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My husband put up some lighted wreaths outside earlier this week - that's been it so far. We usually don't do indoor stuff until maybe the first weekend in December. I kind of like the St. Nicholas Day/Epiphany time table to put up decorations/take them down. Have to admit I am not really in the Christmas spirit this year- lots of family drama- maybe going to a "Blue Christmas" service is the way to go this year.

Fresh linens actually makes more sense! Although scattering random bowls of citrus around might impress or confuse guests into overlooking dust bunnies. Housekeeping is not my forte, obviously.

Beautiful. Amazing how much color variety is included here without looking busy. Moody, dark, brooding... love it!

I love scarves too and this is a great solution for storage. You have some beautiful ones!

Doesn't strike me as cluttered. There is a lot going on but it doesn't seem chaotic - seems well-thought out. Love all the artwork, the use of color, and the overall feel. "Sophisticated Bohemian" indeed.

It was the early 70s and we rented a wonderful, cheap place in a nice older neighborhood, close to lots of shops & restaurants. Little did we know that the landlady, who lived next door, had a mother with dementia who had a key to our place & would wander in at all hours. When the mom went on the lam (which happened several times a week) the landlady's very loud alcoholic husband would yell, "Red alert! Red alert! She's gone over the wall!" There was also an on-the-make unemployed nephew in the mix who used to come over uninvited. In addition, the former (evicted) tenants used to knock on the door in the middle of the night (when we were sleeping) to see if we wanted to buy any downers. We moved our after two months - luckily we were month-to-month and didn't have to worry about a lease. Our next place was a house about 100 yards from a railroad track but it was much more peaceful!

Wow - what an amazing find. When we've pulled up something in our house, it was usually to discover something that the builder did wrong- never anything so wonderful. Know this was a lot of work - but well worth it!

Very nice. The distressing seems very minimal. I love the color and the hardware - great to see a throwaway turned into an attractive, useful piece.

Love the colors, the furniture, the accessories & the overall charm. Great place!
I am really impressed by the AT House Tours lately that feature small places like this. We are empty-nesters looking to downsize, & seeing places that pack lots of personality into not a lot of square feet is really inspiring.

I'm with b77 about cork flooring. It's very forgiving, and also very comfortable to walk on. It also is a bit more sound-absorbent than hardwood. We have it in our basement and like it a lot.