B. Korol's Profile

So pleased to see this home. Apartment therapy was starting to show so many similar places that it was starting to feel like everyone was somehow related.
Love the house and the individuality of the stuff. Especially like the large painting of Scott (?) - it has so much light warmed atmosphere which is brought into the room.
Thank you for sharing this with us / me.

Hi Nancy - Boy I envy your empty pallet. I would start with the rug as it could and should be the next most expensive thing in the room. A pattern or design would be good unless you like to vaccum often. Then you could pick out colors from it for the walls and for pillows, window treatments... With all that sunlight coming the room will look fantastic. If you don't go with too much dark /light variety the room will be calmer and seem larger. Consider hanging your plants ( at least the one on the left) Maybe build a shelf or get a cabinet for under the window and make it fit the whole window so the space flows. What fun for you to be making these choices. Good luck and let us see how it turns out.

I get all sorts of overnight guests and have appreciated some actions on their part that I wouldn't even have thought of. My in laws would not get up until the kids were off to school leaving us to use bathrooms and rush around without having to work around them. (they are normally early risers) Super. Lots of guests help with the cooking and clean up, sometimes taking wash off the line or hanging it up - making my day so easy. A big wish I have for guests is to do some things on their own - take a walk into town, go for a bike ride, read in the garden. Not having down time or time for things like vaccuming is hard over a long stretch.
One thing that happened that I'm still not over is an overnight guest getting up and clearing the dinner party table and washing up effectively signallling to everyone that the party was over. Normally I let that stuff sit in the kitchen preferring to socialize and get to it after the people have left. I couldn't let her do it alone and couldn't stop her. So instead of being able to enjoy the company once the stress of meal making and serving was done I got a clean kitchen and went to bed relatively early. Won't combime that guest with other company again..
I guess the idea is to follow the host's lead and be sensitive to how what and how they are saying things. I love having company and am glad every time someone comes to stay. We are in not in a convienent location so it is a big deal for people to come and I really appreciate it.