Home Sweet Home
a 1939 Living Room |
This week the subject is Your Home.
1. What kind of home do you have and does it need repair or improvements this year?
I have a smallish condo (986 square feet and a deck that is 518 square feet) in the heart of the city. It's handy to everything I need. I can walk or take a short bus ride to where I need to go and this is a major factor in why I purchased the place.
New door knobs. The old ones were gold colour that had worn off. |
I do accessorize my home both inside and out. Outside it is primarily with an outdoor dining table and chairs for enjoying an outside meal or relaxing. I also plant a lot of container plants.
In the front rooms the colours are mainly earth tones (beige, orange, gold, deep red an pops of black) whilst in the master bedroom and bathroom the colours are various shades of blue and some complementary colours (white, burgundy, rose pink). Basically I kept the same colours that were in the unit when I moved in though it has been repainted a few times over years.
Inside I try to have plants but there isn't enough warmth or light for most of them to survive, let alone thrive. The plants are always changing because I buy more when they eventually die off even though it is a waste of money. Lately I've been wanting large artificial plants to fill some corners. Though I did buy one it turned out to be far too big so I returned it and my search continues. I also have ethnic art, wall hangings like soapstone plates and calabashes from Africa, mirrors, lots of books and a few knick knacks. I love music but no longer play it for the home since the CD player went the way of the Dodo bird. My computer doesn't have a good stereo set up to play the music for the home so I mainly just listen with headphones whenever I have some down time. I have a lot of crafting supplies and so they are stored in every nook and cranny or bin I can find. It is a challenge and I've been trying to pare everything down but still save what I hope to use one day in the not too distant future.
3. What objects reside on your coffee table? Night stand? Side tables? Kitchen/Dining table?
I had this ladder custom made and ordered it wider than their standard. |
A Christmas display of artificial flowers. |
5 comments:
We have the same storage footrest in our family room. We have to do what works for us. This house already had remodeled the bathroom and put in a nice walk-in shower. But I sure miss my soaking tub from my previous home. But I know as I get older, it will be hard to move around, and a tub would be hard.
I am not a fan of clutter either but it can build up so quick I think.
We always want to fix or improve but prices today are out of sight.
I always like the photos of your outside patio with the plants. It looks so neat and natural and I love that.
This is such a fun post. I have too much clutter and slowly tackle it. Very slowly! I love heariing the things you enjoy in your environment. I wish I didn't kill plants so fast -- yours look great.
I love that shower curtain! And your plants are lovely. Your decor remind me of my childhood friend's home - her father was a pilot and he would bring things home from his travels. I think they had elephants just like those! :)
I enjoyed your home "tour"...it w as fun envisioning everyones homes.
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