i am sitting here with some tea and watercolours and i'm busy scanning some things in for a new animation/film i'm working on.
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i seriously can't get enough of bed sheets and morning light. mmm.
wednesday night was great, jon was doing a club night (and when i say 'doing' i mean, him and three of his friends have UV lights and a strobe and other lovely lights and it's this business which they've started, so i came along and took some pictures- i'll show you when they are ready!) and we crashed at Max's house. it's soooo pretttyyy and big and like, the perfect bristol house.
while i was sitting on their wooden-toilet seat, admiring the curtains that they have over the door and the cute shelves with funny books on it and looking up at their travel photos printed up big and nice, lovely sets, collections of art, bookcases- it hit me; i actually have NO IDEA where to start in decorating my own space. don't get me wrong. i know what i like. i know what feels good and how i want my space to feel, but i want different things from how i live now.
i've always loved going through The Selby and looking at interior design magazines, trolling through flickr for vintage looks, keeping up with blogs etc etc but...
i don't know what to pick. i don't know how i want to organize my things. i don't know if i want white walls or painted walls or exposed brick walls or wood everywhere or if i want it to be simple, or full of lovely things, or really retro feeling. how. how. how...
obviously i'm not going to have to worry about all of that for a while, because i have dorms to live through, but- i've always only had a limited amount of options at home- rules i had to abide by... the limits are going to be endless and the options! oh- the options! it scares me and excites me all at the same time. i don't know if i should plan out what i want the feel to be and then stick to it- or if i should just go with what feels right, what i like and see what happens. what will 'my house' look like. MY HOUSE. not 'my room in my parents house'. what is my studio going to feel like? messy and ridiculous? open and retro? organized and cozy? country and characterful? slightly urban, cutesy and eclectic? will i like it, if i just let it happen?
so these huge thoughts all hit me at 5:30am on Thursday morning, and ever since then i've been dreaming of all the possibilities and it's just seemed so real and surreal at the same time. so many decisions.
anyway, i wanted to share with you a little peek into Max's parent's kitchen. it's so pretty.
i think it's time to start a serious 'house' book of things i like.
what are some of your tips for creating a space thats really 'you'? i'd love to know.
i'm also really excited because on Sunday i'm getting my film developed and mum and i are going thrift shopping. what're your plans for the weekend- can you believe it's saturday tomorrow, already!?! whoa!
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