Focused at Last!

I've got it!

If you've been following this blog at all you know that for a loooooong time I've been struggling with my "style" at home.

I flip flop from vintage 50s, to farm house to traditional. I even like the eclectic home style and the minimalist.

Sadly, I have some things that hold me back: for example: I enjoy hardwood but live in an apartment with carpet that I cannot change (renting). I love color on the walls but I can only have shades of white (renting). Oh, and the layout of the apartment is less than convenient.

I do, however, get to be creative with storage since we live in a tiny 950 sq. ft. home. For an organizer, this is an ideal situation!

Well, since I'm so indecisive and I want to make my home a haven for my husband I thought it would be wise to ask him how he'd prefer our home to look. He had some very strong opinions of our home.

First, he said he'd like to have a log cabin and a fireplace over which he could mount a deer head (I'm sorry, while I have nothing against hunting [for food] I just cannot hang dead animals in my home). Second, he said that he'd like to have a reproduction NASCAR hood suspended from the ceiling. I ignored that one!

Then, he told me he likes the traditional "put together look". Matching sofa and chairs...art on the walls...wall of crosses...stuff like that.

I found this picture in an ad by Pottery Barn and he loved it (the one above too). It's got my clean lines and his rustic addictions additions (the pine cone and organic prints).

All I want to do to "fix" this room is add some more white, red and green then add some farmhouse type antiques.

These are my goals in order to achieve this look:

1. Buy digital camera so I can document event (anyone have a good one I can buy for cheap?).

2. Find chair that I can slipcover for living room.

3. Sell big screen and save $$ from income tax return to buy tv and stand.

4. Keep an eye out at garage sales and thrift stores for good wall art.

5. Stay focused and don't get distracted by fun vintagey stuff.

So there...I think I've finally got it! Man, it feels good to be focused!

Let me ask you a question:

Is your home decorated in a such a way that it makes your husband comfortable and represents both of you? Does the way your home is decorated and operated represent the Lord well?