"Living in sweatpants . . . "
Greetings,
So, the exciting life of an interior designer sometimes includes a quiet Friday evening sorting laundry and watching a back-to-back marathon of "What Not to Wear" with Clinton Kelly and Stacy London. It's one of my favourite guilty pleasures. But, it also has me thinking . . .
Tonight's episode was about a lovely woman who's spirit and self esteem seemed to be broken, who just never believed that she was beautiful . . . and thus, never tried to be - spending almost everyday in baggy, ill-fitting clothes. It was almost too heartbreaking to watch. But, it was also spectacular to see her slowly discover the wonderful individual that was waiting inside . . . and how focusing time and energy on herself helped bring out the amazing person that she was hiding from. Chic. Stylish. Confident.
So, why might someone who writes a design blog be chatting about this? Well, I wonder how often our home environments might suffer from the same sort of malady. How many folks aren't 'living in' their full potential? Just as it takes effort not to throw on the sweatpants and a t-shirt . . . is there an interior design equivalent? What might the design counterpart of 'wearing frumpy clothes' be? And what are ways to avoid this?
One of the ways I keep from 'living in sweatpants' is using my good china for every meal. Beautiful bedding helps me keep the 'frumpy clothes' monster at bay. oh, and fresh flowers do wonders.
Comments ? Thoughts ?
Comments
Have a great weekend!!
xo,
Christina
everything is better when you utilize the best you have...
i have a theory....
you can never be over dressed....
but, boy oh boy , there is nothing worse than being under dressed.
*runs to the doors to see if a producer from Bravo is waiting outside*
I watched it too & felt such empathy for her.
I think mess & cheap products are the cornerstone of baggy pants design. Not bargains but the notion that its only...3.99, etc.
Stevie Nicks talked about quality in an interview waay back in the late 70s...
Her mom gave her money for summer sandals & she bought one good leather pair to her moms dismay. She tried to explain to her mom that the leather ones would last forever while 3 pairs of cheap ones would fall apart.
Even at 12 years old I knew she was right & still use that example today. Okay I'm rambling but you get my point. I wish people always do.
For me its my little tin pots of lip balm from Spain. All natural & the peach...smells like a day ina Gerogia orchard!!!
You should try watching "Say YES to the dress" after "WNTW"- I find it addictive! I love my TiVo!
I think that it is SO important to eat on the nice china and the nice silver everyday. If you use the nice silver as well- the everyday use of it makes it so that you don't have to polish it as often from the constant use.
Flowers are a must- and I love a big bowl of lemons and a fully stocked bar in the corner of my living room :)
I love "Say Yes to the Dress!"
Scot