That is wonderful! Definitely time for an update after 10 years. You are so good at finding wonderful furniture in places where I can never find a thing! Yay for you .

Looks great-- love that you are reclaiming adult corners!

Magnaverde Rule 40

…….…not the life you wish you had.

I need to shop your FB Marketplace.

Oh yeah. I live about 1000 miles from there. That won't work. Our FBM is filled with carp.

I will second and third the comments saying you sure have a great skill for FB marketplace. That looks so great!

And yes, I remember that decorating for reality so to speak.

We are not big drinkers but I love bar carts. And martini shakers! Of course arts and crafts when you're high are the *best*.

Frankly, I always kinda hated that quote. I thought it had an undertone of assuming we are not all fabulous. That somehow we were relegated to the practical (deep seated neuroses here, obv.)

Funny, we aren’t big drinkers either but I also love the idea of a bar cart. Some of the booze in that pic is several years old!

I don’t even have a cocktail shaker but I bet I could find a cute beachy one to display… brb.

Looks great Sue, you have the knack of quickly creating a new look that works. Not sure I even get that quote.

I found a wicker tray from another room, looks better than the plastic one. I also recently bought Simply Modern insulated tumblers and they have matching cocktail shakers…ooh la la, I’ll be so stylish.

Side note:

I recently discovered BM Nelson Blue while checking out new potential colors — it’s on the top left. It’s looked beautiful in every light. It’s lighter than Quiet Moments — one of my faves that is in another room nearby — but not as light as Healing Aloe.

That’s awesome! Looks great!

I also don’t love that grumpy quote.😂 I’m a form over function girl and totally get setting up a gorgeous bar, even if one doesn’t drink. You never know when Anderson Cooper is going to pop over for a cocktail. 😂 (I have no idea if he even drinks…he just is someone i can see enjoying a nice cocktail & chatting with me.) 😂

We are in RI, so Taylor Swift could pop in at any time.

I hate when they just drop in like that.

I also envy your FB Marketplace, Sueb. That piece looks fabulous. :)

(I find Magnaverde's quote terribly sensible which is why I've needed to remind myself of it often. Decorating for the life I wish I had is a recipe for wasted money, a dysfunctional house and a very grumpy significant other. :P First applied this quote to my wardrobe and soon realized the magic behind its profound truth. The point of having clothes I can't wear in real life is now truly lost on me and I now purge our house on a regular basis. Being more mindful with my purchases from the start helps reduce the need to purge but of course, a family's needs evolve. Still, it's a mindset I strive to practice.)

That looks great! I love seeing your FB finds.

I wanted to suggest a wicker tray-- so perfect that you found one in the SueB Store!

And love the BM color... which has now been added to my list of potential colors for my house. It's in the range I was considering and well, the name is VERY apropos for MY house. SW Oyster Bay was a leading contender and BM Nelson Blue looks similar. I'll have to swatch it!

Great change, I love that dresser.

And he realized after it went sort of viral that it could be easily misconstrued — he often later expounded on what he meant by it. He was so not a snobby person; he could often be self-deprecating. His Chicago apt had a chandelier he made out of a shrimp container from the grocery store.

I miss him, his knowlwdge, his wit.

ETA: That was in reply to a good, thoughtful post I’m not seeing now. Re: MAGS and his quote.

Shrimp cocktail container he painted and iirc those are shower rings:

Very stormy here so what else is there to do? the wooden numbers are from etsy, intended to hang outside (number of our house) but hey, they’re kinda cute here. (They will last until DH goes to open a door and says, Why the heck are these things hanging here?)

I also hung these Teil Duncan prints over the sofa. Hard to get a good photo with glare from windows, thus the weird pics. I love them.

Our FB market place is full of carp as well. And scammers.

I really like what you've done!!

Always enchanted by the art your share, @Sueb20. Was not familiar with Teil Duncan's work but your two prints have now made me a fan.

@Jilly: I've purged hundreds of decor magazines but kept the Oprah at Home issue in which Mags' apartment was featured. :P He had such a great eye.

He was very creative.