Mirror Obsession Continues

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I guess I have a thing for ugly mirrors.  Who knew?

Take this guy....



The detail is pretty but the gold just wasn't doing it for me! 
Nothing a little spray paint can't fix.




And then comes the next important question....where do I hang it?? 

This leads to a decorating tip from me, the professional (ha!).  If you see something that you REALLY like and it fits in with the overall style of your house, purchase it.  Even if you don't know where you will put it in your house...purchase it.  You will find a place! 

After some thought, I realized that I just wasn't digging the way our hall table looked (for more reasons than a lack of mirror)....



After hanging the mirror, purchasing a $6 Target lamp shade, and relocating some accessories I already had around the house...here is the hall table today....


If only mirrors were easier to photograph...
And how long do poinsettas live?  Ours is still going strong...

Week-end Recap

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It was a pretty laid-back yet productive week-end around our house.

We went to a Quad Cities Mallards hockey game.  It was chaos.  The crowd rivals that of a NASCAR race.  They chant "You Suck", wave their middle fingers in the air, and wear awesome hats.  It was intense.














Nate started to organize our office (talk about intense).  It's a disaster.  We had 2 drawers full of papers from our 5 years of marriage.  He insists we keep everything.  I want to throw everything away. We're compromising.


I hung out with Elmer...


EVERY trim corner in our house is cracked (due to the house settling and changes in temperature).  I started fixing the cracks. I got the first floor done and half of the upstairs.  Looks like this will be an ongoing project.  Pretty rewarding seeing the results though.

And here's a sneak peak of what you will find coming up on the ol' blog....



How'd you spend your week-end?