"Inside my Home"
Because I am nosey. Because I am sure there are many diverse images to this one, considering the different countries and lifestyles of all of us, I think it will be interesting.
So any part of your home, especially if it reflects your character, hobbies, colour preferences, taste etc. Thanks.

We might as well start off with the best. Welcome to Cardboard Manor! This is the library...



We've had our house up for sale and finally got an offer on it. A month into the process the buyers' financing fell through. So here we are with a lot of our stuff in boxes (about 75 boxes in all). Most of the downstairs has been packed up and I had just started on the upstairs. Since I don't expect many people to be house-hunting between now and the rest of the year we'll either have to put everything back on the walls, on shelves, in bookcases...or rent some self-storage space. I"m leaning toward self-storage!

My dining table. Ah well, crafting comes first.

Holy DOODLE, Sue (and I mean that in an artistic way).

We have a room in the basement that was (originally) supposed to be my "studio". Instead, it has evolved into a space where the husband throws everything he doesn't know what to do with because, God forbid, he should put anything in his pristine garage. He has the nerve to call it MY "crap room", although I haven't added any new residents like unwanted furniture, tools, exercise equipment and 2 vacuums ad nauseum.

I just showed him your picture and told him that this is what a real artist's workspace SHOULD look like (if one could actually open the door LOL!).

(and no, not providing a picture. Did I mention the door issue? lol)

We had an unwelcome visitor a few years back.

Ertrum, is that real and if so what on earth did you do about it?

This is my dining room. Please excuse the wonky lightshade, the fitting was broken at the time I took the photo, and the dog crate doesn't normally live there either.

It was real. It's a black snake, which is harmless. So, with some care, I caught it and showed it the door.

You may find a picture of that eviction here: http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m556/ertrum2/snaksorsist.jpg

The breakfast nook.

Not the current place (we posted our workrooms some time back so added there already) but where we lived from 1965-93 and would buy back today if someone gave me the money. This was the landing looking into my bedroom.

As a follow up to the photos I've been showing of the house conversion in Photo-a-Day, just one more here showing the pull-out larder units ..and what larder is complete without a pot or two of Marmite.

This is my bathroom. I like the jungle feel of it, and the contrast between the black and the pastel colors.

Wow! That's very cool Alexx!

Living room, boring after Alex's splendid effort! Just picture me slummocked on sofa, remote in hand.

We recently completely redid our lounge with built in units. I especially wanted a lit display cabinet for the Swarovski figures and I'm really pleased with the results

Ren and Jakeroo, thank you for your compliments. I happen to like your living room too, Ren!

This was my kitchen just after it was finished. I posted one view at the time but think this is looking the other way

The other half of our sitting room - the built in furniture is behind the seats

The master bath. I pretend I'm at a spa.

I didn't think I'd have one to post here, as I would have to do at least a bit of tidying first, but yesterday caught Precious at our "entertainment centre", trying to watch a DVD instead of whatever was on TV. She presses the EJECT button, then tries to nibble the tray...



It's also a VCR, and sometimes she will play a tape instead.

Clever cat!

(Technically, my office, but no matter)
My daughter drew this a few years back.

Thanks all, Now we are coming up to Christmas (who noticed?) So maybe a few decorated homes for the final week of this theme, although the next one will be Christmas holiday based. Ideas?

"Living room, boring after Alex's splendid effort! Just picture me slummocked on sofa, remote in hand."


Ren - it brings back lovely memories for me!

Thanks dear Carole, it was great to see you too!

This is my tree (brand new) as decorated by my niece.



You can see a present underneath, a gift from one of my American team
mates. I've been good & it's unopened.

Lovely, and well done for not opening the present

This is the most important corner of my home. I try to visit it every few days.

Our tree, all decorated for the festive season ...

Okay, I don't have any pictures to post, so I'll just gab on (as usual).

Ren: your livingroom is lovely. I'm particularly intrigued by your window. Are those "insets" there for security reasons or aesthetic ones? They're quite pretty. I must say that although I dream of having an off-white couch in my house, it's never going to happen (we're the messy sort lol).

Christina: Love your builtins and the display case in the middle makes for a perfect balance. Oh, and my husband wants your TV!

Satguru: Okay, your kitchen is way too tidy. Do you have have more things in those cupboards than what is visible in the picture? lol

ClaraSue: I'm afraid if I had a bathroom like that one, I might never leave the house! And a winerack is ever so much more convenient than some old musty cellar. You're so sensible : )

SpanishLiz: Sometimes I think your cat should have been named "Precocious", not "Precious". Too funny with the button pushing!

Ertrum: What a good dad you are - hanging the artwork properly rather than pasting it to the fridge : )

Martin/Jane: Very festive trees.

Thanks, they are decorative/protective metal sliding doors. I can lock them and slide the glass outside ones back in summer to let the breeze through. They also have mesh to stop mosquitoes, so they are useful.