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I've been trying to plan out my dinner menus on Monday morning and then after work I shop for everything I need for the week. A few things I have learned are:

1. You will get sick of chicken if cook enough for three or for dinners that week. No matter how many different spins you put on it.

2. However making enough for more than one meal is still a good idea - just freeze it for a fast meal NEXT week.

3. I try not to repeat myself from week to week. But I find meal planning easier if if follow some general rules - like one night is salad night, one night is fish night, one night is Mexican...and so on. Rather than repeating the dish each week I repeat the general idea.

4. Be flexible. I planned on meatloaf (yuck - but my husband likes it...) for Thursday but since I'll be out of town that day I'm making it tonight.

5. It's hard coming up with interesting vegetable side dishes. Especially when the only vegetable you like is an olive in your martini.

Thanks for this post - I think it would make for a great weekly column. The rest of us can follow along.

Holy mother of bob! I need to know the paint colors!! Specifically the interior of the built in shelving in the living room and wall color in the living room (carried out throughout the house, maybe??)

Love this space. Love. It.

I admit to not seeing the difference until I read the accompanying text. Now I can see the subtle, yet positive change. Yes the camera angle is slightly different but you can still see how the curtains are more in balance with couch.

The C&B website shows a picture of the bedding on their Colette bed which is upholstered in a flax/natural linen color. I think the color (used as a wall color) pairs nicely with the bedding and provides a calming counterpoint to the busyness of the bed. I think dark furniture (like your night stand) and dark frames look nice and crisp against it.

I would go the simple route and tear out the weird angled bit of stone above the fireplace. See if that doesn't improve things before doing anything else. You may end up liking the fireplace better.

We had a similar situation only it was brick above the fireplace (not even real brick - just decorative thin bricks) and it was an easy DIY demo (although we did have a contractor replace the sheetrock).

Those hanging pendant lights would drive me crazy - I would replace them with ones that hung at the same level rather than having one higher than the other.

I wonder if this would work as a temporary measure (temporary being two or three years) and then down the road be used as a sub-floor for hardwood. Could you just install hardwood right over it?

What a lovely, feminine space. It makes me want to see more of it.

I liked it when the link to the original post/tour was included so I could go see the rest of the tour.

Are the most recent entries in Roommarks not from previous tours?

I love the white back drop and all the colorful elements. That turquoisy blue dresser makes me want to go paint mine.

I have to say picture 18 gave me a start - I though it was a very life-like jack in the box at first.

It's peaceful (we are on five acres)
The laundry room (utilitarian with a simple vintage/retro feel)
Big windows in the living room
Kitchen (remodeled to my exact specification - reminiscent of my Grandmother's big kitchen)
Large eating area in kitchen
Hall bath is gorgeous
Hardwood floors

Our house was built in the 70's but the interior has a kind of 40's feel to me. Simple, clean lines, solid construction. Nothing too fancy or "on trend" (a phrase I hate). All the rooms have a purposeful feel to them.