I don't love my kitchen

The kitchen in our home is probably my least favorite room. Someone before us "upgraded" it by removing wonderful old white wood cabinets and replacing them with these unlevel, cheap birch ones. Since budget doesn't allow me to replace them right now, I have to get my happy from accessories. Even though these two big vintage, metal containers close the space in some, walking in and seeing them makes me smile every time.

No Christmas Tree Again This Year

I didn't get a tree put up again this year, so out came my tinsel tree. It's bare of ornaments except a pink peacock topper, another more traditional color peacock, and a clear ball with lengths of Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci ribbon. Given to me some many years ago by the ever fabulous Bradley Justice.

I did a few other Christmas touches- a large mercury star in the front door sidelight, a mica covered swan on the table in front of the tree, some favorite red glass ornaments mixed into my green wine bottles in the dining room window, and some mercury glass tipped tinsel picks.

Although not a substitute for a decorated tree, they all make me happy.