i have something very very similar which was originally a sideboard and part of a dining set i purchase. However, now I dont have the rest of the set and use it as a dresser, and it works great. ...

funkia - thanks for the apropo AT post. I think getting some kind of color for the back of the shelves will open it up a bit, and then re-arrange books like you and all suggest. I woul...

Thanks for the comments. Its a shame that the photo was taken with those curtains, as they dont exist anymore...they arent like that in person though. The new ones are lighter and different m...

Its sort of a shame the photo was taken with the drapes, since they have since been taken down...and they look sort of awefull in this photo, different in person. I have lighter sort of grey (ligh...

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I guess I'm not a fan of painted brick, but I do like the look it has now, primed white. It might be nice to sort of buff it a bit in spots to get down to the original brick to get a sort of weath...

My vote would be for a pop of color, even if it is a grey tone with hits of blue or green in it. Or you could go with a burnt orange color. I think since your rug and all other areas ar...

I definitely get alot of light in my place, but I have always had issues with bugs like spider mites. So this year I'm going to try plants that are situated away from the windows (because they are...

In a blue room such as yours, wood stains along with gray tones work well alot of times. You could try to find furniture peices that could be painted in a grey tone. As far as the wall...

I have the arc lamp as shown here. However, it does not seem to light up the room as much as i would like. What type of plug in track light did you use? I am in search of something but valo ...