Firefighter Mode

With regards to our home (and life, really) we are in "firefighter mode."  We put out the latest blaze.  We respond to the most urgent need.  We are never a step ahead and we're happy if we're only a step behind.  There are seasons of life that are like that.

I was commenting this to a friend and used our new home's draperies as an example.  I was trying to be "good" and deal with things that really mattered.  I was going to be focused like a laser and finish one job before I started another.  And then, the draperies were on fire.  No, not actually on fire.  They just moved to the top of the "this is irking me" list.  It's like being on fire.

Here they are.

Main living room.  It's got "swag."

Dining room.  I "bow" to your loveliness.

And, now, they're gone.  And my friend crinkles her face and says, "Yeah, they were hid-e-ous."

New Home!

New home, new projects everywhere, blog fodder!  Right after (most of) the boxes were unpacked, I confronted it head-on.  The wallpaper.  I'm just not that kind of girl.  Here's the print.  In real-life, this is about a four-inch flower pattern.  It's pretty neutral.  I can understand why it was chosen, in its day.  But that day has passed.

 And this day has come.  The sweet Luna Kitty was very excited with this process!  Even my 12 year-old jumped in to help.  There is something oh-so-satisfying about tearing down.  (Insert husband's eye roll here.)

What you need is "vision" to appreciate the process.  Vision, a year of renting, and too many hours spent on Pinterest.  Here's where I'm going with this...

Contemporary Entry 

by Portland Interior Designers & Decorators 

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc.

                                             

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