She is so calm

Do you like gardening? How about pretty pictures of flowers, veggies and plants? Are you wondering what other people do with their dirt?

Pop on over to this cottage gardening blog. I dare you to look at just one page. This blog is like a good novel…or chocolate…………….or something.

It is pretty important to pin down your personal style when it comes to home decorating. If you look through magazines or any of the various online websites like Better Homes and Gardens, you will often find styles that you like. When you look at the pages containing styles you like, notice the common themes/items and decide what you like and don’t like about them.

For example: I like pictures of certain kitchens. I have all these pictures in front of me. I notice that the thing they all have in common is white painted cabinets and cottage style decorating. Something I don’t like-I see that they contrasted the white with pastel colors on the wall. Not enough contrast for me. I’d like a bolder color to wake up my kitchen.

Another example: There are three pictures of bathrooms that I have finally settled on. The common theme that ties all three photos together (after looking closley at them) is lilac colored paint on the walls and framed floral prints. I don’t like the contemporary steel fixtures and the contemporary bath. That’s not me.

If you pinpoint your style, you are less likely to make impulse buys. If you are less likely to make impulse buys, you will save money-which makes everybody happy!