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I heard a great rule of thumb on the Nate Berkus show about painting furniture- if it's 19th century or earlier, it's a true antique and you shouldn't mess with it. It severely decreses the value. If it's newer than that (1900's) it's vintage and you can paint away... it's prob not THAT valuable that you shouldn't make it into something you love and want to live with.

I recently ran across this idea on how to display children's artwork, and it could work well for this too. It's basically a really large frame with a white mat. Each piece is displayed in clean lines and rows. The key is that you leave a lot of white space in between each 'piece' (or sticker in your case). Hope you find some inspiration here. Here's the link to a pic: (http://remodelista.com/date/2011/01/11#post_5780)

MMMmmm Must have soft serve icecream twist cone. now. Love summer time

absolutely add curtains. It's for the look. It would add a lot of depth and softness to your room. Plus in my opinion your room is a little bit blah with a HUGE pop of red in the couch on only one side of hte room. A darker curtain color would help balance the room out.

Perfect timing for this post. Today we picked up tile for a kitchen backsplash, a new front door, mulch and patio pavers for a new front patio we're DIYing. Wish us luck, we're gonna need it.

I love the one that is conversions! Cute and useful. I'm always looking up how many teaspons in a ___ or how many cups in a ____. Good post :)

I know I'm commenting a little late here- but geesh. This post wasn't about her shelf. It was about the mirror. You know- The mirror found on the street and made useful and pretty for zero dollars.

And don't be so harsh on the corner shelf. We all have that random corner (or counter or closet) that could use a little interesting kick. Or a nicer shelving or a new paint color. I think the author was brave to show us her "struggling corner" that got a little pick me up. everyone should be a little nicer.

Love her blog. It's so hard not to get the decorating bug and try to get everything all decorated at once. I like the accumulated over time look. Good tips.

Guilty!! I am not only a supply hoarder, I'm a starter kit hoarder. I just like to know how to do different crafts. So I buy all the supplies to learn something new, do it once or twice and move on. It is bad people! bad! I finally gave away my jewelry bead board (and assorted supplies).

It helped when I had to scale down my 'craft room' into a 'craft cabinet' to make room for our nursery. I just put all the junk I didn't want anymore (light box for paper embossing- check, old paper I never liked anyway - check, rubber stamps when I switched to clear ones - check!), and I got $50 for it all on Craigslist. Felt good! Now I hoard organizational supplies and baskets...

Thanks for identifying my disease.

I love this idea! I think I will use a handmade piece of pottery. I have a shallow dish that would be perfect. The possibilities are endless- jewelry holder in the bathroom, key and sunglasses spot by the front door. Bedroom catch-all makes it to the top of the list. Genious!