hallelujah! It's spring. I'm crazy busy getting ready to move to our new house (closing in 7 days and 2 hours! can't believe it!) and the best/worst part is paint colors and decorating ideas.
It's the best because it's exciting. I love it when things are put together well, when I'm surrounded by inspirational beauty and order, when I have somewhere I'm proud to welcome friends and family.
It's the worst because it's expensive and if you don't like something it costs lots of money to replace! I've been mostly embarassed by how mismatched and poorly organized and unrelaxing our apartment is. Hospitality is almost non-existant because there's not room for more people in here and we are definitely in the early days of our marriage with lots of mismatched furniture. (In all fairness, we have this stuff because of many very generous gifts... we're too cheap to turn down anything free!) I am excited to move past this hodge-podge apartment life, but I am trying to remind myself that looking at Pottery Barn and thenest.com for ideas will not magically transform my furniture or create artwork on my wall ex nihilo.
So, now that I've explained why decorating is exciting and scary, I'll give you my reflections on paint colors. If you have ever looked at the paint section in Lowes or Home Depot, you know that there are ~5,000,000 colors to pick from. And I am so inspired right now by the cool, crisp colors of spring. There's so much to love about spring, such as good weather, flowers, and beautiful spiritual parallels to God's work in our lives and hearts. So I'm very glad that we're picking paint colors in the spring. It's inspiring to think that we can offer our new little home as a place of inspiration, refuge*, and the ministry of refreshing hospitality.
*Aaron hates the idea that our home is supposed to be a "refuge". I like it so I'm just going to keep going in that direction, but I'm trying to think of a word that he would like better.
3 comments:
Abby,
I think that you have decorating skills and even though you don't have any money, your home is going to be beautiful.
This summer, I'm going to try to learn how to reappolster furniture (and to learn how to spell). So maybe when I come visit you in the near to distant future, we can do some homeschool-inspired projects together on your mis-matched furniture. But only if I stay motivated to learn things, which is not looking promising as my college graduation approaches.
Love love
Kaela
i know it takes a lot of time, but keep searching! i was just able to buy a bathroom space saver from bed, bath, and beyond for 75% off! always check clearance bins, join freecycle, and look on craigslist. i think that you can have a home that is an open, comfortable, safe place without a lot of money. and as awesome as pottery barn, crate and barrel, etc ARE, sometimes i think it can actually be intimidating to be in a "perfect" house. i'm guessing that most people remember your spirit and hospitality much more than what color your couch was. all that said, have FUN decorating--i think it's the image of the Creator in us that makes us enjoy this stuff so much!
I bet you're getting sooo anxious to move into your amazing new house!!! It's coming up sooooooo soon! Let me know if there's anything I can do to help from afar :)
The security word I have to type to comment is 'nodozy'. For some reason that is really funny to me.
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