Obviously a house is never really done - ever. That is one of the great and terrible things about houses. You can and will always change things. But, there is kind of a baseline that might be needed for "stable" home decor. Like each room kind of needs to have a rug and lighting and window treatments. Makes sense right? It's been a long while since I took real pictures of the house as well. So here you can see it in all its "cluttered, half-finished, projects everywhere" glory. Small Bedroom Vision: cozy, more white / gray tones. Like the wrapping paper will probably go in this closet - so I'll wrap presents in this room? In some far off land this would also be the nursery for non-existent children rug smaller table lighting --> this is a real challenge due to the slopped ceiling window treatment Medium Bedroom Vision: welcoming guest room. Blue dresser and existing rug already make a big statement. Nothing terribly exciting in here....
Yikes - it's been quite awhile. I've been doing a lot - and not - all at once. It feels like I'm in this phase of home ownership where I do something and then wait for the results of it. Two weeks ago I sprayed the crab grass... I've had to wait for all the crab grass to die before I can reseed. I buy something online... then I wait for it to come. I've been incredibly lucky that in some ways I've saved money on several of the purchases that I made - or got credits from the retailer after the fact. I've also cashed in a bunch of credit card points for discounted gift cards. What does that mean? I haven't paid for anything at HomeSense or HomeGoods.  This is all great because apparently I should be expecting 100 trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Last year I had 25 kids. So my candy budget is quadrupling. In the next couple days, I want to make a list of all the things that I've got on my list in order to "complete" the rooms. Complete d...