Cotswold in California?

A little while ago I had the great opportunity to travel with my mom and sister to England. This trip was perfect in every way. I came back with many, many treasures (one of the advantages of traveling without the Mr.shhhhh) When we traveled to the Cotswolds I picked up a few of these cards since they captured the fairy tale houses brilliantly~thought I'd throw that word in since it is soooo British~ After hanging onto them for years now I decided to hang them on the wall. Of course I never custom frame anything. I found inexpensive gold frames ( I personally think the art should be more important than the frame) and trimmed.
My parents were getting rid of half used rolls of wallpaper...No way! I use wallpaper for everything from gifts, backing shelves, decoupaging to matting pictures like this. This particular embossed wallpaper is on the ceiling of a bathroom in the house I grew up in.
As I walk through my home, I not only have great visions of places I love, but the snippets of wallpaper will keep childhood memories forever.
Yuck, sorry the coloring is so bad on this one.

On a completely different note...I have been fiddling around in the garden a lot. I was so inspired by the garden rooms here last month. This hoosier cabinet, below, is one of my favorite pieces of furniture. Unfortunately, we have many windows in our house and there is not one wall (believe me I've tried) that it works on. Sadly it sat in the garage and I even surveyed my friends if they wanted to buy it. The other day I moved it out to the back porch and I love it! Am I crazy to have this outside and this inside?

It is great storage for spur of the moment dining al fresco. I filled it with tablecloths, bbq supplies, dishes and other goodies. The best thing is that the enamel table pulls out to make for a great buffet and...get this...the bottom right drawer is metal (intended for potatoes) so lined with plastic and filled with ice it is an instant cooler for guests to grab a drink! I can't wait for our first outdoor dinner! Wanna come?