What is something new that you got for your home (or your car, or yourself) that you just really enjoy and it makes a big difference?

After posting a few questions about HOME on Blurt, I came upon a lovely wool carpet on CraigsList. It is 6' x 9', so it covers most of the blackish rug in the apt. and it makes a huge difference (see answers). 

Also I really appreciate the responses everyone gave, I am relaxing more with a different relation to my home than ever before!

A bit of a Southwest flavor, I will get an inexpensive print of August Macke's exquisitely beautiful masterpiece Kairouan III to hang on the wall now...     and move on with my life in color and warmth and beauty.

Mrs Didge is no longer able to drive a manual car so a few weeks ago we traded in our old car on an automatic. I love it. But best of all it has a reversing camera.

It's years since I was able to turn my head far enough to reverse safely so my reversing has needed much patience and a smidgen of luck. It's wonderful to see where I'm going now.

My husband got creative and turned an outside light into an inside light. He mounted it to our bedroom wall and I could not believe it was once a light for the outdoors! It makes my life easier because of how and where it is placed.

A couple of vases. One for a bigger arrangement and a bud vase. It really makes my home lovely to have fresh flowers. Even if it's a single bloom.

Wine glasses or low ball glasses. I like having a fancy glass for my wine, scotch or well drink. Even if drinking alone I will drink in a nice glass. Sometimes they are matching, sometimes they are mismatched. I've picked up some beautiful glass from yard sales, thrift stores, and consignment shops.

I'm in the process of replacing my old and boring living room lamps with steampunk lamps that I'm making. Evey body loves them so much that I'm making some for Christmas gifts. They really give my LR a warm  and comforting glow. Here are a couple:

We have an open floor plan which I love because of all the light it lets in. The problem is there is little wall space. Once I hung a few things there was no room for shelves. We bought a large entertainment center. The bottom has closed cabinets for storage, but there are shelves that go up the sides and a row of glass front cabinets across the top. I can now display the items my husband and I have picked up during ur travels. (Bonus is with the glass fronts they don't get dusty. 😆)