Isn’t it so fun checkin’ out other people’s houses and getting ideas for your own? I hope you have taken away lots of notes from Meagan and Jenessa’s decor dilemmas because, although their mood boards were for specific rooms in their homes, they can be adapted for anyone’s space. This week’s reader redo is no exception–and get this, we’re going international! My gorgeous little sister, Andi, and her husband, Rodrigo (Rory), live in Monterrey, Mexico.
They don’t have access to a million and one home decor stores down there like we do in the states, so I won’t tease her with a mood board–this dilemma may be best solved by using what she already has and rearranging–at least that’s what I am gonna shoot for. Here’s what she has to say:
We dont have thrift stores, Target, Ikea, WalMart is such a highclass luxury store here, its hilarious. They dont even have everything we have in the states, and its so overpriced. Rich people go to WalMart. I do have a Pier 1 Imports inside a SEARS. Again, its a section of the floor, super over-priced, but, man its like….where can I get home decor? I took these shots last night and have some questions/comments to go with each: Picture 1: Our Aztec calendar, which was an incredible buy for $8 at DI (purchased in Idaho), dominates our whole living room. I love its presence, but it still manages to make our wall look bare. But how could anything else on the wall compete with that? The 2 frames on the wall, next to the red bookcase is kinda what I’m talking about. I like our red bookcase which Rory practically re-made and painted himself. And I love our matted engagements. But our other wall is like a no-touch zone, with our big aztec calendar! Picture 2: Our TV sits low. Obviously a perfect solution would be to have a flat screen hang right underneath our “Love doesn’t need a language” sign. The TV stand is from Target, and it was a bad judgment call. Definitely should have bought the taller entertainment “center” Hardly a center. Picture 3: This is our guestroom/office. The office part with desk and NO 27-incher Mac. It is in ruins right now since our computer is being fixed and the desk has clean laundry all over it. Our house came with a mattress, and our neighbor built a wooden frame for us. I got all the bedding at Bed Bath and Beyond in Texas. The wall needs help, I was thinking like antique frames with my photography, I’ve always had that kind of vision. Bare bare walls. We painted the walls champagne last spring, it used to be blinding white. AND the owners before us used a flourescent light bulb in there! Wowzas! Picture 4: Our bedroom looks sooo shabby! I had no idea, really. I mean, is our 1 picture frame on that wall hung up crooked? Our little decor pillow looks like a reject, left friendless. And our lamp sits on a stool I covered up with a placemat….in a nutshell. Can’t wait!
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Well I just soaked this in. Just took alllll the inspiration in. There’s so many follow-up comments I have that I want to send you an email! I totally wnat to run the idea by Rodrigo to put the bookcase on the wall. the only thing is he made the dividers himself, and thats what they are, not partitions. So if we hang it on its side, theres only something for one thing to sit. I want to take a picture of another wall we have right by the door. Some other pieces I have hanging, maybe it could give you an d….(Um, Lauren Johnson just IMed me) OKAY! it could give you an idea of something else. You have a talent Jules, when did you discover this?!
WHEN IS THAT GIVE-AWAY ENDING?? cause I want that vase. LOL just kidding…do the pick randomly…I understand….
Your sis and her hubs are adorable!!!! I still love that my bro-in-law baptized him. And look, a generation of beautiful people for eternity has started!! Wooo!!!