WOW! Some of these are so amazing! I think my favorite is the all white European-looking one-so simple and it makes me want to climb up to whatever is above. Then again, I love the painted steps with the tree and the walls of the trees and the one of the road...and that picture of the little boy can't help but make you smile and also...oh well, you get the picture-THANKS for the link.

I just finished an update on the Baby & Toddler Rooms Gallery thread. There are some darling rooms and good ideas there, very sweet. Enjoy! Here is a link that might be useful: Darling Baby & Toddler Rooms

Oops. Sorry, I meant to give a link. You can close this thread and look at top-ish right, or center bottom of the page and find a link to our Gallery at any time. (You can also click on the "Conversations" link to chat about other topics with these same folks on the "Conversations" board. This is the "Discussions" board that we're on. The "Gallery," as you might guess, is for displaying mass photos.) Do have fun over there in our Gallery. Specifically, IMO, the room threads, the Cottage Decor thread, and the color threads are all fabulous things to consult before you decorate. But here is a link specifically for the Fireplaces thread over there: Here is a link that might be useful: Fireplaces - please share yours

It may seem funny that my other thread mentions throwing out every scenery photo, and this thread is all about … scenery photos. When I was looking for artwork for the sitting room in our new place, my whole family liked the idea of travel photos…scenery only, i.e. more artful images. I have a table covered with framed people-photos elsewhere). Initially I wanted to follow some logic (e.g. at least one from each continent) but I didn’t want a snowy image so I left Antarctica out, and I didn’t find any Africa pics I loved that much. Also, the quality of our photographs is much better in more recent years and there are more attempts to be artful rather than just us capturing the kids. In the past 5 years I’d say, everyone in my family takes their own photos and we share albums on our phones; that was the easiest and best source for good quality photos. So I accepted some randomness and reframed my quest as something that captures the spirit and beauty of travel rather than documenting all of our travel (already done with a wall of old atlas pages in Maine). I also tried to use at least one pic from each family member. I did find a few printed photos that were worthwhile as we purged last night. Once this wall is up and the furniture is in, we will see if my little sitting room can take any more, say on a different wall. They arrive this week - from the date I ordered, only 5 calendar days. For those "peering" \ This is a street scene from Havana - me This is Seljalandsfoss in Iceland - DS This is a woman carrying a bale of tea leaves in Sri Lanka - DD1 This is a crab in Galapagos - DH