[graciegirl]

I have never taken a class on decorating. Our homes here require a little rule breaking and some inovative stuff to make them feel comfy and balanced, I think. Almost everyone has the living area opening right into the kitchen. I love that but it is different than the traditional homes of years past.

I also find that there is a LOT of light in some areas and not enough in others and the light here is VERY bright. I find that relatively fewer people here use window treatments, and I personally like a softness at the window. Also the walls really need BIG pictures and BIG things on them to balance the BIG sliders. I loved putting together a home with lots of white furniture in Hadley and bringing our traditional stuff to our new home in Laurel. I really felt satisfied with both. I think it is so much fun to fix a home up here. I don't think I ever got over playing with my doll house.

P.S. I love to look at magazines and catalogs. I think that a new color combination is sea blue..a light teal with punches of deep purple. It is pretty together.

I wish we had a decorating thread. I just love to hear about the colors that people use and ideas of people making their new homes, THEIR homes here.

I love the pictures posted too.