What is Your House Saying About You?
What does your style of decorating say about you? I’ve been psycho-analyzing my own style & think I’ve come to the conclusion that I am a very cautious person when it comes to decorating. I gravitate toward very flexible pieces that are really just canvases to showcase more decor that can be changed around & switched up now & then. I have a few bold pieces that I really love that aren’t really very versatile & can only be used in a specific place, but overall, I like to be able to change it up. Here are a few examples of this:1.) My kitchen chalkboard (made from a board painted with chalkboard spray paint & framed with a made-over mirror frame) This is a perfect example of flexible decor. Who can count the number of ways to decorate a chalkboard? And by the way, I think everyone needs one!
2.) My white couch. I’ve had this Pottery Barn slip-covered sofa for several years now & the fact that I have 4 kids did not discourage me one bit from choosing the white. It makes the perfect background for just about any kind of fabric on a throw pillow. The entire look of a couch can change by just changing some throw pillows. Pottery Barn has been showing us this principle for years. And I still love it today. 
3.) My white ledge shelf. This is another very flexible element of design that is being used all over the place. I hung mine over my special birthday cake painting in our breakfast room. It has sort-of a fireplace mantle effect to hold all kinds of plates & vases & seasonal tchotchkes that I can change out regularly. Here’s how this looks at the moment. 
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March 4, 2010 @ 6:15 pm
Just stopping by from the Nester – love your blog!
March 4, 2010 @ 6:32 pm
Well thought out plan, remembering what should be background pieces…
March 5, 2010 @ 3:12 am
Love your ideas.
March 5, 2010 @ 9:47 pm
I like it all. And am very impressed by the white couch/4 boys. Nice!
March 6, 2010 @ 2:55 am
I spotted a plate that I just about bought this week at HL. The white initail plate.
I like the white sofa because you can change the pillows out and have a whole different look.
March 9, 2010 @ 4:23 am
I just came over here from the Nester, and I think we have very similar taste 🙂 I'm glad to find your lovely blog!
I too have white slipcovers and boys and I love them so much!! I also love chalkboards! Such a great idea for changeable art 🙂 I painted a whole wall in my kitchen. Feel free to take a peek…
myhouseofgiggles.blogspot.com
Tracey
March 12, 2010 @ 1:58 pm
love your blog! and white slipcover! and the bday cake artwork is to die for! thanks for playing along today!
March 12, 2010 @ 2:25 pm
Oh I love it all, what GREAT ideas!
March 12, 2010 @ 2:35 pm
How beautiful!
March 12, 2010 @ 3:16 pm
You are good…I love it…and I love the chalkboard…So fun!
Stop by and take a gander at Poor Pitiful Pearl, my slipcover…Meme
March 12, 2010 @ 5:25 pm
Just found your blog and love it. I especially like the artwork on your chalkboard! I'm going to try my hand at that. You can see my chalkboard here http://adoctorinthehouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/chalkboard-craze.html
Love your sofa too. I just haven't been brave enough to bring in white yet with 3 kids. Seems to work for you and looks great too!