More than anything keeping us from magazine covers, though, is a little word called 'whimsy.' Now, even magazine editors seems to appreciate some whimsy, but "some" seems to be the operative word there. They like to sprinkle a little here and there, whereas I would like to unscrew the lid and dump the entire whimsical contents all over our house.
Alas, Derek cannot see the merits of living in the housing equivalent of Wonderland, so instead I get a Pinterest board labeled "Home Decorating," and every once in a while I look through it and imagine what would happen if I were ever to magically install every single one of those things in our home while Derek was at work one day. Oh, the look my imagination puts on his face when he walks through the door. Priceless.
First off, you'd have this mat welcoming you into our home:
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As soon as you walk in the door, you see our stairs, which would look like this (assuming I could ever bring myself to paint them, which I probably could not):
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This would be on the wall (although where, I have no idea, as I'm pretty sure our house doesn't have a stretch of wall big enough for this anywhere- DETAILS):
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At least one room would have a wall featuring this wallpaper (it's COLORING WALLPAPER, YOU GUYS- wallpaper you can color. Imagine how much we'll save on therapy. I mean, coloring is soothing, right?):
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We would have this refrigerator (because TARDIS FRIDGE):
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We would have a laundry chute- but not just any laundry chute, a porthole laundry chute:
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Our kitchen ceiling would look like this:
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These pillows would grace our couch (and before you look, just know that I am perfectly aware that this is where I will lose most of you- I can't help it. Those cats make me laugh every time I look at them, and isn't that one of things you want from your home?):
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And these pillows would go on our rockers on the front porch:
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Oh, and this birdcage would have to be a light fixture somewhere in our house. Actually, it would have to be the front room, as that's the only room that has ceilings tall enough to accomodate a birdcage light fixture:
Isn't it all so beautiful? I lost you at the Kitty Hepburn pillow, didn't I? What elements of whimsy would you add to your home?
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Isn't it all so beautiful? I lost you at the Kitty Hepburn pillow, didn't I? What elements of whimsy would you add to your home?
