A few months into the process and having purchased zero items we finally found our direction. An older woman from our church invited us over for dessert and conversation. When we walked into her home it smelled and felt warm, inviting, and it gave you that feeling of comfort. Being in her home felt like you were receiving a warm hug that makes to feel loved to the core. It made me feel like I was curled up with a great novel, next to a fire, with a cup of tea. I knew that this was how I wanted our home to feel.
Therefore I was excited as we walked home when my fiancé said "That is how I want our home to feel, but I don't want it to look so old lady, but I want it to feel like that." It changed the course and direction of our search. I found amazing websites with primitive decorations. I found paint colors with that warm country vibe. I found country pictures for the walls and ordered fabric swatches to make curtains.
We tried to make our home less old lady by staying away from borders on the wall, having less nic nacs, and zero primitive dolls. But we found the feel and created our own home with many of the same elements of comfort. A year in and our house is still a work in progress. We still have to find the perfect curtains for the kitchen and just the right thing to put above the toilet in the bathroom. The guest rooms are all empty canvas's for us to work on. But when we walk inside, we get that feeling of comfort, warmth, and a big cozy hug.
This is the journey of how I will try to bring that warmth, love, and coziness into all aspects of my life through things that most people might find just a tad bit primitive.
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