I Dream of Yarn and Other Colorful Things

I dream about yarn. I knit in my sleep. I am currently obsessed with this blanket from the Purl Soho blog and trying to find a budget priced yarn to knit it up in. Sometimes I dream about fabric or paper or just really colorful things. Few things make me happier than dreaming about aqua, red, pink, yellow and green. It makes me want to jump out of bed and create something.

The other day I decided to paint the inside of my door aqua. I have always had white. I'm tired of playing it safe. Life is too short for that. So today I started painting. I now realize that it's not enough for me to just paint the inside. I'm going to paint the outside aqua too. I find that these days I really crave color. The problem seems to be that, the more I have the more I want. Actually, maybe that is no problem at all.

As I do what I want to this house, I feel myself becoming transformed right along with it. I am now someone who knows what she wants, feels secure in that knowledge and doesn't care what other people think. It's freeing! I think this is the gift of turning 40 and of living an authentic life. We are a house full of colorful characters. It's time our surroundings reflected it.

Neutral with a side of Color

I'm mad for color. Crazed, I tell you! I have an overwhelming need for it. I can already tell our next house will have a different feel from our last. I dream of soft neutral walls, at least in the main living spaces, paired with a pale slip-covered sofa and love seat (definitely my first major purchase when we move into a house).

But after that? Let the color begin! Colorful pillows, throws and artwork. Colorful dishes, whatnots and the occasional brightly hued painted piece of furniture. I aim to be bold. I aim to be fearless about decorating and color. Because, in this year of Living Fearlessly, how can I not just go for it?

I want all the rooms in my house to make me as happy as my studio does. It is truly the only room that really feels like me. I don't want my house to look like a model home. I want you to walk in and immediately get a sense of it's personality.

I feel like I decorated my last house to impress other people. I'm no Freud, but I would imagine that is a result of growing up so poor. This time I'll listen to my heart and do it my way without concern about what others think. I want it to reflect how I feel inside: playful, happy, youthful and individual. I couldn't care less about rules and trends.

I am officially a design rebel. Wanna join me?

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