Pinterest-ing

In the past two days, Pinterest has become my obsession. It's like an internet mecca, and so far I have wasted a cool five hours on there. I wish that statement were in jest or sarcasm, but I find myself truly lost to the charms of the site. So far, I have found a doormat that says, 'Nice Underwear,' a recipe for homemade pretzel bites and cheese sauce, a few new hairstyles, and a multitude of decorating ideas.

I am not good at interior decorating. I was born without the knack, nay, gene, for achieving ambiance in my home. But Pinterest has given me hope. If you ever come to visit, and find these exact things somewhere in my home, just please don't tell anyone else that I am a total copycat slash interior decorating fraud.

There is a corner of our living room that is incredibly frustrating. The walls are not wide enough to yield themselves to easy decorating, and that happens to also be the only place that the stupid sofa fits, so I can't do this cute trick with a dresser or table of some sort, but I do think I can pull off the curtain rod with something hanging from it.

Apparently, a huge monogram of the first letter of your last name is in? Totally behind the times on this one. I do have a shelf that has an empty space that would be just big enough for an awesome 'D'.

Sunburst mirrors simply make my day. There's this awesome one at Michael's right now that even has some bling going on. This one seems simple enough to make, if only I felt like going out and collecting 150 twigs.

Now this, I think I can do. You spray paint paper mache letters with metallic paint (or I suppose any color would do, but metallic is just so cool). My thought is this: the kitchen cabinets don't come all the way up to the ceiling. I have a little decorate-y setup right in the middle, but the sides are blank and I have always half wanted something there. So here's what I'm thinking. 'Bon Apetit' in metallic letters, on either side of the center arrangement. Not only will it look cool, but it will show how very cultured we are.

This idea will probably make its way into the bedroom or the guest room. Empty frames are the thing right now, and honestly I just don't get it. It's not that they look bad, but there's just wall underneath! The framed words, on the other hand, I can get behind. And using larger frames is a perfect way to take up a good chunk of wall space, so those sad, empty walls that are just begging for decoration get a simple solution.