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My Home Ideas: Cottage Living

I‘m trying to get my house headed in the right direction. I think things might be finally starting to come together a little bit in my mind.
In order to get myself inspired, I spent some time last night searching through some images of a few details in cottage bathrooms that I like. It is tricky deciding what direction to go — for me it is a combination of finding the right inspiration pictures and deciding how to best work with what I already have. There are so many things I take into account before I get started on a project!

I wish I was a decisive person who could make decisions quickly and easily! But, I’m not very decisive, at least until I get going in the right direction. Then things seem to come together quickly.

My lack of decisiveness might be because I don’t have endless funds. It is easier to be decisive when you can do whatever you want and money is never the issue. I like to work with what I have as much as possible, and it can take time to come up with the best ideas.

It is also easier to be decisive if you have a live-in handy man or the desire to become a handy woman. Neither of those are true for me.

Of course, it is also difficult to be decisive about your direction when you happen to love so many different options (and your husband likes to weigh in with his opinions too!), how can one ever decide?

Coastal Living Seabrook Beach House

But, I am getting very excited about finally feeling at home in my house. I should have clarified one point in my 2011 home goals…and that is not only do I want to make our home work for us, but I want to make it FEEL like us. I want it to feel like home.

I miss so many details from all of my old houses. I’m convinced I can make this new house feel more like home by adding a few of my favorite elements from the past and combining them in a new way for this house. It will take some more time, but I think I can do it. I just have to be clever, creative, patient and inspired. I’m working on all of the above.

Coastal Living (photo: Erica George & Tria Gloven)
via Coastal Living’s Daily Catch blog

Once I get going, watch out! I’ll be on a roll.

I remember this feeling when I was making decisions for my kitchen remodel at my old house. It took me about a year to finalize plans for that kitchen, but in the end, I loved it. I’m hoping that in spite of lack of funds this time (darn that lack of money), I can transform this house. I think I might be starting to feel a little inspired.

In fact, I think I’m about to start rolling. Kind of. I just have a few more things to decide first. Then I’ll roll.

I’ll share about one of my next projects later this weekend!

Coastal Living (photo: Erica George & Tria Gloven)