Tip Junkie issued a challenge to post 10 things you love best about your house. Tough decision. There's a lot of things I like about my house, but I managed to narrow it down to just 10.

This is my hope chest. I don't know if you can see it, but it's got hand painted flowers and my name in pretty script. My Mom bought it for me just before I got married. Inside it are all kind of mementos from my wedding and my kids.

This is part of my unicorn and fairy collection. I've been collecting them for probably 20 years, but I'm pretty good about keeping it down to just a few special pieces that I like the most.

Here's my baker's rack. It's next to my reading chair so I can see my family pictures. My sister and I did the wallpaper and it took 3 tries to get this wall painted the color I wanted. It's an exact match for one of our retired Stampin' Up! colors - Baroque Burgundy. It was one of my favorites and I just love it! I had nothing but white walls the whole time I was growing up, so now I'm a big fan of color.

This is on the other side of my reading chair and above my hope chest. I've had it forever because it goes with just about everything I have.

This was my Mom's curio cabinet. I don't know if you can see it, but inside is her collection of beautiful glass fish. I know it seems like I have a lot of my Mom's stuff, but rest assured, it's just a tiny fraction of what she had. She was like a magpie - she liked "stuff" and lots of it. When she had this same cabinet, it had twice as much in it and most of it was junk, so you couldn't really see the pretty pieces. I like it better my way.

I love this sign. Describes my life to a tee! I love little smart-ass sayings like this.

This is a picture in my bedroom. My Mom painted it. She and my Dad were both artists and I have several paintings they had done. I think this is the best one. Sorry about the glare. It's a beautiful swan on a lake.

Guess Mom wasn't the only talented one in the family - this is a King Tut picture I did in needlepoint for her and she framed it. Then I put the pretty vinyl curliques around it last week.

This is in my hallway. It's a quilt that was made for my Mom by my sister's sister-in-law. I thought that was so sweet of her. It's a name quilt with all our family members on it. I just love it. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture of it, but it's a pretty narrow hallway.

The list wouldn't be complete without a picture from my stamp room. These are built-in shelves and they are just perfect for all my stamp sets and samples.