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Posted by Sarah on March 11th, 2010 Come on, don’t lie to me – we all have fears when it comes to decorating. Hopefully they don’t haunt you in your sleep, but I’m sure they may keep you from trying certain things or going with certain instincts you may have. There are all different types of fears I have when it comes to decorating (what if it costs too much, what if it doesn’t turn out the way I want it to, what if I don’t like it in a year), but one thing I have realized lately is that I have a much simpler fear. I have a fear of mixing patterns. I see designers and other passionate decorators mix patterns like it’s nobody’s business, but I seem to stick with one pattern or a couple patterns that are very similar and keep everything else solid or fairly neutral.
Let me give you a few examples of rooms I tend to decorate like (not that I am as good a decorator as the person who designed these rooms, but they amount of patterns used in these examples are similar of my design aesthetic).
Domino
Pops
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Posted by Sarah on March 4th, 2010 After I shared my new chalkboards and room reveal on Monday and showing my chalkboards to my roommates, I realized that I care what other people think a lot less than I once thought when it comes to how my own spaces look. However, when I think of my future home I usually first think about how it will make me feel but then think about what other people will think about it. I’m not sure I would ever not decorate a certain way because someone not living in the home wouldn’t like it, but I think I would take a second to let it cross my mind.
All of this had me wondering, however, if you care what other people think when it comes to decorating. Of course, if you are married or living with someone else, of course you are going to care at least slightly what the other person or people think because they share the space with you. But, do you care what your friends think when they stop by?
 Flickr from suemoff
From my experience, people many times care more about
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Posted by Sarah on February 25th, 2010 If you ever ask a writer where they get their inspiration from, many times they will reply something along the lines of, “I usually base my inspiration on experience and part of it just comes to me.” I think the same is true in the decorating world, at least for me. If someone asked me where I draw my inspiration from I would tell them from lots of research and exposing myself to many things, but at the same time I have a vision in my head of the overall “feel” I would like my future home to have.
It was strange, one day I was looking through various Etsy shops and I stumbled upon a Ranunculus Mini Set by saranorris.
 
After yesterday’s post I think it’s safe to assume you all think I should be committed due to my obsession with Ranunculus flowers, so it seems obvious that I would love these photos. However, the strange thing is that when I saw those photos I thought to myself, “That is what
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Posted by Sarah on February 18th, 2010 In the past six and a half months since I began blogging on a regular basis, I have seen my style morph into something much different than it has ever been before. I suppose I never took the time to ask questions such as, “What about this room appeals to me? Do I like the curtains/layout/color scheme/etc.?” Whatever the reason, I have witnessed first hand my tastes move closer toward the eclectic and vintage and farther from the high-end, beautifully matched design styles of Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware. Of course, I still like certain pieces from these stores, but pictures like these found in their catalog galleries I would not choose to live in for myself.
 Restoration Hardware
 Pottery Barn
Before my blog, I probably would have found these room to be very attractive with their matching deep-stained furniture, but I would never choose these room as favorites now when I compare them to the hundreds of others saved in my own personal inspiration files. These rooms are not
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Posted by Sarah on February 11th, 2010 I have been philosophizing lately. Don’t worry, it’s not too scary because I have a professor guiding the philosophies I’ve been philosophizing about. I’m taking a higher-level English course that deals with literature and Christianity and the interplay between the two. Earlier this week, we talked about how genuinely good art is important for Christians to incorporate into their lives because it touches the soul on a deep level and lifts a person’s heart to God. If you think about it, it makes sense that art would lead a person to God because it ponders the mysteries of life and things human experience cannot explain. I’ll try not to become overly philosophical on you, but this basically led us to discuss how, in general, Americans do not value leisure and many times do not make time to enjoy the arts (paintings, operas, plays, concerts, literature, etc.) which is one way that a person can ponder and ultimately strengthen their faith. In the United States, the value seems to be placed on working, working, and working some more until the point where a person must retire or dies. When you think about it, it’s kind of sad and scary, but it’s
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