If you wait until you have enough money to decorate and make your home your own, it will never happen. If you wait until you can afford to buy everything new, you are missing the point. It is the old, the new, the hand-me-down, the collected, the worn but loved things in your home that make it your own. -Stacy Risenmay
(My livingroom & dining room)
Ever since we moved into our first home, I have been running around like a madwoman! From getting cable installed, to unpacking a million boxes, while decorating a living room I realized I possess little patience. Maybe it has to do with being part of the “microwave generation” wanting everything in 59 seconds or less. On one hand I want a economical DIY space which requires finding or building the right thing, the exhilaration of when it comes together, and the challenge of finding creative ways to fill the space until it’s finished.
(Quick story: I received this furniture from someone moving very cheaply…only to list it on Craigslist. Then take down the posting only to keep it!)
But on the other hand, it’s driving me insane! I can’t envision the final product of the livingroom and that’s what worries me. I have no choice but to join the slow decorating parade, even if i fight occasionally along the way. I realized I only feel relaxed in completed balanced spaces so having my environment in continual chaos makes me very uneasy. Hence, deployment was rough for me. Last night, I googled this very subject and read how living in boxes and clutter makes one feel out of control and unprepared with all aspects of their life. Deep, huh? When I get overwhelmed with the process, I am trying to remind myself that it only has been a week and to stop and notice how far I’ve come in a short time and how happy I am with the results. I can’t say I am a complete convert, but I am getting there slowly.
(I bought the rug took it back…only to buy it again! The chaise lounge chair didn’t make the final cut. I absolutely despise it.) D
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