So now here's the part where I make other homemakers like me feel good about themselves. Or feel bad about themselves, depending on the situation. I have managed to keep my hallways at least clean, albeit a little cluttered. How a room manages to be cluttered and bare at the same time I have no idea.
I'll go out on a limb here and say my house doesn't look too bad. It's just bare, and brown. Turns out it's not so easy filling up your space with things that you like. I mean, I can fill it up with random stuff that don't mean jack to us, but what's the fun in that? Isn't authentic the catchphrase du jour, together with artisanal and curated?
This is where I reach an impasse. See, I really like the weight and composition of wood, but I've had it up to my neck with brown. How can I win this fight? But you know, I've learned how to forge ahead despite decorating dilemmas. If there's a Home Depot and fabric store nearby, there's a way.
That TV shelf I had only recently installed. It used to be a large, wide, empty wall with only a television mounted on it. Everything else was empty, blinding space. Very Arctic.