The itch

I am starting to get the itch. You know the one.. that hits around this time, you start visiting your friends or maybe family and you're like DAMN!! I want that..
Yep it hits me every now and then... the decorate my house itch.. :)
I have been living in my house since mid-2009 and it still looks like I just moved it.. OK maybe not that bad.. But definitely someone lives here, I suppose it depends on what day you visit.
I have enlisted my friend, Rae Cook to be my resident Interior Designer. She has a awesome blog, that is filled with cute ideas, check her out here.
Anyway, when I first started telling her I want to liven up my place (again for the third time), she gave me one very strict guideline:
 "Take the stuff out of the trunk from the last time we had this conversation." I have the tendency to keep things in my trunk until I'm actually ready to use it.. I did that with a pack of chicken once.. that did not turn out so well.
She starting talking about colors, and patterns and then the all time most important question... "soooo what are you trying to do in here, what are your storage needs, what do you want to keep?" *double blink*
ummmm there's a method to the madness?!
She gave me some good ideas about storage, using furniture for storage, current and future color coordination.
This is what I have so far, what do you think?

I will keep you posted on how I scratch this itch.
~til next time
XO