You may recall my funny little round room that I've talked about before. It acts as a hallway and leads to the kitchen, front entryway and dining/family room. It's such a puzzling space. I've finally decided to make it an informal breakfast nook and plan to do this sort of staging: Photo: ? I've been dilligently on the lookout for a couple of wingback chairs. Could these be any cooler? I came accross this photo of Condoleezza Rice (www.casasugar.com) in these lovely wingbacks... Don't these

Time to work some magic on our bedroom furniture (a.k.a. a lot of paint). I've been doing quite a bit of research on painting furniture. In a nutshell, fastest way and best coverage is with a paint sprayer. I decided to rent one from Home Depot. Turns out they only have monster sprayers that rent for $89.00. The guy tells me his would be way overkill for just painting some furniture. He suggests I just buy a smaller version for same price of renting the monster sprayer. Not really what I had

I got me-self a dresser! Found it on Craigslist. Thought the trip would take me 45 minutes...ended up taking 3 hours...in a truck with a broken radio and no a/c... 105 degree weather. When I finally made it there I had a lovely sweat ring in the seat of my pants. Nice. This place was in the middle of NO WHERE! Mapquest didn't even no where it was. Apparently the lady who lived there had no idea where she was either because her directions were...dot...dot...dot... Anwway, here we are...my

Browsing my Tucson Craigslist today and came across this stainless steel and leather trunk. I just love it. Such an interesting and unusual find. I love the traditional and modern elements together. Wouldn't this look great as a coffee table? If only I had a place to put it. Not too bad for $100.00!