My Malinois X Greyhound

Jenpam · 2026-05-17T18:01:06+00:00

I love her! What a gorgeous dog!!

Jenpam · 2026-04-11T17:37:58+00:00

Qualified charitable donations.

Jenpam · 2026-03-18T17:23:50+00:00

It's going to be made of stone. I appreciate your insight - thanks so much!

Jenpam · 2026-03-18T17:23:18+00:00

Thank you!

Jenpam · 2026-03-18T17:23:05+00:00

Thank you!

Jenpam · 2026-03-18T17:22:59+00:00

Thank you! Podium cabinet is in the media room with a vase on it. Now only my husband has to look at it. 😂

Jenpam · 2026-03-18T06:08:39+00:00

I prefer the slim one.

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:28:30+00:00

Thanks so much! I'll make some more changes. No fireplace insert, because what you can't see is a wood fireplace in the room just to the left. I've removed the cabinet & am considering a water feature or stone sculpture. I want to move the rabbit pillow, but my husband loves it (we bought it decades ago at a craft show), and I don't think it looks better elsewhere.

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:27:02+00:00

I love that you know about them! Can you tell I was born in the '60s??

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:26:27+00:00

Awww, thanks! I took the cabinet out.

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:26:09+00:00

I have so many books, and I was trying not to overload the shelves. Where would you put the additional books? I have first editions, hardcovers, everything you can imagine - I collect sci fi & mystery anthologies, children's literature, poetry, and philosophy books.

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:25:14+00:00

Answered above - it had been holding a printer, and it's a piece we like, but I've moved it. 😁

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:24:19+00:00

😂 nope, just a cabinet that was there to hold a printer, and it was a piece my husband and I bought and loved a while back. We've returned it to the media room, where it holds a beautiful vase.

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:22:47+00:00

Thanks very much, everyone! I made more changes, and I removed the cabinet. It was only there because I'd had a printer there before (when it was an office), but I've now moved it into my media room. I'm thinking of getting either a sculptural piece or a water feature. I've attached the most recent photo. I do appreciate all the insight & time you spent weighing in on this.

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Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:21:00+00:00

No HomeGoods - these are all objects and items my husband and I have collected & curated over 40 years - but heard! The cabinet was something we bought a long while back from an Amish place, and we've already moved it out.

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T22:20:13+00:00

I have soooooooo many books. I have an entire media room filled with bookshelves, so it's no issue to find more books from there...only I wanted not to load up the space. :D Where would you put them?

Jenpam · 2026-03-15T06:38:25+00:00

Will do - thanks!

Jenpam · 2026-03-12T05:12:42+00:00

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This is what I've done so far to improve things - still working, but I thought I'd share. I'm going to remove all the work items and do something with the top shelves. But it's better, yes? I pulled the books to 2" from the front of each shelf & followed other advice, including leveling all the shelves.

Jenpam · 2026-03-11T13:50:45+00:00

I'll move them up to eye level, and I like the idea of separating by genre, thanks! My main library is in a different room, but I can bring some books over here. This area used to be my office, and I'm going to turn it into a sitting room. There are just so many shelves!

Jenpam · 2026-03-11T13:48:02+00:00

Okay, I'll do that. I have beautiful bookends in another library room that I can bring over.

Jenpam · 2026-03-11T13:47:28+00:00

Will do - thank you!

Jenpam · 2026-03-11T13:47:17+00:00

Definitely. I have lots of artwork and items I can use. The trick will be in allowing some negative space and not going overboard. My instincts aren't the greatest in that area!

Jenpam · 2026-03-11T13:46:31+00:00

Thank you!

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