Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Things we grew up with but no longer like

Another thing I plan to post on is the progress of settling in our SoOh home. Unfortunately I can't bring myself to have a photoshoot with a bunch of boxes. It's only been a week and I'm a bit impatient and I want to jump into the fun stuff like decorating, gardening, housewarming parties etc. Until the boxes are all unpacked and the items are all placed, I can only daydream about how I want my homestead to look. And while I daydreamed, I started thinking about how different this place is than the house I grew up in. And as I thought about this, I was sitting on the toilet (Ok, I know that isn't the most ladylike thing to mention but I have a point here). The toilet is a regular old hard (what I'm assuming is acrylic) seat which is contrary to what I grew up with. I grew up with one of those cushioned seats which quite frankly gives me the heebie jeebies now. I also grew up with carpet and I now prefer wood floors. I kept on thinking about this and now I have a list of...

Things I grew up with but no longer like:
  • Carpet
  • Cushioned Toilet seats
  • Tile floor
  • No Front Porch
  • White Walls
But it wasn't all bad and there are plenty of things I loved and will definitely bring to our new home. So...

Things I grew up with and still love today:
  • Patterned Couches
  • Real Leather Couches
  • Lots of Couch Pillows
  • Mason jars filled with Treats
  • Animal Print
  • Bright Color Accents
  • Plaid
So much of my style is based on my Mother's taste and she did have some great taste. Sure the carpet is a bit dated but it was a different time when she grew up and acquired her taste. And we actually do have carpet on our stairs and I must say digging my toes into the soft , supple carpet brings back a lot of fond memories. What things do you love or no longer like from your childhood home?

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