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Taking Risks
ala The Nester. I'm linking up as I've been a risk taker of late.
I've been very inspired by many of the recent room redo's, furniture refreshing and crafts turned home decor all over. Some of which are a bit scary to me. Not because they turn out frightful in the least. No, it's because they turn out so well and yet many times the initial thought that turned the inspiration on was something risky. Risk of a failure, risk of time wasted, risk of a bad choice you might have to live with for a while because it's not a high priority item on our mommy to do list (especially the thought of having to redo something). The biggest risk I've taken to date when it comes to our house other than purchasing said house, is a very recent revamp (start of anyway) on our master bedroom.
The first risk was to move DH and myself to the smallest bedroom in the house while putting our eldest (14 yrs) and youngest (1 yr) DD's in a room together. So far this is working out really well and for more reasons than I can even start to explain in this small post.
Third and final risk (which truly isn't in it's fully finished "pretty" state yet) is the "reverse wainscot" effect I wanted to try on our bedroom walls. OK, yes I made up the term "reverse wainscot" (or at least I think I did). I haven't seen it anywhere yet. My sweet DH told me he thinks of it as an extra wide wallpaper border (really not the effect I'm going for, LOL). However I think once the trim is up and painted out, he'll see where I was going all along. The ceilings in our bedrooms (converted attic space prior to our home purchase) are a whole 7'4" high. Again I used what I had... some faux ceiling tin tile wallpaper. In time we'll trim it out with some crown moulding at the top and a smaller trim (think chair rail) detail the bottom edge to delineate the painted walls from the "reverse wainscot". While I wanted the walls to be moody, dramatic and cozy all at once, I also wanted to have some bright relief and airiness. I also was craving some texture. This is where the "reverse wainscot" came to the rescue. It's so exactly what I was desiring and draws the eyes up helping to lift the ceiling a bit.
So far the payoff has been huge! Bonds are deepening between our DD's and there's a softening and gentleness returning to C I haven't seen in quite some time. A room DH and I both delight in escaping to once the kids are down for the night. A space that feels grown up instead of dowdy or leftover from first apartment days. A space that is at once classic, clean, a little sexy (especially with nighttime lighting) and a romantic escape. It's become my own special nest/retreat for some downtime when I need it as well. All within the cozy confines of a 10.5'x 9-10' footprint. Pretty darn special and so very much worth the risks!
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About Me
- Ella
- I'm a 30-something, mostly SAHM of 4 (2 DD's and 2 DS's) and DSM to 1 (DSD). I've had a deeply ingrained love & respect for mother nature and most things natural ever since I can remember. In 2003 we were FTHB's of a 1920 cape cod desperately needing TLC. We've been gradually remodeling ever since. I have a mad love of beautifully organized home spaces that are exceptionally functional. I love working with my hands and creating, especially newly repurposed things. My DH may state that I'm a creative force to be reckoned with. I started this blog as a way to chronicle our life as a family and our adventures in home ownership... my musings. I love hanging with my family and friends. Yet I crave slivers of good old fashioned alone time to be still, collect my thoughts and refuel my spirit. Hope you enjoy the snippits of chaos, fleeting moments of sanity... er... insanity. Well whatever it may be, it'll be real.
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