I decided at 10 o'clock at night to make a cover for this ottoman from some material that I had on hand, so I went from this (a piece we're borrowing from Travis's Dad):
To this:
Which I personally think is a VAST improvement.I also had a mini-breakdown in which I called my Mom and complained that I was sick of all the rectangles in my house. "What would make you feel better?" asked well-intended Mommy Dearest. "CIRCLES!" Said her bratty firstborn. But then I bought this lamp on the right, and felt instantly better:
Mommy Dearest also advised that I start small in my apartment makeover, and work on making one small corner of my rented home into something I like. So I went from this (which I thought was a good idea a year ago):
To this (which is a good idea for me now):
I also changed the things on my mantel to get away from that "too many rectangles" thing.
When almost an entire wall of your living room is a brick fireplace, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by rectangles!
And now for today's gratitude: That tomorrow I am officially official in my promotion, that I have a little bit of art back on my walls, that Trav is spending some much needed time bonding with family, and that I'm finally making a sock animal (more on that at a later date). Be Well and Do Good!
Tasha
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4 comments:
I like your changes.So hoow many circles did you add? Is your mental health improved by these empty O's? I like the lamp....it looks as though you painted the tv, did you? Remember Barbivision? Now if you had a picture of that, you could have yourself one heck of a blog but it might be embarrassing but none the less your mommy dearest is here to remind you of silly phases in your past!
Since I have very small rooms and can't really move the furniture itself, I am always changing around the accessories. Plants are a must and about the only constant (although their locations get changed quite a bit!) - your new looks are fabulous!
Thank you both for your lovely comments regarding my new look! No mother dearest, I only added the one circle, and rearranged the stuff on the mantel. Those small acts helped calm the freak-out. I know I have a picture of the Barbie TV somewhere, I'll have to dig it out for some blog fodder!
Hey! One whole wall of our living room is limestone cut into rectangles! I change it up by turning rectangular pieces on their ends and putting them next to shorter yet still somewhat tall pieces of pottery or candles. Sorry, I didn't clarify, I do all this on my mantel and with the furniture and art work in the room. You can see a pic of it on my blog. or right here...
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