You have so perfectly put into words my style…although it has taken a long time and many changes..aka mistakes to have the home we have today. Although my mistakes don’t end up in the basement..because we don’t have one..poof they magically disappear. You made me feel it is ok not to be trendy. Our home is collected with both new and old, with a nod to the past as to not forget.
Thank you so much..Love your home and advise…

Spring and summer are mainly the same look, aside from a small number of Easter items. Fall and winter overlap a lot, too, besides Thanksgiving and Christmas themselves, and winter decor is using the same scheme as Christmas, but putting away the Christmas specific things and removing the tree. I don’t do Halloween decor at all. I also don’t actually care for going overboard on theme-y decor, though for Easter I do have a couple bunnies. ;). I would rather show a season through color scheme and texture rather than seasonal knicknacks that take up limited storage space and are too hard to store. I don’t want to “work” to decorate.

I am being more content and conscientious with only collecting the truly loved things, and I donate anything that doesn’t fall into that category for me. I found too instead of more decor, I brought in real plants, and bringing in the greenery and the color green has been such a wonderful addition to the home, rather than more “decor items.”. It satisfied something in my heart more ” stuff” could not. I also wanted to get away from a ” mass produced ” look, even if something IS mass produced. I don’t want to open the door to the house and see a certain store rather than a pretty style or an atmosphere.

Your advice speaks my language! Thank you for sharing it!!!

Of course and you’re so welcome Carla! I hope others find it helpful as well. I think it’s something we all struggle with from time to time. The decorating process can throw a few curve balls. I have to remind myself of these things very often. I hope you have a lovely Easter weekend!

Thank you so much Nancy! I sure hope I have. I’m trying to be more intentional with decorating each space in our home. I’m working on blogging more this spring & summer. I haven’t been creating as much lately, so that’s why you haven’t seen many e-mails. I hope to change that from here on out. 🙂

Thank you so much Cindy! I know that I have to constantly remind myself of it. I’m so glad you’re here as well. Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

I’m so glad to hear that Karen. It’s such an easy trap to fall into. I’ve done it so many times. Congrats on your new home and here’s too taking your time and enjoying the process!