In search of the perfect decorative pillow
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'Perfectly' decorated Home verses a Perfect Home for your Family?
Comments (66)I've enjoyed this thread so much. (Well, except for all those 'annoying' football comments. I mean really, let's get the over hyped Super Bowl out of the way so we can get on to the real sport...BASEBALL! Go Rangers! lol Auntjen, we are neighbors as I, too, live in the same county as Jerry World.) ahem...back to decorating. I'm a new real estate agent and one of my fascinations is seeing the inside of people's homes. I held an open house this weekend at a charming home. Talk about beautifully decorated! I so wish I could have taken photos just to show you guys the decor. (The RE photos don't show the decor like I'd like to show y'all.) After two hours of 'living' in the home, I was ready to go back to my more rumpled and comfortable home. lol I know the owners have 'staged' the home to be very, very nice looking and they are getting the right kinds of comments. I just know that for me and mine...we go for that 'creative' look. lol My goal, an ongoing, ever-ellusive goal, is to create a warm, inviting, and comfortable place to live that still delights my eye and artistic sense. That's possible, not perfect...and when it comes together, it is PERFECT. ;0)...See MoreAlways in search of perfection...
Comments (21)I have been an advanced amateur and semi-pro photographer since 1966 and considering that I take upwards of 500 photos a day, I could not begin to tell you how many hundreds of thousands of photos I have taken over the years, but even to this day, whenever I am editing my photos I am reminded of the sage advice that was given me by my high school art teacher. Regardless of what creative medium you choose, be it drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, music or even the written word, if ever you review a completed work and cannot see any area that could have been improved, you have reached the zenith of your ability, and its time to set your tools down and give up. YOU CAN DO NO BETTER....See MoreSettled for less than perfect with your decorating?
Comments (25)I agree with the theory that it's a lot more fun if you are actually working within some given constraints: budgetary, spatial, or otherwise. For instance, we committed a few years ago to a policy of never buying anything made in China or other places where the labor policies are questionable. It's been really frustrating at times in other realms, but in terms of design in the house it's been a great challenge. I'm a huge reuse/recycle person and collect all kinds of oddities on my travels & love vintage pieces, so it's just added to the thrill of the hunt for me. Sometimes I find myself wishing we just had enough money to buy stuff already and FINISH (we've been in this house for almost 4 years now), but I know deep down that I wouldn't really do that at all, even with the dosh. I do find that sometimes it just takes forever before something 'feels' right, despite going through a zillion iterations. Sometimes I'll wind up right where I started, to the intense frustration of my loved one. He's more of the 'finish it and be done with it already' mentality, but I've noticed that even after things are settled in one room, he will begin eyeballing some hapless piece of furniture in another room as inadequate. I think the urge varies from person to person, but I'm definitely a refeather-the-nest-often type....See MoreHelp me perfect our throw pillows - curved sofa
Comments (84)UPDATE I just received this Fornasetti pillow from Etsy -- it's an outdoor pillow and I intended for use on our deck. However, I kind of like it in my office. What do you think? Perhaps it can live here during the off season....See More- 10 years ago
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