What does your coffee table say about you?

Does your coffee table reveal your secrets? Well they may not be secrets but your coffee table will certainly give a hint at what type of person you are. Let's dissect mine.

If you look closely, one would think that I'm a bit hoidy toidy. 

• There is a glass of wine

• A $230.00 bottle of Grand Marnier 

• A beautiful book on the works of Van Gogh all set upon a beautiful glass top table.

• An old Italian vase with vintage silks.

• 100% circular wool area rug 

Now let's take a closer look.

• One glass, half full by the way, of Two Buck Chuck Chardonnay from Trader Joe's

• The glass top table, which I don't even like, was given to me by my mother in law. I had to take it or insult her. Although this is something I would not choose for myself,it actually works in my little parlor.

• An "empty" $230.00 bottle of Grand Marnier. It was given to me by my father in law. He bought it, drank it and gave me the bottle because he knew I would think it's pretty. Besides, it has gold leafing on it and was too fancy to just throw away.

• I took, or asked it I could have, the Van Gogh book from my dad's library because I love Van Gogh. He was glad to give it to me.

• Italian vase? Not even close. Just a cute vase from Micheal's arts and craft store with some silk ivy found in the clearance section.

• The area rug was a bargain from Domestication's which I've been shopping from for about 20 years.

So what does my coffee table say about me? 

• Although I love a good glass of white wine, spending $2.99 on a bottle and loving it's fruity undertones and watching it's legs dance down the side of my glass while saving a buck is ok with me.

• I would gladly accept any gift my in-laws give me because I love them to death and their intentions are honorable to recycle some of their stuff while I'm trying to fill my big home with stuff I can't afford to buy.

• I kept the $230.00 bottle of Grand Marnier because I knew I would never indulge in such an extravagance like that when I have two kids to send off to college in a few years. I also appreciate the craftsmanship of the gold leaf and the beauty of the bottle and the way it was designed.

• The book? I took that for selfish reasons. It was to better educate myself in the art field in which my career depends upon. I fantasize of Va Gogh's beautiful "Sunflowers" and pretend that they are growing in my backyard so would be able to offer the birds a tasty treat. I'm a avid bird watcher.

• The area rug is a good, basic rug from a company I've been supporting for many years. They have great customer service and their prices are very affordable. It's unique in the fact that I don't like to shop in the local stores where my neighbors can have the same accessories as I do. This will ensure that my home will look a bit different from everyone else's.

So you see, I'm not hoidy toidy at all. Just frugel, thrifty and a bit Artsy Fartsy. Other then using silly words like artsy tartsy, I'm really not too far from being just like you - well, maybe just a bit more color minded.