I love to have a pretty house and hate to spend too much money or time making it pretty. This house holds me and a manly husband with a dirty job, three boys and a mangy dog. I gave up following all those persnickety design rules years ago and you can too.
I shop at thrift stores and make super easy washable white slipcovers.
I love a pretty mantel
I make window mistreatments
Mistreatment: (n). covering for a window that is quick, cheap and pretty. may or may not need hardware does not require sewing. a real designer’s worst nightmare.
Mistreating: (v). the act of treating a window with dignity and respect without use of the following: hundreds of dollars, sewing, time, crying, divorce, child neglect…
Master Bedroom makeover–mostly paint and thrift shopping
Nesting Place headquarters
I long for simplicity.
Homes are meant to be used.
10 Ways to Avoid Having a Home You’ll Love
All of these photos are from our current home that we rent. I love our rental home and you can love your home too, no matter what or where it is.
And I’m learning to enjoy the process.
A few more posts:
This is Your House:: Is it Who You Want to Be?
A Secret Decorating Ingredient:: It’s Awful
This is Your House:: Is it Who You Want to Be? {especially for renters}
From a reader::
Nesting Place Purpose:
to give hope and motivation to women to embrace the home they are in, fill it with meaningful beauty and enjoy the risk and adventure of creating a haven they adore all while chanting the motto:: It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect to be Beautiful.