I am having an identity crisis, people. Starting to freak out a little bit. I've always loved traditional, dark, tweed, wool, and heavy. It's really all I've ever known. I come from a whole line-up of professional-worthy decorators, so I just assumed I'd never stray from my roots. But I have. Ohhhhhhh baby I have. :( I'm slowly learning to never say never. I SWORE I'd never be involved with Pensacola Christian College. Well guess where that landed me??? Right smack dab in the middle of it! I SWORE I never wanted anything to do with Bob Jones University ( a whole lot of history with church friends who were "mightier than thou" because of graduating from aforementioned school). And might you guess where that one landed me? Marrying one oftheir students! Sheesh! I promised myself I'd never accept it if my mom wanted to get remarried. I must be getting weak with my old age, because I just had "the man" over for dinner last night! I was oh-so-certain that I'd end up with 10 children. I'm saddened to share with you that my husband is "fixed", after only 3! :( And now this! This hugely enormous decorating faux pas! Here it goes.... I think I have fallen into a love affair with all things old, chipped, white, shabby, and chic. It makes me laugh, when I think about it, because of how opposite my sister and I are. We can spend hours together and have the BEST time, but we are so very different. Her home's decorations are new. Zebra. Cutting edge. Trendy. Glitz. Glam. Beautiful! And here I am, considering sanding, priming and painting everything white! I want slate greys (or is it gray? hm...if only Seth was here...), creamy whites, ruffles, hydrangeas and chandeliers. And slipcovers! Does anyone know how to do slip covers???? I am not interested in the throw-a-white-sheet-over-the-couch and tie it in the back approach. I want the entire couch reupholstered....and with super girly, ruffle-y pleats on the bottom! And I want it reupholstered in white linen! Goodness gracious, where did I come from!? I just don't even know myself anymore.....
Check out Lola B's for an idea of where I'm coming from. Also Pink has a couple GORGEOUS things. Maybe she can come do my slipcovers. Can we say CHA-CHING!? :)
Here is the chicken coop I posted a few days ago. It's just so feminine. I bet those chickens never smell. I'd look so cute walking through the yard to gather those eggs in my long prairie skirt. ;)
Can't remember where I found this photo, so I'm sure I'm breaking some law by not giving them credt, but this is what my new girly back yard would look like. I'd pick my tomatoes in a dress, with flowing hair down to my waist. And yes, before you ask it, I romanticize everything.
Here's Pink's slipcovered wonders! I love it all....the white. The pleats. The distressed, thrift- store-find coffee table. Ahhhhh....
Seriously people, if you are or know of a good slip-coverer who doesn't mind being paid in homemade chocolate chip cookies or fresh free range chickens, send them my way!
:) My sister and I are so different too and were just talking about that the other day. My sister is very classic and I am a little more glam. She is one of my very best friends which is funny considering how we fought with profound hatred growing up. ;)
ReplyDeleteWe would have had so much fun playing together as children, I think, Megan. You romanticize everything and so do I. I used to plan for HOURS about being an adult...what I was going to where, what my house was going to look like, what my husband would be like...I'd look at catalogs and write down my outfits for the day down to the shoes and yes, even lingerie. I'd plan what I was going to where to church and then what I'd wear for my afternoon nap and of course, a completely different outfit for evening church...and then proceed to do the same for the week...just browsing my catalogs...dreaming of the future... My Pop Pop Evans still has a big folder filled with some of those "plans" - he calls them "The Jennifer Papers". My own little dreamworld... I actually recently saw an amazingly sweet (and beautifully painted) chicken coop while out yard saling in a quaint little neighborhood the other week. I don't think that I am quite the chicken queen but I do dream of having those gardens someday!! And I totally know what you mean about going all things shabby and chic - I love the look! It's complete opposite of what I have now though, which is slightly frustrating - it's expensive to do complete style overhauls! lol Have fun dreaming Megan!
I just realized that I wrote wear as "where" twice! What is wrong with me today! I need a nap. lol Sorry for the major grammar faux pas! YUCK!
ReplyDeleteKids & Chickens go together...
ReplyDeleteGardens (read dirt/mud) & Kids go together...
White slipcovers, chicken poop, mud & dirt & kids...NOT so MuCh!!!! :-) Sue
Five years ago...i was just like you..i had a home full of dark and pottery barn lookalikes.
ReplyDeleteThen in the course of one week...with my husband out of town...i painted all the living room furniture white.
my living room armoir we still have and it's a repro but it's cottage white;-)
my sofa's are white slipcovered from Ikea {totally inexpensive and do-able}.
You can do it!
It might take time...but it doesn't have to cost a lot of money if you have a great flea market near you or can hit yard sales this summer..