MF, I have pictures on my walls, just not personal ones. I used to be a cover-the-walls type in college. Then when BF and I started moving so often we just never got around to it. Now the artwork is up (framed posters, metal pieces, mirrors) but just no photos. Seriously, I just don't want to have to make more work for myself when we move again. I've been thinking of printing out a series of B&W travel photos of places we've been and hanging them in the stairwell. That's personal to me since I took them, but not too much.
I do however like to paint and decorate. I would have helped Fergie hang the drywall! (But it does kind of suck. The mudding and sanding is just so messy. It's BF's least favorite thing to do so if we ever did a big remodel he'd want to hire someone to do that part and he never wants to hire anyone for anything he thinks he can do himself.) We've remodeled four bathrooms and I've picked up many skills along the way. But I had never painted before we bought our first house and I was 29. Now I can change light fixtures, switches and outlets; replace plumbing fittings; install tile; change out doorknobs; not to mention paint rooms and freehand the trim paint. In fact I really need to finish up my closet rehab so BF can have his closet back.
If you love somebody, set them free. http://tinyurl.com/2empx2g
