Un-Decorating, and Why your Home is a Path, not a Place

This room might be a bit too cluttered for my taste, but I love how it oozes with personality!

The owner of this space isn't afraid to show the world who she is, what her interests are, what is meaningful to her. She is unique, fun and whimsical. She doesn't care about some expert's cookie-cutter approach to decorating or staging....wait, maybe she's un-decorating. Hmmmm, I see the beginnings of a new trend happening!

People are starting to tire of the blandness that often passes for tasteful interior design. In this high tech world we often feel the need for a high touch sanctuary to come home to.

We want to put our feet up, not worry about cookie crumbs on the floor. We want our homes to have the feel of a sun-faded beach house, where the timeworn, scratched,weather beaten look is oh so inviting, where we can have fun and be playful.

The picture shown here is from Michelle McCormick's "The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces".

Here is an excerpt from her book:

"Stuff comes and goes, as do styles, but the creation of home is something that we develop over time. Those skills stay with us. Which is to say that your home is a path, not a place. It’s something that you do with aspiration, it's an activity that never stops. It will help you learn, grow and change over the course of your life."

Yes it's so true...there's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.....