I could simply say that my home is where my heart is, and although I believe that, the girlie girl decorator in me would have to add a little bit more. As a child, well if I was completely honest even now, I played with some pretty fabulous doll houses. These two story, Victorian beauties with electricity included dazzled me and filled me with expectations of what my one-day-house would look like. I thought if my doll house can be this glamorous, why not my real house?
Well, sweetie pie that takes $$$ and a husband who doesn’t care that his walls are plastered with female, and that can be hard to come by!
So my list of details for my dream home have changed a little bit over the years….
*what once used to be a walk in closet with crystal chandeliers and every shoe imaginable is not a closet with great storage.
*what once used to be a lush garden with wondering paths through beds of flowers is now a yard where everything stays alive
*what once used to be a house filled with wonderful reading nooks is now one with a laundry nook.
Now I’m not saying I still wouldn’t love those things (who wouldn’t love a huge walk in closet), but my priorities have changed since I was ten. I now have a family who I want to care for. And our home is doing a wonderful job helping me out with that….but there is still a part of me that still wants a lil bit of glamour; a deep enough tub to stretch out in, my own lil’ vanity area where I can pamper myself, a cozy kitchen with room to attempt creations and a backyard where it is lovely enough to sit all day and watch my children play.
But one of the lessons I am learning, and probably will always be learning, is to be content, and not just content, but grateful. I have been blessed with so many things that I really could want for nothing. But just like my inspiration photo posts, I will always have a place in my head filled with ideas of my dream house, like every little girl playing house does.
Inspiration Posts:
Just Some Inspiration I love
Decorating I’m Fond of
Make Every Part Beautiful