I am not an expert in home decorating, but I know what I like when I see it. Over the past five years of marriage, my husband and I have established our own sort of style, and collected pieces that correlate. Much like in my clothes, I tend towards classic pieces; I love trends but I get overwhelmed by what I don't understand, so I stay in safe zones, wearing and buying mostly items that won't go out of style in the next five years. My furniture all have classic lines, and will hopefully weather the next twenty years without suffering too much fashion decline. Pillows, throws, pictures, and accents, however, are more on trend and current. I started to review old pictures from when our daughter was born the other night, and I realized that our house looks virtually the same as it did then, and some of the accents are a little  bit dated. Usually when I start realizing something like this, I go absolutely nuts and it drives me crazy until I can afford to fix it. But between life and … [Read more...]