Diana in BGKY's Profile

Lovely kitchen! And colorful chickens!

Yes, thorndale, having a home is a reward in itself and also good fortune. As a person who has lived on her own for--yikes--nearly thirty years and who has owned her own home for nearly twenty, I am blessed and know it. But even blessed people are still allowed to feel down sometimes and to understand and recognize the hard work and cost it is to maintain a home. Simple treats like the ones mentioned here are not just rewards for maintaining a home, IMO, but rather are ways to be kind to ourselves. We all should be kind to ourselves sometimes. I'm allowing myself that tonight and some next week as I have a little down time before I return to school to work on my thesis. I've worked hard to have things ready for school and to buy myself this downtime before starting work that will take months and will culminate in graduation in May 2014.

As for those who are commenting to you with congrats and sympathy, perhaps instead of sympathy it is empathy because they understand having experienced home ownership and home maintenance themselves. Sadly, there are people out there living in cardboard boxes, but a person celebrating and enjoying and even sometimes complaining about his/her home does not add to the strife of the homeless. IMO, full sharing of feelings is a positive way to live.

I wish you and your husband a great and uneventful moving day (I broke ribs on one of mine--ouch!) and many, many happy and productive years in your new home.

You know, if something is not your style it is okay to either state that but then comment on why in a kind way or to just not comment at all. Making "unpleasant comments," as jen_g calls them above, is not the Apartment Therapy way. There is a large umbrella here.

I love the apartment and especially the airiness, simplicity, windows, view, and location. Something that is not my style is the color orange. I once almost returned a print I'd ordered because it had some orange in it, but then I realized I loved the print and kept it and am so glad I did. It hangs over my headboard. I've even put orange into my own paintings recently, though sparingly (baby steps). Having said that, the lacquered look of the credenza is fabulous, orange or not! ;-) I applaud the owners for adding color.

Beautiful. I also love the art. And though I tend to like more color, who needs it with that view!?

Not a pinner...yet.

Great article. Thanks.

Cute!

When I was younger and just getting out on my own, I had a mixture of protein (albeit handed down or bought second hand) and carb (MDF bookcases for example). This allowed me to find my own taste over time and to save to buy better furniture. IMO, it doesn't have to be all or nothing right away. If I cannot find what I like now or cannot afford what I like right now, I use what I have or find an inexpensive substitute that I might be able to sell and recoup the cost later when I can find and/or afford what I want. Now, however, when I am looking or saving, I do not to do MDF. I actually think I have all the MDF out of my house finally. It is supposedly safer now, but there were once health concerns related to it, especially regarding formaldehyde, and I'm going with the safe side and steering clear of it.

I love the term "value trap."

Congrats! I would love to see pics but if you still have work to do I understand that it is too early.