it did, it would be like a pig wearing pearls), but WOW!---it sure inspires some interesting fantasies! I'd go for a paisley wallpaper, rather than the stripes, and throw in some brass/gold accents, really go for the whole Byzantine vibe....


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I ran across this room the other day at desiretoinspire...I'm not sure why, but it's latched onto my brain...I'm obsessing about it, building a whole house around it. The clean lines and neutrals appeal to me, although that's contrary to what I actually have in my home. I love the hardwood floors, the little sitting area in the foreground, down a couple steps ( ( Read more... )

I got a postponement for jury duty until October. Hopefully by then, the weather will be liveable and I'll have my act together ( Read more... )

I haven't gotten a lot done since GK's departure, since the heat has returned with a vengeance and I'm mostly useless above 85F. Still, I consolidated a system for recycing cans---a Good Thing, since I keep finding them as I move other things around ( Read more... )

I don't usually watch the original CSI, but I saw the previews and tuned in for this week's ep...about hoarding. You know me, I did a talk on it for church, I *had* to see it. (Despite the fact that I've kind of gone off the reality shows on the subject ( Read more... )

After last night's bedroom bottle roundup, today I headed into the oft-interrupted dining room (as in, I keep starting on it, getting distracted, working on something else, coming back to it, etc. I ought to decorate it in a homing pigeon theme.). Anyway, I removed the breakables from the white bookcase, slid it across the room while pivoting it ( Read more... )

The tree is finally trimmed. I took twnty minutes or so and made gold wire hangers for the ornaments---I had the wire on hand, and definitely have more time than money. They may be less perfect than store-bought, but who the hell is going to look at them up close besides me?

So now there's: *draws a deep breath and sings*

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