My Home Is Everything To Me

And I'm so happy to be back to share all of my favorite things...

I’m so happy to be back here again daily to talk about my absolute passion in life - interiors, decor, design. I’m been involved in the world of interiors since I was a little girl visiting paint stores, flea markets, and fabric shops with my mother. I remember the first home my parents built that she designed, both the interiors and the landscaping outside, it was impeccable. The mark her passion for interiors and flowers (she was a trained floral designer) left on me lasted far beyond that first home - I’ve been in this “world” for decades now and I can’t imagine life without this innate pursuit that I have to find beauty, to bring it to my home, to share it with others, and to connect people - creative to creative - in order to build even more beauty in this world.

As I read the news each day, I feel sick in my heart. I don’t remember ever seeing so much negativity. Even the shows that we watch on Netflix, just think of the themes for a moment… Most of them we see as “entertaining” are gory, horrific, negative. I feel like negativity is something we’ve all been sucked into and that getting out is hard as hell. We love/hate it. Yet, I’m determined to have and to spread some joy in every day, and that joy which can be controlled is usually through my home life.

It’s the flowers that I buy, arranging with extra care in a pretty vase, positioning someplace lovely, enjoying their fragrant blooms throughout the week.

It’s the inspiring interiors book from my shelf that I leaf through over coffee midday - a quiet moment of reflective pause in a favorite cozy chair by the window. This brings peace and balance.

It’s the moment when I lay out my yoga mat and practice for 20 minutes, challenging myself to stay longer in a pose, to feel grateful for my home, my family, my health, breathing in positivity, breathing out the hardships of the day, distancing myself from the bad news, the wars, the hatred.

Living in a home that makes me happy is everything to me. Some people must look and dress impeccable or own a great car, or they need to be surrounded by friends and fancy parties in order to feel complete. Others need to be at the gym daily or taking a morning run in the forest.

I need my home and the things in it.

I also need a space like this one to write in, to share, to promote the things that I find and love, to connect you to everything that I see so that maybe your interiors world will expand. Perhaps I can encourage you to put more love and care into your home if that is something you’d like to do. I’m here to encourage you, that’s for sure.

So, my corona battle is in the past. I feel vibrant and energetic again. And I’m ready to welcome you to my pretty interiors bubble away from the bad news and stresses of the day. This is your space for interiors only, to enjoy, to dream, and to walk away with new ideas and thoughts about your own interior world.

I’ll meet you here tomorrow with beautiful things to share. I’ve missed you.

Love,

Holly