I have already heard that many of you are EAGER to see the "after"s. Patience, dear readers.

Here is the dining room WITHOUT the mountain of boxes. It still qualifies as a "before" photo. A massive amount of de-cluttering is needed before any real decorating can begin. I won't bore you with those details.

For fun, I shop. I could gold medal in SHOPPING if it were an Olympic sport. Today, after finding the fabulous$358 four poster bed, I bought a divine pale blue suede curved mid-century(50's) sofa for $1,200. Donna asked for a blue sofa. Done! I'll have a picture of it tomorrow.....

Alas, the dining room again. I think this picture speaks for itself. Donna is clear on her feelings about this chandelier...."hideous". I tend to agree. The doors on the left go into the kitchen.