This house, featured on Desire to Inspire, has all the elements of a room I would like. It’s bright,  it’s black and white, and it’s got great bones. There is only one problem:

Someone needs to fire the goddamn stylist. Why oh why, is there so much clutter?!?
I’m not against clutter. I like it. I think it helps visually enhance a room, especially for pictures. Just ask Lonny. They love those cluttered vignettes. But, it has to be carefully chosen and just the right amount of it too.

First, they need to remove those 4 matching pillows from the couch. Then they need to take off one of the two blankets. When someone drapes a blanket like that on a couch, it makes me think its stained.

Then, remove the lamp from the ottoman coffee table thats draped in the berber wedding blanket. Maybe put the blanket on the couch. There is another coffee table there too… with a little candelabra and some books. we move the candles, leave the books and add a little bowl or something.

There is a whole PILE of blankets in the back there near the chairs. People, can we agree that a living room only needs 1 blanket on display?
Two consoles flanking a zebra rug. I dont even know whats going on on the black console, But I just want to SWEEP it all onto the floor. I love the sconces though.  And the art. You don’t have to put all your magazines and books out, just FYI.

The antlers on that white vase in the window are making me queasy.
It actually looks not so bad from this angle. I love the lamps, although the shades are a little short.

To be clear, I think all the furniture, art, lamps and rugs in this house are awesome. I just want to have a tag sale in there to clear out some of the tchotckes.

Perfect opportunity to remind you all that next week is the BLOGGER TAG SALE! Woohoo! I have some really AWESOME things to sell, at amazing prices. Stuff that I loved enough to buy but that eventually didnt work for me. Stuff you will like. Stuff I like. But I need to keep it lean and mean over here. I like the idea of constantly swapping things out and buying new things. Its fun! My house is always evolving and I love that.

Check out our invitation on Facebook to see who will be attending. And you can join in too. Just let me know!