One thing I am working on this year is eliminating things that I don’t love.
Sometimes though, my ideas get a little wild.
Case in point:
I sold my entire living room {and dining room table} on Craigslist.
In theory, go Big Or GoHome is awesome. It’s bold- It’s Brave, even.
In reality it’s really just sorta empty 
I was excited as I posted the items, right? Happy as even the leftover things that have been unused in the garage started to disappear to new homes. Good bye armoire, desk, broken futon.
And then came the call about the couch, the love seat, the chaise. I was already committed- but the following through? Oh my.
And I knew I had started something I wanted to finish so I gave my address, opened the door and said adios to the things I sit on, lay on, live life on.
It wasn’t that I loved those pieces. No, they were things I had been given or handed down, goodwill purchased or craigslist buys themselves. They were a collection of shabby chic items that fit my budget and fit the bill.
They were well worn and well used but not well loved.
I want to sit on things I love.
Even if it just means one new love a month {or every 6 months- do you know what a FULL priced couch costs?!}.
I want to be Brave in this empty space. The first thing I said to Jeremy was, ‘Well now we can’t have anyone over and this was just so stupid and all I do is sit on my couch and drink coffee and now where will I drink my coffee and sit and what the heck was I thinking?!” ::enter mild hysteria::
And then I was grateful I wasn’t married to myself because he told me that this was going to be awesome and we were going to be so happy we went for it and that we can sit on pillows on the floor and we will create a space, in time, that fills our cup.
And so here I am. Sitting at my desk, on one of the few chairs in my house cruising around on pinterest, imagining colors that my me swoon and fabric that makes me melt. But I wanted to come here to tell you, that this being Brave thing is wild and free and that is what I want my life to be.
…any decorators out there……
so are you going to go w/ a mouse theme since that scooter is the only thingy left? lol. love it anya! GOOD JOB!!! oh and the perfect time to clean the carpet, right?
The carpet is for sale, too! 1$ anyone??? And yes, a rodent theme, in general. Mouse, rat, weasel, mole. Cute right?!
So where exactly are you eating?
Oh My Goodness! Jeremy is Awesome to say those most perfect words to you!!! He’s right you know! I have so many wonderful visions of that space. YOUR space!!! Your home! How wonderful! I am inspired. I have colors hung all about my walls to start! And I found the COOLEST bent Lucite end table at Goodwill! (Sorry to say that most the things I love were made many years ago, so I still have to look used) Paint the fireplace surround! New Glass tiles! New linens on the windows. No Shades! A fantastic new lounge chair pair. Teak and Mid-century! Oh you will love it, and you will have fun! And what lovely person doesn’t love creating and new excuses to create?
Umm I just LOVE this comment Kristy!! It toally makes me smile- I am thinking so many of the same things! I am totally into the mid-century look right now. The size of the furniture fits my 1940′s house and just will open so much space up using smaller pieces! I took down all the heavy drapes the previous owner had every where and it already feels so much brighter!!