Traditional Home ®Decorating 101: Just For Me
Decorating your interiors or Interior Decorating should never be about impressing others. When it comes to your home, ask yourself these questions: What is it that makes you smile.
The design channels are filled with shows of beautifully designed rooms done by some of the best interior designers in the world. They scour every inch of the town, from design centers to flea markets, filling the spaces with beautiful objects. So much of their design plans are about “impressions your guests.” Let me ask you; at the end of the day is that what we’re most worried about? When you come home after a long day, where do you want to retire?
Do you enjoy collecting and reading books? Does the idea of a room filled with novels you’ve read give you a feeling of accomplishment? Or are you a garden lover? Do you enjoy the great outdoors, relishing every moment you can spend nurturing your garden or simply sitting on your patio surrounded by greenery and appreciating the hard work and sweat it took? Maybe what gives you calm is to simply to be able to walk into a room that is in perfect order to contrast with your perfectly disorderly lifestyle, where everything around you makes sense, from the calming colors to the simple patterns and just the right amount of toss pillows - infusing perfect symmetry into your world.
For me it is the kitchen. It is the gathering place for all who live and visit in my house. This room is where my day begins and ends and everything in between. It is the dumping ground for kids and home central for all activities….This room is also where my daughter and I practice recipes seen on the cooking channels and where my son sits patiently while telling us about his latest video game challenge, faking interest in yet another new dish that he’ll be forced to eat. Yes, this room is definitely my favorite.
My point is this: forget about the house and focus on the home. Your home. Find a room. Find several rooms. Realize these spaces and surround yourself with things that you love and make you smile. Because, lets face it, at the end of the day the only person that I’m worried about impressing…is myself.
