We all want nice things. Regardless of what you consider
nice. There is an image you want to project to the world with not only what you
wear, but with what you drive, where you live, how live and what your home
looks like. While it’s true these things do not truly define you a large part
of who we are is made up of who we decide to be. I used to rebel against these
social standards for the sheer indignation. I hated to think that people judged
me based on what I wore until something my father told me years ago finally
made sense, “See the world as it is not as you’d like it to be.” So while the
rebel still lives in me I realized that while you can’t decide what race, class or family you're born to one of the few things you can control is what
you put on your body and that makes a statement to the world about who you want
to be. The same goes for your home which is one of the most intimate places you
can invite someone.
The problem is
that if you read fancy decorating magazines and have a budget you may find that
you have more taste the money. So perhaps the only option you may have is to
pretend be above the want of material possession. Not! Here are some tips from
the Original Diva and my lovely mother Priscilla Mcmorris Martin. You can make
your home somewhere you’re comfortable and enjoy looking at after a long day at
work without spending your whole paycheck. Because what good are fancy table
placements if you have no supper to serve on them. The first thing you have to
do is pace yourself. Pick a room to make your own and bring it together piece by
piece. It just takes a little patience and a lot of creativity. I started with
my living room and after 9 months in my new place I finally got it looking sort
of how I want it.
No lie I got the
couches from my mom (Thank you mom you’re a blessing every day). So don’t fear
hand me downs or the Salvation Army. Now they aren’t in the best shape and
though you can’t see the leather on the brown couch is peeling beyond repair
but the leopard wrap I often wear in the winter was the perfect cover for that
and it turned out quit fetching. The pillows are from a discount store called
Fallas known more for its designer knock offs than it’s décor but they actually
have some pretty choice home goods for dirt cheap, pillows, throw blankets,
pots and pans, and silverware.
The curtains are
from Walmart and were all under twenty dollars. And in case you’re like me I’ll
warn you that you cannot hammer a screw into the wall. You need to make the
whole with the hammer and screw in the screw with a screw driver. (This should
have been self-explanatory but I can be a little slow) All the curtain were
under 5 dollars and I needed four to cover my window. The scarf above the desk
was 14.95 and you can drape it however you like. The rug is also from Walmart at 19.99
Those nifty
orange candles were on sale at Walmart for 1.00 (A real steal) and both the
vases, the owl, and the nifty multicolor medal ring doohickey are from Ross
dress for less. Finally the colorful
hanging elephants are actually wind chimes for outside but I repurposed them. So
there you have it now get out there and be who you want to be.
The on a dime mantra and philosophy is an elusive trademark
of the Priscilla Mcmorris Martin brand.
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