I finally accomplished the main thing I wanted to - I painted the living room accent wall, and swapped out my photo prints for more cheerful spring/summer prints. I also hung a grouping of my black and white prints on one wall. The living room looks so welcoming now, and I'm quite pleased with the outcome.

Now that we see the paint on one long wall, we're thinking of continuing it onto what we call the 'island wall' - which is the three sided "box" that sits in the middle of the living area, kitchen, and dining area. These three walls enclose the pantry, powder room, and under stairs storage. By painting those three walls, we'd have an extra wall of color in the living/kitchen area, and also an accent wall in the dining room. The photo at top left, is a more accurate representation of the new paint color. I had the challenge of grouping my black and white prints around the light switches and other controls on one of the "island walls".

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I’ve been trying to incorporate an interactive blog into my website for the past several months. I had a few bugs I needed to work out, and grew quite frustrated with the process.

This past week, I devoted many hours to finally getting it online, and I think I finally have everything functioning correctly.

From this point forward, I will be using the new journal to post my words and photos. You can find it here:

http://susanstevenson.com/blog/

Don't forget to bookmark it!