I just finished reading this post over at The Nesting Place. I love it.
We have lived in our house for 5 years, and it still doesn't feel like a home. I am one of those people that get to the store and over think and over analyze what I want to buy so much that I don't buy anything.
I worry so much about color/size/what people will think/how it will look/if it will match that I just do nothing.
I have a clock in my kitchen that I've had forever and I love, and it took me a year in this house before I ever let my husband hang it on the wall in the kitchen.
I looked at this entertainment center from Ikea for 3 years before I finally bought it.
The only reason there is anything on the shelves is because it has no other place. This is not the look I want.
(Excuse the blood on the TV, it's not from the kids fighting, hubby was playing a war game!)
I want to turn my house into a HOME for my family.
I want my house to be clean and organized where everything has a place. I have a lot of stuff. I mean A LOT. And it doesn't have a place. And it's a mess. And the kids make it messier by pulling it all out.
I can't believe I am about to show you this picture.
It should be rated R for it's graphic MESS.
It is my desk and work area in my master bedroom.
It's terrible.
And I work from home.
How awful is that?
I'm reading the Nester's 31 Days to a Less Messy Nest.
She has some great tips in there.
I don't have 31 days since everything needs to be out for the new floors to be installed, but I will use her tips as I go along.
My Plan:
Pull everything out.
Go through everything.
Throw stuff away.
Give stuff away.
Take my time.
Bring things back in piece by piece.
Make sure I LOVE it.
Make sure it has a PLACE.
Hang stuff on the walls.
Decorate.
Show off what I love.
Don't care what other people think.
Don't care if it's not perfect.
Make my house a HOME.
And always remember:
"It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful." ~ The Nester
I'll show before and after photos as I go along!
I want my house to be clean and organized where everything has a place. I have a lot of stuff. I mean A LOT. And it doesn't have a place. And it's a mess. And the kids make it messier by pulling it all out.
I can't believe I am about to show you this picture.
It should be rated R for it's graphic MESS.
It is my desk and work area in my master bedroom.
It's terrible.
And I work from home.
How awful is that?
I'm reading the Nester's 31 Days to a Less Messy Nest.
She has some great tips in there.
I don't have 31 days since everything needs to be out for the new floors to be installed, but I will use her tips as I go along.
My Plan:
Pull everything out.
Go through everything.
Throw stuff away.
Give stuff away.
Take my time.
Bring things back in piece by piece.
Make sure I LOVE it.
Make sure it has a PLACE.
Hang stuff on the walls.
Decorate.
Show off what I love.
Don't care what other people think.
Don't care if it's not perfect.
Make my house a HOME.
And always remember:
"It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful." ~ The Nester
I'll show before and after photos as I go along!
You can SO do this! It's going to be great, and you are right, sometimes you have to make a decision and just go with it. This is decorating, not brain surgery, it should be fun and rewarding~ don't worry about rules, look for things you love and that will serve your family.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you!