unexpected details

One thing I really like about decorating is the ability to come up with

interesting and beautiful touches and details.

Anyone can hang a standard picture on a wall

or line books and tchotchkes up on a shelf.

I like imaginative vignettes and touches of whimsy and beauty

that only the person doing the creating would come up with.

Call it ART.

This past weekend when I was puttering around the house

and rearranging some decor, I found some pretty

little plates that I had collected over the years (all from Goodwill!)

 and wondered how I could display them.

I decided to use 3M Command Strips to hang them 

on the side of the bookcase in the office/guest room.

Here's another unique idea I love: Using a vintage bicycle as yard art.

I saw this in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin yesterday.

I still have my green Schwinn bike from 1970 in my garage.

I need to do this! Wonder where I could find a cool basket like the one below?

Also, while in Lake Geneva, we went into a store (which was underground)

where the cement steps were all numbered.

How creative, cool, and unexpected is that? Makes you smile, doesn't it?