Jodi: My friend, Amy, is an interior designer. Not by job, but by education. And she's an amazing one at that. Amy and my friend, Crystal, came to visit me while Randy was in Germany on a business trip last March and we rearranged the furniture in the living room. They also helped me pick out the rug at Bed, Bath and Beyond. So Amy and Crystal are why the living room looks as good as it does.
It's not their fault that my bamboo fern is dying or that I put up casing around the windows and never primed/painted them. We also need to paint the walls, hang some curtains and put up some art. But you can see that it looks a whole lot better than a bunch of furniture against the walls in here. It's a lot more homey and conversational. I just don't have it in my brain to arrange furniture the way they do.
If you've ever been to Amy's house, Amy loves rich shades of brown and lots of texture. Someday I'll have to crash her house or something because it is amazing what you can do with brown. It's warm, comfortable and luxurious, but also fun and unexpected. Amy also loves chocolate and peanut butter, so when her birthday came around (a few days before my dad's), I made her this chocolate cakes with peanut butter mousse icing. I used crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy to add texture and make it unexpected. Not as awesome as Amy's house, but yummy. I melted some chocolate for the decorations.
Anyone else celebrating a birthday? Make any awesome cakes? Anyone design a cake based on someone's house?
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