I am realizing more and more that home decorating is very difficult for me. After dropping Tom off at the airport, I decided to go to this huge home decor store, that is near there. I wondered through aisle after aisle of interesting pots, curious rod iron works, art, rugs, frames you name it, it was there, but I couldn’t bring myself to buy any of it. I want a few things to put on each side of my aqua chest. I like it under the front bay window, but it looks lonely there by itself, it needs a few other things to fill in the sides. Then I want some more art work. But it just doesn’t seem right to buy a $20.00 blah painting or even a $10.00 interesting piece of pottery when that’s all it is, something interesting to sit next to my fireplace or hang on my wall. I guess I realized, I like things to have at least some sentimental value.

       I think that’s why I like shopping second hand, because then I always know it has had a past, even if I don’t know what it is. I had no problem buying this very interested pressed metal chest. Because it had words imprinted in the bottom in German, and I could only wonder where it had come from and what it had previously been used for (not to mention it was only $3.00). I adore my plate from Mexico, and I thought about going with a plate theme in the kitchen- and adding a few more colorful plates to the wall decor, but I can’t just buy any colorful plate and stick it up there, can I? Don’t I need to buy it from some exotic place that comes with a series of traveling stories?

What about all the years before such traveling adventures take place? Do my walls stay bare? Is it okay to buy meaningless decorations?

Well after a depressing shopping day on Friday I was perked right up by a very successful garage sale trip this morning. I came home with all sorts of treats and treasures! Ah, the ups and downs of home decor.