I have a wall that I look out at every time I sit on the couch in the family room. I thought about floating shelves and leaning items against it, to hide some of the electrical stuff...but I really do use the light switches all the time.

"Found" Mike's grandfather clock wrapped in the garage one day and listened to the story of how Mike's estranged grandfather made it as a peace offering for Mike's mom (who is now deceased) and I knew that I wanted it in the new house. I love the sound that it makes every time it chimes, and I love the story behind it. I put it in the corner of my ugly wall, so I would have something to look at. Then I found this picture on Houzz http://www.houzz.com/pro/susanbetweennapsontheporch/between-naps-on-the-porch (not sure if this link will open or not) and it got me thinking. He had this cool picture of his paternal grandfather cycling (MIke's also a cyclist) and I knew that I wanted to incorporate it near the grandfather clock wall. One picture just didn't seem to do it for me, so he dug up some more old pictures and I found 2 more that I liked. I'm trying to detract from the electrical...but with the plate switches etc, this is the best I could come up with. I thought of mixing up the mirror wall with the photos like in the inspiration picture, but my mirrors are too big and not quite right for it.. (probably a whole different dilemma)... The portraits are visible when sitting on the couch, and when you walk down the staircase. Is this a total no go and should I just find a different spot for them? They could go in the short hall leading to the clock, but that doesn't fix the problem of the ugly light switches. Thoughts?