It?s been a little quiet around here because I suffered an injury last week that rendered me useless for several days. I had returned from an exceptionally fun family reunion the last weekend in September and was in the middle of a few house projects when all of a sudden my back seized up and I threw it out and I couldn?t move. It?s never happened to me before but it was my body saying ?hey sis, slow down? so I was forced to just lay on the floor with my feet up for three days taking ibuprofen, icing the injury, and waiting for the inflammation to go down. Not fun at all.
Funny how when we feel overwhelmed we think ?if I could just sit and rest a little bit? and then when you?re forced to sit still from injury all you can think is ?This stinks, I really need to get moving, I have things to do?. :) It?s the fourth day and I?m finally able to sit in my office chair so here I am with a few house updates. First, a minor refresh in the living room. I took down my old white linen curtains and replaced them with gray cotton velvet ones that used to hang in the master bedroom. They add a little shimmer and luxe to the space and who doesn?t love velvet in the colder months. I was going to do a fall room tour but the changes were so minor I decided to wait until Christmas when it?s all decorated extra festive for my daughter?s return home from college.

In the dining room I updated the built in cabinetry by removing two of the glass front doors and painting the cabinets a lighter col...