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i'm a homebody. my favorite place to be is home.

 

i don't always want to be here of course, but when i'm out

and about for a bit- it just feels good & right to come back here.

 

my home welcomes me- it makes me feel centered and like

all is right with my world.

 

* i especially love it when it's clean.

 

i have always loved to decorate and "nest" anywhere i've called home,

whether it was a tiny apartment in the top story of the old house i

lived in in brainerd mn., the first apartment i lived in as a newlywed

with my sweetie- (that one was above the greenhouse i worked at, on main street),

or the 4 other

houses we've called home since we were married.

 

even if i've had a lean budget, i've had so much fun

making our houses feel like home.

 

my #1 best decorating tip is this.

change your rooms around occasionally! even if there's one

way that the furniture fits best, try experimenting and move things around.

exchange the coffee tables in your family room and living room. try

pulling the sofa out from the wall. changing it up is the quickest, easiest

way to give your house a face lift. even just taking down the things you

have on the walls and rearranging them can

give your house a new attitude!

 

when i first married lars this threw him for a loop- his momma really

never did this and it dazed and confused him to have to

learn new pathways through the house. he's long used to me now

though and i don't think he thinks anything of it when he comes home

and i've struggled to shove heavy furniture from one end of the house

to the other.   : )

 

remember it's not important to do this to impress other people, just

do it if it makes you happy. when we are happy we can

go spread that joy to others.

 

xo, beth