A lot of people LOVE decorating and just have an eye for that kind of thing. I am not that person, and James is certainly not! In fact, if he closed his eyes, I don't think he could tell you what color our interior is. After 8 1/2 years, I have decided to do what I should have done 4 houses ago, and hire help! I called a woman, who came this morning. She is going to hook us up! I will start posting photos as rooms come together and start looking nice. It will be so refreshing to see walls that are filled with artwork, and stuff that isn't all shades of brown!
Here is the first thing we did - we had a painter come and 'treat' our gross fireplace with some stain/paint combo. It is going to make it look better until it is totally ripped out and a floor to ceiling fireplace is added (in like 3 years.). Thoughts? I didn't know how ugly it was until this photo. Yikes!