I'm kind of in a home decor hell. I'm a serial procrastinator, and this has affected my shopping and decorating ability as well. I was walking around my house earlier and it hit me...we've been in our house FOUR years. WOW. When we moved in here four years ago, I remember looking around at my blank palette of a house, thinking, okay...I'll transition our urban loft decor into some type of transitional, home-y feel in no time. Six months, tops!
Then, life, work, and baby happened.
What am I staring at now? Well, I still have blank walls, even less accessories, and mix-matched crap all over the place. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE our house. I never imagined our "starter home" to be as nice as the home we have, and I think it's put together pretty well for the most part. I just feel that I'm shaming it out with the sub-par decor flow.
I. need. Nate.
Then I can't decide the direction I want to go...I love modern, but I like personal and comfy, as well. The only home brand/store that I love EVERYTHING in, is Pottery Barn. But, our budget has tightened a tad since I've been staying home, so I haven't seriously looked into new stuff in a while.
But, momma's gettin' a BIG raise come August! Hellooo cash monaaay!
So, I thought it would be helpful to make a "to buy" list...kind of like people make "to do" lists. I don't make lists at all, but I know I should. I just can't keep up with them. #attentionissues Maybe I can post this list and reference it when I decide I want to buy something for the house. Some of this may never happen, but hey, high expectations equal high results, right?
-pottery barn seabury couch and loveseat...LOVE
-pottery barn or crate and barrel coffee/end tables...preferable not matching...liking the whole mix-up decor thing ol' Nate suggests...I'm loving the trunk idea, like this one?
-two large candles to go inside my glass things on the kitchen table
-new formal dining set...pottery barn's round table maybe? nice table but casu chairs? hmm
-wine fridge custom made into our bar
-hardwood flooring for our foyer (I know, ching ching, but I want it)
-new curtains for our giant master bedroom windows...the light, linen, beachy white kind
-new guest room "shabby chic" furniture (but, if we have baby #2, this will be a 2nd nursery, so maybe I should just leave it?)
-new giant clock for the foyer (I have one but, just not feeling it anymore)
-frames to hang pics up in our blank hallway
-a large, black "D" to add to our little family picture collage in our foyer, and maybe some others to spell something out on a shelf or mantle...I love the giant letter thing
-I need to move my piano from my mom's house to our office
-a new slightly modern lamp for the foyer table...I kind of like this one from PB, but I'm not sure if it screams "I just murdered a deer"...
-2 bar stools from Pier One...totally dig these for our kitchen bar...I'm all about mixing up textures
-a back door that has the blinds made into the glass...I'm done with the pull-up shade business
-round "reading" table that matches our bedroom suite, to go in our "sitting area" of our master bedroom
-a gold/tan colored chaise lounge to set next to the above mentioned "reading" table
Yeeah, that's a lot of stuff. Hopefully I get our starter house "complete" before we upgrade...or Kyle graduates from college.
Nate...call me.
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