Mmm Inspiration ...

Found a new home design blog to follow! Home Sweet Home is the name, and it made me realize that I need this desk. Need.

Then, when I clicked on a photo of some sweet storage stairs, it led me to Delikatissen, which is pretty cool, too! Whee!

Speaking of, this is an awesome way to deal with a small bathroom -- look at how the shower doors fold in while it's not in use!

My flowers are dying, and other updates.

So my poor little flowers are dying, already. They say knockout roses are hardy. Apparently they still can't survive my gardening ineptitude. What am I missing?

In other news, I can't reach several lightbulbs to change them. Feeling like a helpless girl. Considering replacing the flush-mount light in the upstairs hall with a pendant, to lower the bulb's height, though perhaps I should just get a taller ladder. Or both. It's a pretty ugly light. So far I've been looking at Home Depot and LampsPlus.com, but I could use some other ideas.

I'll also hopefully be getting an appraisal soon to see if my renovations have increased my equity enough to get rid of the private mortgage insurance. That would make my year. But I know it's a long shot. Trying to keep low expectations here...

Nice Bathroom Colors

More likely for the first-floor bathroom....

The Future Fireplace

So how do I find this fireplace? It's basically perfect.

The Front Yard (95% done)

Catherine and I spent Labor Day fixing up the front yard. I think we did a pretty good job for not really knowing what we were doing.

We still need a couple more bags of soil and some stones cut in half.

Mmm an Office Someday?

Loving the color contrast, the white sheers, the Expedit-type bookcase and of course that light!

Simple Fireplace Mantle

My living room has an old coal fireplace that's been closed up, so now it's just a part of the wall that jutts out for no reason. Someday I'd like to open the fireplace back up, hopefully making it usable, and add a mantle. Our TV is already mounted on this wall, so it would have to move up a bit. I've been looking around at mantles (not that this is a priority project or anything) and they've all looked too bulky for the space. This would be a simple solution -- and I bet pretty inexpensive, too.

D.C. Pride

I wouldn't go out and buy this for myself, but it would be a cool gift (for me or others). Comes in a poster (black and white or red and blue) or a screen print (burgundy and tan, brown and lime green, or gray and white -- my fave).

Hmmm Maybe?

I think this is way cool, but I don't know where I'd put it. Maybe in the front? Eh, that's kind of weird...