Yup, what mntwmyn said. Of course I like my place to look nice when I have guests, but waiting for "perfect"? Chances are they won't notice anyway, and if they do or it's something obvious, it ca...

How much do I love that picture?!

If it were my living room, then like veslabeachgirl, I'd paint it the green from either the rug or the pillow. Since you already have a lot of neutrals, it would add some color to the room, and it...

So-- judging by these-- to make a room masculine, you need dark browns & grays, leather, and dark unpainted wood. (And some kind of shiny metal gets you bonus points.)

After a google search, here's what I came up with-- none are perfect matches, but maybe with some paint they could sort of suffice:

I love the sweater-knit pillows! And not mentioned above, but I've made the seasonal switch to flannel sheets. So cozy.

Freshly ground coffee every morning. Homemade bread (I've adopted that 5-minutes-a-day trick for bread). Books. Yarn.

Hmm. I don't actually HATE this craft, but it annoys me a bit: those decorative tea towels with the crocheted handle attached to the top, ubiquitous in old-lady kitchens. I mean, I get the purpo...

Blogs mainly... also etsy, and sometimes just a random image or description I come across unexpectedly will do it.

Yeah, I like the lamp, but I was also wondering if anything could be done about the too-obvious wire.

I third reversing the fridge door if you can.

Oh wait, I lied! I forgot that a friend recently gave me a Korean tea set she got while teaching overseas. So I have that too. :o)

I enjoy organizing when I get in the mood to do so. However, having guests motivates me to straighten more than organize . I get the organization bug when I can't find so...

I enjoyed the history lesson! I have a fondness for teapots/teakettles as well, but alas, I only have one practical, boring, stainless steel kettle for the time being.

"this made me smile. i wouldn't do it to my house, but i'd want to be friends with the people that did" This.

Ooh, I have some of these same fears. I definitely don't like mirrors in the dark. When it's light they don't ever make me nervous, but in the dark? *shudder* I just imagine an evil ...

Beautiful. I love traditional church architecture.

Mix it up!

Out, in, both to the same side... I'm naturally a kind of anal person, but this is one issue I really couldn't care less about.

I actually like the onion chopper. You can get onions and garlic and whatever else to the "minced" stage in about 10 seconds, without risking fingertips. And it's not THAT hard to clean...