Comments on Streams of Living Water: Decorating With the Domestically Challenged

i need the 2nd magnet! that's hysterical!

2008-07-22T14:13:00.000-04:00

i need the 2nd magnet! that's hysterical!

I too hired an interior decorator who takes donati...

2008-07-22T11:12:00.000-04:00

I too hired an interior decorator who takes donations for her pay. How sweet that is/was! My own way is to try this-a-way, that-a-way, and keep shuffling things around till I hit on something pleasing. One thing I learned from 'her' was if the wall paper had sage green in it...pick that up and use sage green for sofa pillows and a throw. Our kitchen border has blue gingham bows in it and she 'made' me....giggle...sew a blue gingham pillow for the kitchen bench to tie in. Oh, those decorator gals are clever but can tend to overkill...well just a bit...perhaps. I love all mine did though...she went thru the house like one of those tv shows and pulled things together from different room. Who'd have ever thought of that? Charming....

I love your kitchen trinkets! They describe me to...

2008-07-22T07:44:00.000-04:00

I love your kitchen trinkets! They describe me to a "T". I'm not much on decorating or crafting (or cleaning!). But I do appreciate nice decor, as much as I am unable to create it.

I hired a decorating student (for way cheap) to come give me ideas. I think it was $35 an hour, instead of like $200 for a decorating. And her ideas were great. ;-)

Decorating....crafting...I feel like I've accompli...

2008-07-22T01:13:00.000-04:00

Decorating....crafting...I feel like I've accomplished something when my clothes and make up don't send people running and screaming.
Good Luck!! :)

Bonita,Your little magnets and rock are cute! Deco...

2008-07-21T22:56:00.000-04:00

Bonita,

Your little magnets and rock are cute! Decorating can be frustrating. I take things back more than I keep them.

The lamp you were asking about does have writing on it. I don't know too much about it though. I took the picture in a model home. I get tons of ideas in model homes. If you click on the picture it will enlarge. It could be scrap booking paper.

Brandee :-)

I LOVED reading this! Fortunately I have a friend...

2008-07-21T22:17:00.000-04:00

I LOVED reading this! Fortunately I have a friend who is a decorator and is willing to listen to me (another domestically challenged woman) complain about my lack of skills. Her advice... show what you love, so my house is full of books, books and more books!

Bonita... I bet there is a decorator in there....y...

2008-07-21T22:07:00.000-04:00

Bonita... I bet there is a decorator in there....you just have to dig real deep... It's lots of fun! Susie h~

When you're talking domestically challenged, you'r...

2008-07-21T19:27:00.000-04:00

When you're talking domestically challenged, you're talking to ME! Ilove the concept of Rooms-to-Go, where everything is coordinated for you. I don't know if I could ever bring myself to admit decorating defeat and go there, though!

I think you are on your way to a beautiful office!...

2008-07-21T12:16:00.000-04:00

I think you are on your way to a beautiful office! I flashed back to your writing symbol framing project. Even though I can't picture your beige walls, to mix black, white, beige and red suggests a professional pallet with a hint of vibrancy. (Do you see green or blue out your window?)

I'm no decorator! I have folders full of clips of other people's design elements that I like. (Not to sound like VeggieTales' Madame Blueberry; they're not posted on my wall or anything.) I don't want to make a design mistake either.

You might want to experiment with patterns using your color scheme--much as you would try an exciting adjective or adverb you haven't used in a while. Checks, stripes. Bold atop subtle. ?

There's just something about preparing a special room for yourself. (Thank Heaven, God already has our rooms perfectly designed!)