The Living Room

So, we have been married for a little over a year and a half now, and I am still working on decorating the house.  As in, there are wedding gifts that haven't been hung yet.  :-)  My friend Chrissy turned me on the these picture hanging strips that Command makes.  Now, I have long been a fan of Command's products, but these strips are fabulous!  They basically work like velcro.  You can check them out here.  I bought mine at Wal-Mart.  I used them for the smaller pictures in this collage (sorry for the glare-had to turn the lights on-it's already dark outside!):

Now, I have two wall sconces to hang...they are wiry and a bit heavy as they have glass containers.  I got these neat things called phantom hooks that are supposed to hold up to 50 pounds even in just drywall.  They do some sort of anchoring thing or something...BUT I can't get the stinking things to go through the wall!  I was so excited this morning because I thought I was going to get them up.  :-(


There are also some decorative shelves to hang, but I am not sure that I can do those on my own...I am going to need some masculine assistance with that.  Updates will come (if there ever are any!).