It's no secret that I LOVE COLOR in our home! Growing up my mother loved to decorate and she did it well! Decorating is my hobby, the thing I never get tired of. The thing I love about it, is that you can always change it and then change it again. I love change.
We are both going to school and I am no longer working, so I can put all my focus on school. Decorating is kind of an expensive hobby. There is only so much you can do on a shoe-string budget.
Over the years, I have heard this term from my mother several times: "Decorating on a Shoe-String."
Now I really know the meaning of it. It is fun to work with what you have; paint it, stain it, re-upholister it. Search high and low for a piece that you want, and make it just the way YOU want it with some TLC.
Devin always tells me that if you want something, you will get it if you are patient and keep you ears open. Its TRUE! I wanted a up-right piano, and I waited for several months with open ears and I got it for FREE (even better). I wanted a guest bed, vintage style. And I found one at a yard sale for $5! Also, I have needed a mattress for that bed since September. And my Mom's boss said he a newly purchased full mattress that he didn't need any longer! Being patient pays off.
All of these pictures are from PINTEREST! But I love these.
The collage of frames on the wall.
The tub!! To die for! And the cheery atmosphere.
The color combo is awesome
This room is just amazing all around!
Lighting, colors, frames, drapes on either side of the bed. Love.
Cheery nook. Love the wall color.
Devin laughs at me because sometimes I will say "our family room just went up a level." But our house started out looking like a freshman's dorm; and I just keep finding more things and re-doing old things and sometimes (not very often) it goes up a "level" in my book. It is hard to be patient waiting for it to be able to go up a "level." Decorating is fun because it is all about what you want. I don't worry about what people will think when they walk in and see our VERY BRIGHT piano or a dresser as our entry table currently. But, it makes us happy and thats all that matters.
At the start of this year, I made a list. I made categories by room (Family room, bathroom, etc.) Under each category I listed things that I still want to do in each room. Things like, curtains, accent pillows, or new entry table.... It ended up being a VERY long list. I also put down what I thought each item would cost. That way when extra money comes my way, I can look at my list and see what I want to do.
Let your home reflect who you are and what you love.
"I work on the assuption that a house is successful if it's plesant to live in." —Designer Alexandra de Garidel-Thoron
“I learned that passion about objects and furnishings makes for fearless decorators—and that if you are comfortable in your home, everyone else will be too. That sense of authenticity is what gives a home its soul.”—Interior designer Courtnay Daniels Haden, Jan/Feb 10
"Modesty is great, and quietness is nice, but sometimes it's much more fun to be decadent."—Interior designer Robin Standefer of Roman and Williams, March 10
“I don’t think people have enough fun with decorating. It doesn’t always have to be so serious. Design isn’t like marriage. You don’t have to commit for life.”—Designer Ross Cassidy, June 10
