I’m having a really hard time decorating our current house. Besides the rooms that were pretty much the same/the furniture transitioned over and the boys’ room….I feel like I am at a standstill. The issue is of my own making, but I don’t know how to fix it.
The problem: We won’t be in this house very long…I’d say 3 more years MAX…maybe less. I am not one to buy “temporary” pieces…I’d rather not have anything than buy a bunch of stuff from Ikea/Target/Home Goods just to have a space decorated completely. *Now, don’t get confused on what I am saying……there are things I have fallen in love with from Home Goods/Ikea/Target that I purchase because I really like them and can see them in my house for a while* But, I don’t want to just go buy cheaper “stuff” to decorate when I don’t love it just for the sake of completing the room. But, I also don’t want to invest in nice furniture in this house because we all know that not every piece of furniture always translates into the next house. Of course, there are some pieces I could purchase that I know I could use regardless (a new king sized headboard, a dining room table, etc.) But it’s just hard when it’s a house you KNOW you won’t be in for long. I’ve already committed to buying custom drapes for our den… I’d already bought one set…and I LOVE them, I LOVE the fabric and hope I will for a while…BUT I also have to hope the new house has a place for them. Our current house has 10’ ceilings…what if the next one has way high ceilings and these just don’t work?? You see what I mean? I think I struggle with this because I LOVE to do things around my house and buy new pieces/curtains/décor/etc….so it’s hard for me to STALL, but I know I need to. UGH. Why is it so hard to be a grown up? ;-) I know three years seems like a decent amount of time….but we all know how fast time flies…. I just don’t see a point in “styling” this house so much, so to speak…because I don’t want a bunch of stuff I can’t reuse.
With that being said….here is where we are on some of the main rooms, I’ll try and update with pics soon…for my own memory:-)
Den: still need to finish ordering custom panels, but after that DONE. I’m not going to invest in the nice wingback style recliner I’ve always wanted from Ballards because I don’t know what our situation will be in our next house.
Kitchen: I bought five nice chairs from World Market…but the table is super cheap and it’s staying. One: because my kids are disasters;-) and Two: this house has a tiny kitchen so there’s no room for anything else. Plus, we have a small round breakfast table in this house…. Maybe that will change into a square or rectangular shape for the next house. Bar stools are staying for a while too…but that’s more because I want to wait a few years for nicer ones so the kids don’t mess them up too bad!
Dining room: this is one room I could probably go ahead and do…I know I’ll have a dining room again. I know I want a long, dark farmhouse style table (I’m hoping my dad can build)… but my hold up here is chairs. I don’t have a clue what direction I want to go in!!!
Master: I want to invest in a nice, new king size headboard soon. But, I’ll probably hold off on anything else…I really like masters that don’t have much furniture (i.e. a dresser)… and I have NO idea what size/layout our next bedroom will have. So, everything else needs to wait.
Collins’ room: CLUELESS. I LOVE the colors we painted (mint green and coral)…but I still need to pick some coordinating fabrics. I know I can go ahead and do her bed nice, but I don’t want to do curtains nice…because (broken record) what if her next room has WAY different windows??
Boys’ room: DONE, for now. Until we get them out of cribs…….
Ohhhhh….decisions, decisions. Does anyone else feel this way in their current home?
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