deep and meaningful decorating advice
Do you have the simple wisdom of Pooh?
”Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?”
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best — ”, and then he had to stop and think.
I think.
I know…
that there’s Always Something To Do in a house. And sometimes There is A Lot To Do. Ask any of my true clients, a SOS text flying in, code for – “I have absolutely no idea what to do here!”
Are you full of Cleverness like Rabbit?
“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?”
Nevertheless, the propensity to puerile or overcome little bits of soul suffering akrasia, which is the perplexing tendency to to know what we should do combined with a persistent reluctance to not do it.
Which brings me to procrastination, which is what I just said.
Are you as glum and cautious as Eeyore?
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
No one said it would be easy. But you may have to get out your own way or comfort zone, and it can feel scary. It is very easy to get lost in, “Perfectionism is procrastination with better marketing and PR.” Thanks for noticing.
Are you an intellectual like Owl?
“You can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right; but spelling isn’t everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn’t count.”
Yes, but it’s Wednesday…oh, never mind. Getting bogged down in details, focusing on the small things sometimes can have it’s advantages. But it can also make you forget what you have set out to do – creatively decorating your house for the least amount of money and work.
Don’t make the classic mistakes of staying emotionally attached to your stuff, nitpicking, or making mountains out of molehills. Focus on the the end goal.
Keep your attention on that.
Are you a timid and loyal like Piglet?
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
It’s easy to get locked into a reactive mindset. You follow along with what others are advising and react, listening to your mother-in-law, the guy at the water cooler, your second cousin’s aunt twice removed, or something you heard on the last episode of “Love it or List it” – instead of the experts, your decorator and her crew.
Do you have Tigger’s unstoppable Bounce?
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.”
A few red balloons tied to a chair may help, or maybe just enlist a few simple styling tricks – easy ideas to help tie your heart to your home.
Good styling is to a large part about changing out the small things.
- some or many vases of flowers in one or many places
- fresh aromatic soaps in a dish on the bathroom counter
- hats hanging on a bakers rack in the entry
- a throw casually draped on the sofa or ottoman
- books piled in a basket by your reading chair
- your collection of dolls displayed in the guest room
- a luscious palm tree in a ceramic pot
- new throw pillows
- herbs growing in a kitchen bay window
- an antique or hand-made quilt gifted to you hanging on the wall
- a family photo gallery installed in a hallway
- organized bookcases
- an inherited chair reupholstered
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