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It is no secret that I have been struggling with depression since we first heard my infertility diagnoses. Some days I barely want to get out of bed. Most days I don’t even want to see people anymore. I literally dread being around people and would rather sit in a corner staring at a dot on the wall.

I have been staying home most of the time (when not at work) and have realised that I hate the curtains, wall colours and even the livingroom. I have decided to start redoing the house interior to keep myself busy.

I have decided to DIY my home. First off I have chosen material to make scatter cushion covers. What do you think of the LOVE DOLL fabric? Then actually sat down and decided on colours for the house.

I loved the fabric so much that I bought a second colour combination! This is for our Joburg house.

I love neutral tones, but I want splashes of red just to brighten up here and there. In this case it will be the LOVE DOLL hearts. My chosen palette is a mixture of creams, browns and blues.

I also looked around the internet for some inspiration and really liked these:

Source: Lindsey’s Design Dilemma

 

I confess, I hoard pretty things. I have so many earrings that I could wear a new pair every single day and still not wear them all in 1 year. That only includes changing the bottom piercing’s earrings and not the top 2.

I have decided that I will start be de-hoarding myself from my stuff this festive season and I am petrified of it. My plan is to start in the storage loft and have 4 boxes – 1 for what i just cannot part with, 1 for the things that my sister’s children would live, 1 for charity and 1 for junk that I do not know how it even got in here.

This is going to be a process and I will have to try and stay focussed. have you had any experience in this and do you have any tips for me?