Madi & Me
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Jun 25, 2014 22:20:27 GMT
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Post by Madi & Me on Aug 8, 2014 22:37:34 GMT
We are just now getting around to settling in and making our house our home. We moved in three years ago but have spent a LOT of our time purging and organizing instead of decorating. I was holding out for our future remodel (a few years away) but just recently realized I'm not truly enjoying my home in the present. Things are brightening up slowly but surely.
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Post by pmm on Aug 8, 2014 22:40:56 GMT
I have lived in my home for 6 years now. It is not decorated. I have no sense of style or color. I'm waiting for someone to come along and tell me what to do. So if there is someone out there in Pealand that likes decorating and wants to tell me what color to paint and what to hang...I'm all ears.
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Post by sbartist on Aug 8, 2014 22:46:02 GMT
Before moving, our home had coordinated décor and some decorative pieces on bookcases, tables, etc. Then we downsized and got rid of almost everything because there would be no room for it. I certainly do not miss dusting all of the stuff. We do live in an area that gets lots of vog (volcanic ash) which is black and gets everywhere. I could seriously dust every.damn.day, but I don't. Since everything now kinds of runs altogether, it is still coordinated and decorated, just with less.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 8, 2014 22:47:44 GMT
Ditto that! Our master is huge...the part with the bed is pretty well taken care of...duvet, night stands, art work, etc. But, other half if a dumping ground.
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Post by tania7424 on Aug 8, 2014 23:01:13 GMT
Yes I do. Every room is decorated, including my little alcove of a laundry room. The master bedroom while well coordinated, etc is uaually a mess though.
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Post by Sorrel on Aug 8, 2014 23:04:54 GMT
I have this collage frame up but I didn't even bother take the sample pics out and put our real pics in. That is freaking hilarious!
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Post by whipea on Aug 8, 2014 23:31:48 GMT
Coastal Style, Eclectic and dog. The master is very neat and uncluttered even though it is also Coastal Style, Eclectic and dog.
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Post by whipea on Aug 8, 2014 23:36:42 GMT
Yes, absolutely. First of all bc I don't really have any private areas. I guess all my friends are nosy bc when we go to each other's houses we see all the rooms and look in the cabinets and closets and behind the curtains, lol. We hang out in each other's bedrooms and use each other's bathrooms. But beyond that I take huge pride in my house and I like to spend my time in a pretty place. What? Look in each others closets and cabinets? Maybe I am being gullible regarding the post, but I find that a tad creepy.
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Post by rebelyelle on Aug 8, 2014 23:38:15 GMT
It's getting there. We moved in May, and got rid of lots and lots and lots of stuff, so it's been really great to "start over". I'm trying to decorate the new place very mindfully, so it's an intentionally slow process. I keep my eye out for things we really love, but not for specific rooms, so right now everything is pretty much half-decorated. I think it will probably take another year or so to get it to a level of "acceptably" decorated. Our place is also really tiny, so guests pretty much see everything.
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melirez
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Jun 26, 2014 15:46:38 GMT
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Post by melirez on Aug 8, 2014 23:46:08 GMT
I do but I have overnight guests so often that no part of my house goes "unseen" including the master bedroom.
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Post by nantini on Aug 8, 2014 23:59:32 GMT
My house follows a theme, but I'm already changing it again. The good thing is I do design work, the bad thing is I get furniture wholesale. That seems to be an issue with dh, although I have no idea why. Right now my house is in patina, aka dust!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 0:12:11 GMT
Our home has been on the market for a really long time (several years), so it's been showing ready/decluttered in every room. It's been a pain to keep it this way, so I'm actually very thankful we're moving (and renting out our home), so I don't have to keep it perfect anymore. LOL!
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Post by JBeans on Aug 9, 2014 0:14:32 GMT
We just got into our new house and yes, I am working to decorate them all.
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MsKnit
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Jun 26, 2014 19:06:42 GMT
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Post by MsKnit on Aug 9, 2014 0:23:24 GMT
We started decorating with the master bedroom. I don't decorate for company. Our home is made nice for us, because we deserve to live in a place that is beautiful.
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Post by winogirl on Aug 9, 2014 0:43:27 GMT
Yes, all my rooms are decorated to my personal tastes.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 9, 2014 0:52:20 GMT
Yes, absolutely. First of all bc I don't really have any private areas. I guess all my friends are nosy bc when we go to each other's houses we see all the rooms and look in the cabinets and closets and behind the curtains, lol. We hang out in each other's bedrooms and use each other's bathrooms. But beyond that I take huge pride in my house and I like to spend my time in a pretty place. What? Look in each others closets and cabinets? Maybe I am being gullible regarding the post, but I find that a tad creepy. We just think it's fun. How is going through a girlfriend's closet creepy? Don't you play clothes and jewelry and makeup with your girlfriends?
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Post by 1lear on Aug 9, 2014 1:11:13 GMT
When my kids were little, we lived in a "Stepford Wives" neighborhood and the whole house was decorated and always ready for visitors. When we sold that house, we moved to Europe for a couple of years, then moved back to VA.
In this house, I've not worried about it being "perfect" and been much slower in decorating the upstairs. Our master bedroom is large so I've put my scrapbooking desk/supplies in one area. It's definitely NOT magazine ready but works for this stage in our life.
