Just a couple more things I've figured out about myself...

A couple things I have learned about my decorating style. 
First, I like wood for wood.   I ran across a project book today on painting wood furniture.  While some of the projects looked "okay", I cringed at the thought of covering up something so beautiful with paint.  I mean, why?!  I love the way wood looks, smells and feels.  How could paint ever hold a candle to the natural grain pattern of wood?! Needless to say I didn't think I could actually go through with any of the projects in the book and therefore my thoughts on the subject were solidified.  I hope to get into old-fashioned woodworking in the not-so-distant future and build the simple furniture I need.  Stay tuned for that!

Second, I like black and white photos...black and white.  Maybe my intro photography class has turned me into a snob but I want black and white photos on my walls, with the correct size WHITE mats housed in BLACK frames.  My mother recently has put some of my black and white photos on my walls using blue frames and computer paper mats and while I am ecstatic to have my art on the wall and I do like the blue frames, the combination of it all is just not setting right with me.  Every day I walk by and remind myself that it must be done up to spec SOON. 

Here's to stained wood furniture and walls covered in correctly displayed black and white photography!

Just finished the movie Mooz-Lum and this song is at the end and I thought it was so beautiful that I had to blog it so that I could save it for later.  Enjoy.