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Home #3-Chasing the cowboys and spacemen from the Castle today.
Walt Disney was a bit of a perfectionist, stressing the importance of finishing touches in all his projects. We've been looking at how Walt created large theme areas, then smaller theme areas within. Each area is separate from the others in decor, music, uniforms, and even food when appropriate. He thought of every detail. Can you choose one room or small area and spend some time on finishing touches today? Look at a surface-it could be a couch that needs a new throw, a counter-top, or a night stand. What atmosphere or mood do you want to create? What would your theme word be?
Yesterday, I really got motivated to work on my bedroom. My bedroom managed, by a series of choices or by default, to become my castle room. I have a frame with a series of three prints depicting medieval knights. I have lots of pretty things. My bedspread looks very much like the spread in the castle suite in MK. My most recent addition was a pretty chandelier, which I just adore!
Yesterday's project was to organize the inside areas that had gotten out of hand. Today, I'm going to spend a little time on surfaces to create the theme that I really like in that room.
Of course, I don't want to pretend I am in a castle. I want the FEEL of luxury, beauty, being pampered, glitter and, yes, order and lack of clutter. I think the theme was sanctuary.
That will mean moving some books to the shelves in my office and possibly relocating or donating a few of the knick-knacks that are ready to be recycled.
So, that is my goal for today, to do the fine touches on my theme, so when I walk into the room, it speaks only the words I want to hear in that space. I want to feel like I am walking into a space of sanctuary.
Why not try this for yourself? What would your theme word be?
Yesterday, I really got motivated to work on my bedroom. My bedroom managed, by a series of choices or by default, to become my castle room. I have a frame with a series of three prints depicting medieval knights. I have lots of pretty things. My bedspread looks very much like the spread in the castle suite in MK. My most recent addition was a pretty chandelier, which I just adore!
Yesterday's project was to organize the inside areas that had gotten out of hand. Today, I'm going to spend a little time on surfaces to create the theme that I really like in that room.
Of course, I don't want to pretend I am in a castle. I want the FEEL of luxury, beauty, being pampered, glitter and, yes, order and lack of clutter. I think the theme was sanctuary.
That will mean moving some books to the shelves in my office and possibly relocating or donating a few of the knick-knacks that are ready to be recycled.
So, that is my goal for today, to do the fine touches on my theme, so when I walk into the room, it speaks only the words I want to hear in that space. I want to feel like I am walking into a space of sanctuary.
Why not try this for yourself? What would your theme word be?
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I have some ideas for our den, but today I am going to my parents for a cookout and family get together. Alas, I will have to take this up tomorrow.Posted 09-07-2009 at 10:46 AM by GoofEme
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No worries! I'm trying to design this so each piece can be done whenever and people can skip or do two in one day if they like.
In case any of those peeking in are wondering...Yes, I am making this up as I go along and no, I do not have any idea what I am doing or where I am going with this.
I can say that my theme is moving along nicely and I've already met my time goal for today. This really is one of those things that expands, though, so maybe I'll report on how it went tonight.Posted 09-07-2009 at 10:57 AM by Sandra Bostwick - OK, it is night time, and I think I had success creating a theme in my room. The sanctuary theme was pretty easy to do just by removing some things, rearranging some, and adding only two things. (butterflies and a painting that used to be downstairs). I moved a few angel figurines to the shelves that were previously filled with books.
By removing all things that did not fit with my theme, and only using things that fit, there really is a certain atmosphere.
I spent longer than the 15 minutes I suggested, but I love creating a space with a theme in mind, and I definitely recommend it!
nighty night!Posted 09-07-2009 at 10:41 PM by Sandra Bostwick -
Oh, my areas would take so much longer than 15 minutes!!!! Let's talk about days!!! Maybe I can do mini-areas and work on those bigger things over a longer period of time!Posted 09-07-2009 at 11:04 PM by BettyBeBop - Hi Betty Sue! Thanks for joining!
The point of this "experiment"...I say experiment because I may be doing this all by myself...is to see if a group of people can use an online blog to move forward with some sort of evolving goal in mind.
One if the biggest things I am learning is that I have to keep each daily "project" very small.
So choose one area and start with 15 minutes. Maybe just a counter-top.
I ended up spending the whole day on my whole room, but that is just because I had the time that day and, somehow, I felt very motivated once I got started.
Bleaders who are not posting, HELLO!! Thanks for popping in.Posted 09-08-2009 at 08:00 AM by Sandra Bostwick -
The theme that comes to my mind is comfort. But I also want my home to be uncluttered, that's the main part, is to get better organized. I'm constantly pulling a few things here and there to add to my garage sale box(es). I think if a room is cluttered, it's not comfortable. I want to update our bed comforter to a quilt - when we go to Branson at Thanksgiving I'm going to visit the quilt store that I like and see if we can agree on one. So I've got this project in mind, it'll just have to wait a little while for progress.Posted 09-15-2009 at 04:37 PM by christiejay -
SECOND ROUND FOR ME: A place for everything and everything in it's place.
As I mentioned, I found another area of need in my house, so I am just reviewing the steps we already did.
My theme this time is A place for everything and everything in it's place. I guess if I had to take my own directions and choose a word, it would be organized.
My plan is to spend alot of the day setting the stage for a productive year with as little extra steps or wasted searching time as possible.
Let's see how it goes!Posted 09-19-2009 at 08:15 AM by Sandra Bostwick -
i'm starting with the first ??'s
My living room has been my real tackle i've change the couch andeverything the way i wanted it , But i have so many litographes that would finish off this room but i just never find time to do this i would so love to be able to just do it but i alaways say tommorow .Posted 09-19-2009 at 11:06 AM by disney - Well, start with Home #1 and go as slowly as you like!
The first time I did this, I was so motivated that I redid my bedroom in less than a week. It was pretty exciting. Good to see you, BTW! I'll bet you can't wait for the 2010 PassPorter to come out with your photo!Posted 09-19-2009 at 11:10 AM by Sandra Bostwick
