Need your feedback

OK....here are pics of the living room. I need to accessorize, and I'm stuck. not sure if I want to go beachy, or keep it more of an earthy, ethnic feel.....
so start here- looks kind of beachy right? wicker and glass......


I think I want to white wash the brick on the fireplace, but Im scared too. Once you go white- you never go back!


and I need to do something here, on the wall right- cluster of photos or a big picture with lots of color??

My new fav chair- super comfy!!

ok this is my new chest/end table- love it, it is really chunky and old, the iron on it is super rustic looking which makes me feel I need to go with a more eastern ethnic feel.


So I'm starting to love the room, finally. I just feel blah still, like it needs color or something. But what? If I add color, where do I add it and what color. Oh and do I need a coffee table?? There is one that matches the trunk, but do I want to be matchy- matchy?? When are you coming out here dammit!!!

I took the old rug and put it in the bedroom- does it match??

Traceys Garden!

My perennial garden...along side of our path, rich couldn't mow it so we decided instead to take a shot at gardening, what the hey- looks easy enough on HGTV! So I planted Cone flowers, black eyed Susan's, and some things I cant pronounce let alone spell.



Poppies


and my new all time favorite, lambs ear, I want to sit and touch it all day, it reminds me of my tatas ear


and on the other side, my shade garden, with hostas....


and hostas....and this little guy, my other fav, wild ginger, I love him!

Happy Mothers Day Mama!

Hope you are enjoying your day, wish I was there......

but instead I am spending the day here


its kind of hard to see it, the black thing is my fire pit- covered cuz it rained yesterday- we will use it tonight which I love. I still want to add 2 boulders next to the tree and hang some bird houses or something. and I need two huge potted plants, just haven't found the right pot. I am looking for a really aged one- maybe Ill make it myself.

I'm not sure if the dogs like the gravel- it hurts their feets......do you think they'll get used to it??
Today I planted Lambs ear and cone flowers, cant wait for everything to take off.....I'm very impatient. .
well tata for now...love you!

Three dogs a rug and an herb garden....

now imagine a loud noise...........and their off...........

with this many herbs, you would think I cooked!




I changed the rug in the living room to a jute rug. What do you think? I think I like it better, lightens it up!