Do you see that light switch that is half hidden by the white framed canvas?  It has been the bane of my existence for the last few weeks.

Since I moved the sofa into the corner, I’ve played around with what to do with the huge expanse of looming wall.  Every time I had a good solution, that pesky 3bay light switch got in the way.  And let me get on my high horse and wonder in the name of all that is logical, why in the WORLD would some man decide that it would be smart to put the light switch a full 39 inches away from the edge of the wall?  It is so awkward.

My solution was to hang a bracket immediately under the light switch.  Then on top of that, I leaned that framed canvas away from the wall so it would give me room to slide my hand back and turn on the lights.  You can’t see that the frame is even attached to a nail in the wall so it’s secure.  And I even put a large nail underneath {see that there?} to catch the frame if it tries to fall back.  Luckily, my top nail is low enough that the frame sits tightly on the shelf and doesn’t move even if it hit it with my hand.

This wall isn’t my favorite wall in my house.  If I were rich, I’d probably have a HUGE mirror here to reflect the large window across the room.  But, it’s a result of using what I already have, grouping like things together, and incorporating things I love like silhouettes and plates. I’ll tell you about my dwell board and photo canvas of my boys later this week.  For now, I’m enjoying not having to get up from the sofa to turn on the overhead light.   Maybe that man wasn’t so dumb after all.

PS, I know it will bother you all to no end that I didn’t completely cover the switch by moving the whole wall decor over to the left 3 inches.  I just didn’t have it in me.  plus, then everything would be even more off center from the sofa.  The things I sacrifice for laziness.