Decorating!

I often try to decide what my decorating style is.  The problem is, I appreciate and love so many different things!  I'm attracted to the light, bright, airy rooms, to the more trendy, bright colors.  I like both contemporary and traditional lines in furniture.  

What I really need are vacation houses all over the world so that I can decorate each one differently!  

This would be my condo in Chicago...

My pied-a-terre in Paris...

My property in Key West.

Surely I'm not alone in this frustration of not being able to pin down just one style that I like!  

Fortunately (for this conundrum), life has brought me back to living at home with my parents for the time being.  I still dream about getting to decorate a home!

Even though it's hard to pin down a "style," I do think I know what I like and don't like.  Here are some pictures I've gravitated toward recently...

I loved the dark walls in this living room.

I don't think I'd ever actually paint my walls this dark, though.  Mainly because I REALLY don't like painting!

I love cozy, rich colored rugs and full drapes...

And oh how I love a fireplace surrounded by bookshelves!  

I seem to have a thing for over-sized gold frames. 

I have also pinned a lot of picture walls.  I would love to have a mixture of photos and art prints.

I think my main focus is just "cozy."  

Lastly... I know I'm not the only person who has gotten inspiration from Meg Ryan's apartment in "You've Got Mail"!

Her apartment has a timeless, "grandma" feel to it that I gravitate towards.  Love!

And with that, I must be off to dream of botanical prints, chandeliers... and maybe a bouquet of sharpened pencils.  Bon nuit!

All photos are from Pinterest.