Our kitchen is looking pretty stark these days. Too stark for my liking. I left the cabinet door off of one cupboard to add a little prettiness, but I think the next step would be filling the empty wall space above the stove. Right now I’m just figuring out what I’d like to put there. My head is telling me to make it functional, but my heart is saying pretty, pretty, pretty! I think these images show that I can definitely make both work.

images: 1 Stephanie Levy | 2 Rachel Denbow | 3 Cassia | 4 Urban Casita | 5 Hilda Grahnat

A couple of rather unofficial New Year’s resolutions for myself were to read more and play the guitar more. I did really well in January, but February has been a busier work month for me, so I must confess, I’ve been  a bit of a slacker. My guitar is sitting in our living room, as a reminder for me to play it. And I’m not quite sure it’s working. Maybe if I put it on the wall? ;)

As for books, so far I’ve only read East of Eden this year. Any good recommendations? I like a good mix of character development and intriguing plot lines in a fiction book.

images: 1 Stadshem via Interior Photos | 2 HHarpie | 3 uydurukcu | 4 Abby Tries Again

This week’s “Inspired By” feature should really be called “Lusting After” or “Deeply Pining For” a glass-front cabinet! I’ve had my eyes out for one every time I go thrifting. It makes me really sad, because I found a really lovely one last year, but due to our precarious apartment attic-way stairs (I like to say that we live in the tower, since our apartment building looks like a castle), the china cabinet was unable to make the move with us.

So now, my head is filled with visions of cabinets dancing in my head. Yes, dancing.

(Images: 1- Three Red Apples; 2- Gardener & Marks via The Style Files; 3- Ani Bee; 4- Wood & Wool Stool)