I'd like to introduce you to my friend Piano.

I love my piano, the Mr. HATES it...I don't know why he's never had to lift/move it...if he had...then he would have a reason to hate it, because it is a BEAST!!!

**It's okay poor piano you're big and there's nothing wrong with that because you're also BEAUTIFUL....but I must tell you you've been soooo awkward in my living room for so many years because of your size it's hard to dress you up.**

The piano and I have this strange love/hate relationship because I LOVE the piano, seriously I LOVE IT...love it's beauty, love it's sound, love it's history (it's over a 100 years old)...BUT I hate how when you walk into my living room that it's THE first thing you see in all it's almost nakedness and honestly it just hasn't been working for me.

Decorating the top of the piano has become my nemesis....it has driven me INSANE.

This is what my poor friend I like to call Piano has looked like for a while now...I'm sorry Piano.

Ohhhh you poor thing, why didn't you tell me how ugly you felt???

I decided to swap these out... (they use to have cobalt blue & clear marbles in the vases but I got tired of them and threw them away before I thought to take a picture of them)


with this...I thought the punch of color might be nice, plus I spent a pretty penny on this vase/candleholder from Partylite and have felt guilty for not using it yet (don't ever let your guilt get in the way of beauty)..... this look did NOT work at all.


Then I was at Michael's and they have all their fall stuff on sale...WOOHOO...and I found this little sprig(is that a word?!?) of stuff and liked it a lot, plus it was only $2.00.


Okay, that's a little better, but my friend, Piano still looks nekid.


It's all about balance and the tiny little pictures and items just don't work on the big piano.

I was getting desperate...so into my bedroom I went and stole the mirror. I also put up a fabulous kijiji find (I'll tell you about it in another post because I don't want to steal Piano's thunder) and moved my temple picture around...hmmmm looking a LOT better.


Then late last night I went and picked up my newest purchase from Partylite

...WOOHOO...and it was like adding earrings to an already GREAT outfit..just finished off the look.

Here she is in all her glory.



But me being the crazy person I am, I'm just not sure that it's 100%...I'm still feeling like something is missing...but it will stay this way till I figure it out. Let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions.