A transformation

Of all the things on my 30-day list, this is perhaps the one that will yield the greatest transformation. My living room accent wall was repainted today, several days earlier than I was told it could be done, and I'm so happy with my choice. I went with brown, since it's the most neutral and therefore the easiest to work with.

I'm not the best photographer in the world, what with my 2005 camera and all, but this should give you a pretty good idea of the living room as it is now. I like that you can see the Christmas lights on my balcony, too. 

And actually, the color change was prompted by new furniture, not by my list. The item that was on this list was to hang curtains in the living room. These curtains were previously in my bedroom, but I think they are a better fit out here. It bugs me that they're just a little too short, since they are hanging over blinds (that I can't remove). I won't dwell on it, though. Maybe I'll hand-stitch some fabric to the bottom.

There are many more changes and additions to be made to this room, but I knew you'd like to see the start of the transformation. It's already feeling much more like home in here.

One more thing I thought of today: I want to add a nineteenth item to my list. I came across a scarf I began knitting sometime in 2008 or 2009—it may have been as far back as 2007, actually—that remains unfinished. So I'd like to either finish that scarf or knit an entirely new one. File that one under finishing what I started.