Go easy on me now… My living room is somewhat incomplete. It does works for the time being. I can smile about that. Check out the inspiration photo (bottom left). Gorgeous, isn’t it? First time I ever saw a file cabinet look so great in a living room. It gave me the courage to bring our file cabinet out of hiding – it was cooped up in our closet. I placed it next to our lovely couch, added a little tray on top along with some accessories (books, of course) and voila! Now I have better access to organizing our files as well as a place to put a coffee mug. Great way to give an object more purpose. Not that storing manila folders isn’t significant… now this cabinet looks good doing it AND can help keep sticky coffee from staining my white couch (it’s slipcover – I can wash it, don’t worry)! I’m actually motivated to file away our bills now instead of just putting them in a neat pile one day & a messy pile the next.
Read MoreMy friend Vanessa has one of my favorite dining rooms ever! She is a huge fan of mixing old things & new – we have that in common. Represented in her gorgeous dining space are: Ikea, Anthropologie, Target, salvage finds, Etsy fabrics & tasteful personal touches. Ikea’s black BJURSTA table has never looked better!
Read MoreKenneth Brown (from ReDesign on HGTV) super ROCKS!!! He by special request sent me the above photo on the left of a dining room he designed a few years ago. I got the inspiration for my breakfast nook from this photo. Normally this photo would’ve been on his website: kennethbrowndesign.com, but because of fabulous new designs this photo was MIA (missing in action)!
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