Decorating style/your home

[Livia]

Wow, you are bored. I should be working, but I'd rather do this, so here goes:

Mine's very eclectic - I get that from my mom and the house we grew up in - every room had a different theme.

My house was built in 1980 and much of it shows how dated it is. The exterior is the color of (take your pick): a Taco Bell building, The Simpsons' house, circus peanuts (that horrible marshmallow thing) w/ terra cotta trim. When I do get it repainted, I want either off-white or a light gray w/ cobalt blue trim. I had the roof re-done a couple years ago - w/ white shingles. I also got new garage doors, also white.

I re-did all the flooring when I bought it. Cobalt blue, marbled ceramic tile in the foyer; black and white checkerboard ceramic tile in the kitchen (a la OSOTM album cover but not because of that, more about that later); and light gray carpet everywhere else. I splurged on the carpet padding, at the advice of my real estate agent.

In my living room, I have a gray, overstuffed, contemporary sofa, loveseat and chair set. I have a celestial area rug under the coffee table and celestial things adorning the room (like candle votives, wall hangings, a clock, and stuff). I have the 2 Bob Masse posters matted and framed, as well as the big TISL poster that hangs over the TV. Two of the walls are painted purple. There's a limestone floor to ceiling wood-burning fireplace as well. And my treadmill, up against the sliding door. It does get used.

My kitchen is slowly being transformed into a 50's diner. I started w/ the floor. I bought an oak light fixture on Ebay and spray-painted it silver for that stainless steel look. My coffeemaker is red and I'll be replacing my other countertop applicances w/ red ones whenever they break. Or maybe I won't even wait that long. I've replaced all the cabinet and drawer pulls w/ white and silver circles and I want to put a stainless steel backsplash on the wall w/ the stove. I just recently purchased a real 50's dining table, w/ the "marble" top and chrome trim. The chairs are new, but look old. They are red, sparkly vinyl. I friggin' love them! It took me forever to find what I wanted, for the right price (thanks, Craigslist!), and that's why the floor was done when I first moved in. I should have extended the tile into the dining nook originally, instead of putting carpet there. So, that's the next project. Good thing I still have some tile left, in the original boxes w/ the serial #, etc. so I can get the same ones, hopefully. I'm also going to paint the dining nook red. The light switch plate cover there is the Dance album cover (most of my light switch plate covers are Mac or Stevie related). I just got an OSOTM one made to replace it. Before the table, my Rhodes keyboard was there, now it's in my bedroom cuz that's the only place I could put it. My bedroom is huge, so luckily there was room for it.

My bedroom is being transformed w/ a Moroccan/genie bottle theme. I've got lots of mosaic candle votives in there and my bedding and pillows are gorgeous! 2 large walk-in closets, my keyboard and my sink/vanity. The master bath is next to get done w/ that same theme. It's currently celestial w/ cobalt blue rugs and the original, icky 80's stick-on beige tile floor.

The guest room isn't much, sort of a tropical thing in there, I guess. Bed-in-a-bag bedding in pastel colors, just a purple sheer thing over the window and a fake palm from Michael's. The bed is comfy, ask Bruce!

My office is the room ebay threw up in. Most of my FM and Stevie **** is in there. Computer and Total Gym are in there too. The Total Gym will get used more in 2007, I swear it! The walls are light pink, leftover from the girl who used to live in it.

The guest bath is celestial, but with Mardi Gras colors and beads thrown about. I'm going to re-paint it lavender to go w/ the floor better (stick-on tile, but it's pretty); and to cover up my hair dye accidents on the walls.

Okay, now I have to get to work.