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I love design blogs and
home and garden magazines....
Etsy and HGTV.
Love.
The cool thing about
this age that we are
living in is the countless
options....
Something for everyone,
be it traditional, modern,
bohemian or any kind
of mix that you could
want or imagine.
While I'm no expert on
interior design, I do know
interior design, I do know
what I like and it's been
fun collecting ideas in my
Pinterest files and on
Houzz and of course
the old tear and file
system, too.
But when I was asked
to join in a linky party
featuring what I love about
my kitchen, I stopped
in my tracks, uncertain
whether or not to participate.
We live in a society that
is preoccupied with those
things we want to change
when we look in the mirror ~
Use Botox! Lose weight!
Color your hair! which can
spoil the view sometimes.
And {at least for me},
magazines and HGTV
and YES, design blogs,
create wants. And that can
also focus my lens on lack....
As in, my house lacks
beamed ceilings or wide
plank floors or a sweet
sunroom....
Wants all the way.
So far, far from needs.
I know you get it.
When I consider my kitchen
these days, I do tend to think
of the changes that I'd like
to make, since we are living
a 2011 life in a 1996 house,
one where we've been
planted for over 10 years.
But this invitation helped me
to set aside the magnifying
glass that enlarges flaws and
hone in on those things that
I do, indeed, love about my
kitchen. To refocus the lens
on gratitude, a word that
seems to keep appearing on
my radar this year.
Because it's not, in fact, the
things in my kitchen that
melt my heart.
It's the people who have
graced the stools around
the island or the chairs
around the table....And
this little dog beneath my feet
as I stir or chop, wash or dry.
It's their dear faces that
come to mind first and what
makes my kitchen a place to
love and to be truly grateful for.
If you'd like to see what
others love about their
kitchens, stroll on over and
say hello to the lovely Sarah.
xx
Suzanne
PS: The name drawn by
random.org for the
Shabby Apple Giveaway
is {drum roll}:
#43
Gretchen
Mimi-Toria's Designs
others love about their
kitchens, stroll on over and
say hello to the lovely Sarah.
xx
Suzanne
PS: The name drawn by
random.org for the
Shabby Apple Giveaway
is {drum roll}:
#43
Gretchen
Mimi-Toria's Designs
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