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Post by whipea on Aug 9, 2014 1:44:04 GMT
What? Look in each others closets and cabinets? Maybe I am being gullible regarding the post, but I find that a tad creepy. We just think it's fun. How is going through a girlfriend's closet creepy? Don't you play clothes and jewelry and makeup with your girlfriends? Ah, no. But if it is something you enjoy, I understand. I do not know people who do this. I have never been in any of my friends closets. Not being mean or judgmental, just never heard of this before.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 9, 2014 1:46:28 GMT
All the house is "decorated" as in furnished with accessories such as lamps, artwork, pillows, or whatever for decor. We have been in this house a little over three years. While the previous owners had good taste and it was all livable, I have been getting it all updated and freshened more to our specific taste. I'm now down to two rooms left to go - the laundry room and the last guest room. By the time I finish those, it will probably be time to repaint something else!
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Post by freebird on Aug 9, 2014 2:06:09 GMT
tisk tisk.. better not be what I'm thinking! LOL! No ... your lovely painting got hung up as soon as the paint was on the walls. That end of the room is completely done. It's the cheapie prints from Marshall's that I'm not totally in love with that are still sitting there. Whew.. nice save (as she furiously hammers a nail in the wall) lol.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 2:06:29 GMT
We do live in an area that gets lots of vog (volcanic ash) which is black and gets everywhere. I could seriously dust every.damn.day, but I don't. Since everything now kinds of runs altogether, it is still coordinated and decorated, just with less. That would be the perfect place for black furniture. All my black pieces get so dusty. With the volcanic ash dust maybe it wouldn't show up so much.
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 9, 2014 2:23:51 GMT
yeah they are all decorated about the same. Not overly decorated, but some-what decorated.
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Post by mama2three on Aug 9, 2014 2:27:11 GMT
What? Look in each others closets and cabinets? Maybe I am being gullible regarding the post, but I find that a tad creepy. We just think it's fun. How is going through a girlfriend's closet creepy? Don't you play clothes and jewelry and makeup with your girlfriends? No. At least not since I was about 12 yrs old
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 9, 2014 2:30:59 GMT
I put no effort whatsoever into the decor of the bedrooms. I'm happy if they stay reasonably tidy.
Come to think of it, I don't put much effort into the decor of any other room either.
One day maybe.
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garcia5050
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Post by garcia5050 on Aug 9, 2014 2:45:31 GMT
I put no effort whatsoever into the decor of the bedrooms. I'm happy if they stay reasonably tidy. Come to think of it, I don't put much effort into the decor of any other room either. One day maybe. This. I've been in my house 17 years. Only 2 rooms have anything on the walls, and those are pictures. No decorative elements whatsoever. Doesn't even occur to me, until I step foot into someone else's house that is well decorated. Then I step back into my home and completely forget.
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Post by minascarscrapper on Aug 9, 2014 2:48:28 GMT
I purchased my first house just over a month ago - I've spent time decorating it all in a coastal/beachy style. My bedroom was the first room I did - I can't relax and sleep well if my bedroom is a mess. Then put the rest of the house together. Every room got special attention. It's almost all done, just a few boxes to unpack. I love that my home is so calm and comforting to come home to!
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Aug 9, 2014 3:10:46 GMT
We are in a rental. Ifs very small and don't feel like "home" so I don't really bother. I have this collage frame up but I didn't even bother take the sample pics out and put our real pics in. So it's a running joke around here that those strangers in the sample pics are part of the family. We're renting too. One of the picture frames on our mantel came to us with a table assignment from a wedding we went to last winter. Table 3 / Mr and Ms Liz / chicken and fish
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 9, 2014 3:18:54 GMT
I put no effort whatsoever into the decor of the bedrooms. I'm happy if they stay reasonably tidy. Come to think of it, I don't put much effort into the decor of any other room either. One day maybe. This. I've been in my house 17 years. Only 2 rooms have anything on the walls, and those are pictures. No decorative elements whatsoever. Doesn't even occur to me, until I step foot into someone else's house that is well decorated. Then I step back into my home and completely forget. Haha we must have the same house! I've been here for about the same time, 17 or 18 years. There are pictures on the wall in the family room. I did have pictures on the wall in the lounge room but I took them down when we repainted and got new carpet in February last year and I've never put them back up. I went to a friend's house just before we repainted and she had one feature wall in green. She had all these black or white photo frames on the wall, and black lamps and white vases which looked awesome against the green wall. I decided to copy her. I got as far as painting the wall and buying the picture frames. I've never even put up the frames!
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Aug 9, 2014 3:21:02 GMT
We are in a rental. Ifs very small and don't feel like "home" so I don't really bother. I have this collage frame up but I didn't even bother take the sample pics out and put our real pics in. So it's a running joke around here that those strangers in the sample pics are part of the family. We're renting too. One of the picture frames on our mantel came to us with a table assignment from a wedding we went to last winter. Table 3 / Mr and Ms Liz / chicken and fish LOL! That's hilarious! Guess I don't feel so bad now others are like me.
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Post by sbartist on Aug 9, 2014 3:41:49 GMT
We do live in an area that gets lots of vog (volcanic ash) which is black and gets everywhere. I could seriously dust every.damn.day, but I don't. Since everything now kind of runs altogether, it is still coordinated and decorated, just with less. That would be the perfect place for black furniture. All my black pieces get so dusty. With the volcanic ash dust maybe it wouldn't show up so much. We had some black (a computer desk) and dark cherry wood furniture before we moved - it showed all the dust!
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