My dining room where I feature a beautiful original abstract oil painting and robin egg blue linen “tablecloth”– a piece of linen fabric that I frayed the edges and otherwise left in its natural state.
The upstairs bathroom that had a recent makeover and of course features lamps, black distressed cabinets, and a loosely arranged container of grasses.
Now on to where the Texan meets the Tenneseean. I love this grouping. I bought the dresser at a yard sale for $25, painted it and paired it with the appalachian-looking homestead sign.
Then, there’s quite possibly my favorite ‘spot’ in the house. A black bombay chest that features an eclectic array of things I love…..books, pictures, paintings, candles, a lamp and a hope for a simpler life.
So, there you have it. A peek into how I decorate and who I am: a heap of contrasts and contradictions; where you’re just as likely to find 67 tubes of lip gloss as you are almost every good piece of classical literature you can think of. And a scary number of lamps and boots.
If I had to describe my decorating style as a person, it would be…….
an eclectic shabby-chic Texan meets a cozy, cottage porch sittin’ Tennessean. I love mixing old with new, color with neutrals, traditional with distressed and elegant with casual….kinda like wearing a beautiful black wrap dress with riding boots. Maybe I just like being unpredictable. At any rate, I follow the Nester’s recent advice pretty closely and would only add that I teach my children from a young age that they are never under any circumstances whatsoever to turn on an overhead light. Lamplight is not optional, it is the absolute final rule of the house. No discussions. All this decorating discussion has been sparked by a new blog post I just found called Kari & Kijsa in which there is a fun “share your decorating style” link party. I couldn’t decide on just one room like they suggested, so I thought I’d bring you on a tour to show you some of my favorite things:
My daughter Caiti’s room with faux painted walls, stars (which she hopes to be someday with her singing), adorable homeade burlap bedskirts, and the most splendid animal print chair.