Haha Amanda… i’ve been thinking of a very fat, senior tabby cat. 😻We shall see if one appears. Yesterday grocery shopping, they had some flowers on sale so I bought the alstroemeria and roses. it turned out to be a very pretty combination. Looks like we got lots of rain yesterday! I picked a boatload of black currents previously and a friend came over and picked the extras. And then I came across this recipe in one of my favourite magazines! I used to be able to purchase this locally, but unfortunately, local sites cut down on the magazines they sell. 😔Fortunately it turned up in my local library.

My UPS store shreds by the pound! So much better than DIY!

My yoga studio friend came over this morning and brought treats and we each worked on our own collages together. She’s gone home now but it was a great morning. I got to do some creative work around this closure issue and she got to do some as well, on her dreams for the future as she enters the decade of her 30s. I am blessed with this friendship which is like the daughter that I never had.🥰

P.S. The first photo shows the set he bought. The second is my AI rendering to explore what we might do. Looking forward to seeing other suggestions.

Thanks, everyone for your ideas and feedback.
We are renting and need to keep the wall color. I selected the upstairs furniture so we have a light and airy feeling in the living and dining room. My husband spends much more time on the couch than I do, so this downstairs room will function more as his cave, and I’m fine with that.

We haven’t moved into the space yet, but the AI image is using their wall color and media console. There are hardwood floors that I’d like to leave partially exposed.

I like your idea to add in blue. I’d just go a little lighter than what your rendering show. This one is from Safaveh.

Gallery wall would look nice