It's not just that I am a good money spender (which I am), or a good deal finder (which I also am), or crafty or good with fabrics, but I love making a space a home. I love adding meaning and purpose to rooms. I love making nests for myself and others. This isn't just when I am pregnant and nesting - yes, it's intensified now, but I love this anyway. I love hospitality and helping to create an environment where people (myself and others) can relax, refill, reflect, thrive, and rejuvenate. In fact, if I ever do a interior decorator resume, I'll just make that my "Objective:" line at the top.
Or maybe I will open a bed and breakfast. That would be great, too.
Or maybe I just want visitors all the time. If you are one of my few blog followers, you have an open invitation to come stay at our house for as long as you'd wish. We would love, love to have you. There are fresh sheets on your bed and fresh towels in your bathroom so you are welcome to come tomorrow if you want. We are always here and would love to have you.
Anyway, we had a very fun and productive weekend.
First, Adrian mowed the yard and sprayed and killed a yellow jackets' nest (which, don't underestimate the satisfaction that he got from killing the nest from which he got stung on the back of the neck 3 weeks ago while mowing).
Then, Adrian and I bought an executive desk for his office off Craigslist, and it matches all of our decor perfectly (cherry wood, french legs).
It matches our decor style nicely:
And then Adrian finished sanding, priming, and spray painting the rocking chairs (well, he still has to add the top gloss coat, but they are 95% of the way there). He has spent so much time on these rockers - it takes much longer to sand, spray primer, and spray paint multiple coats than you'd think. They are solid, homemade wood rockers made by the Amish south of Nashville. They didn't sell finished rockers in white, so that is why we decided to buy the unfinished ones and do it ourselves. Adrian was commenting on how these were such solid pieces of furniture that they could last 100 years. Then he said something very interesting. He said he'd like to leave one to each of our children since we bought and finished 4 of them. He said "the rockers they grew up with". I LOVED this idea - remember, I love meaning in spaces and sentimental items. So, I got the idea and decided to go to Things Remembered and have name plates made for each of the kids which we can put on the back top of each one. Something like:
Andrew Chapman
Love, Your Momma and Daddy
Then Adrian ran to Lowe's, and started on the movie room last night. The babies and I kept him company. It had Barney purple walls and red carpeting. While we appreciate the retro movie room color choice looking like the theatre colors, we've decided against keeping the colors that the former owners chose. We are doing latte colored walls and doing a light berber-designed type office carpeting to make it stand out as a movie room (and not a bedroom).
So, Adrian began that last night as well.
I also did a little fall mantle decor and filled a wire basket that my mom just gave me. I filled it with cinnamon pine cones.
Then today, I went to pick up the 62" Christmas Angel that I bought at an interior decor store in Collierville. I put it together and I am going to leave it up from today, October 14, 2013 til probably mid-January, 2014. She's lovely. I figure if an 18" Christmas Angel is nice, a 62" Christmas Angel is nicer. Adrian doesn't know anything about this beautiful, lovely, majestic celestial being standing outside of our bedroom yet. He's going to think I'm nuts.
Now, I'm drinking hot chocolate and blogging. Adrian is traveling and we are lounging. Andrew's school had fall break this past Friday and today. Not having to drive him there and go pick him up 3 hours later has been nice.
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