Personally, I have little or
no style – clothing wise that is. I
totally believe in being comfortable…and have not always pulled that off
stylishly. You could probably say I
dress like your typical stay-at-home mom…well typical in Arkansas at least. In winter - jeans and sweater (light weight
of course), in spring and fall – capri pants with cool sandals, summer – shorts
and tanks with more shorts and more tanks.
For those of you who don’t know – it’s awfully dang hot and humid in
south Arkansas
in the summer.
But my house now…I have
always had a stylish house. I’m fairly
certain my husband and I buy and remodel houses just so I can decorate. LOVE to decorate. When we had been married a little over 4
years, we bought a house that is about 4 sizes too large for us. It needed a lot of tender loving care, and
the plan was to remodel, decorate, and resell.
Seventeen years later we are still living here, because I can redecorate
anytime I want just my rearranging who is sleeping in what room or what a room
is being used for. Plus, now that we've been here this long, we have WAY more furniture than I want to move to another houseJ.
Ever fear you are turning
into your mom? Well, in many ways I
could totally benefit by being my mom…but she has no house style. Here’s her style:
ugly early American. REALLY ugly.
I was so proud of my mom last year when she decided to remodel. Unfortunately, she just remodeled right back
to NEW ugly early American. Remember Hurculean? YUK.
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| A readying nook/library - so me! |
I've always liked many
different types of style – ultra modern, French country, mid-century
sleek. But I find that I end up
decorating in more of a transitional style.
I love to find an old piece of furniture and put a totally modern fabric
on it. Or take an abused piece of mid-century
furniture and paint it high gloss black.
Here are a few pictures of rooms you might find in my house...if I took pictures.
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| Not my exact hallway but pretty close. |
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| I just love this painting. |
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| My dream dining room... |
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| My current kitchen looks a lot like this...I just need more window. |
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| A bedroom to dream dreams in! |
My style is an expression of
my emotions via my house. I like things
organized and clean…if only I could convince my family to feel the same J.
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