On a whim, I went to Zone after work. I’ve been in a decorating mood lately. I spent about an hour in there, just gathering design ideas with what they had.
I picked up a pincushion plate and some potpourri for my coffee table, replacing the glass bowl I had before, and lined it up with the edge of the chaise lounge.
Decorating my house has always been important to me, but I’ve never rushed into it. Part of the reason why it’s so empty right now is because I want to put up my own pictures, and I never had enough with which I was satisfied to fill the walls. I don’t want photos of memories — what I have at work — I want pictures that set a certain mood. Another thing that makes it hard is that I’ve never liked non-functioning decorations; candles you’d never burn, baubles that don’t do anything, knick-knacks that clutter shelves don’t make sense to me.
Part of me wants to go out and buy everything at once and be settled, but another part of me never wants to finish.
Otherwise, I’d lose the thrill of the hunt, and the pleasure of adding another thing that’s just right to the right place.
That is some fantastic potpourri. And that sentence looks a lot stranger on the screen than it sounded in my head. I understand what you mean about wanting completion and enjoying the search for new, perfect items. It is one of the things that I enjoy about moving across the country: one has to shed old items and create a new space.
Thanks! I’d never seen potpourri that large and distinct before, so I had to pick it up. I’m not sure I share the same sentiment about moving, but I can certainly understand it as a way to start over when looking for the excitement of decorating.