Freshening Things Up
My ex-husband (How weird is that. I’m officially a divorcée.) moved out last weekend. Since I’ve been left with a bit of a modge podge of belongings (admittedly, not as shabby as what he left with) I feel the need to redecorate. Fresh things up a bit. Out with the old. Make everything more Corrin (because believe it or not, I did try to make the place a little more man-friendly these past eight years).
I have dark wood furniture in the bedroom and I like it paired with silvers, grays, and dusty purples. (It also matches the gray, white, sea green theme in the connecting bathroom so yeah for looking like I’ve got my shit together!) I nabbed all the bedding on sale at Target but went with solid purple shams. I scored that Moroccan pouf from Niemen Marcus last summer for $15 so I’m excited to have it finally match the rest of the room. I found lamps similar to the Johnathan Adler one pictured for $35 at Homegoods that I stupidly DID NOT BUY and once I realized the error of my ways THEY WERE GONE. I am remorseful, but I will find an acceptable substitute.
Grand total for the bedroom: $265
The living room is a little trickier because it’s one giant (I use that term very loosely) room that contains the television area, office, and kitchen. I’m also working with existing furniture (moss green with plum trim), curtains (pictured above), and color scheme because I’m divorced (So weird!) and broke. TJ Maxx had an entire aisle of mercury glass lamps for $45 each so I’ll be picking up two of those for the end tables. I’m going to swap out the kitchen curtains to match the patio curtains and I like to use dining placemats on top of all the tables because I’m an old lady and they are much cheaper than table runners. I now have an empty television console (bye bye TV) where I’d like to display some books and the Jonathan Adler dachshund bookends are kind of perfect. And kind of pricey.
Grand total for the living room: $425
So, what do you think? Do big changes make you want to change your surroundings? Is this a peak into my psyche? An avoidance tactic? Or just a new start?
Jessica
Dang, woman – $15 for that poof? You are seriously my kind of shopper. I love love your ideas and your color scheme!
We close on our house next week and I’m feeling the need to toss out all of the old Ikea/apartment furniture we have in storage and start fresh but like you, not a whole lotta money to do that with. Thanks for reminding me about Homegoods though, I sometimes forget about it!
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Meagan
Twitter: SarafinaKitchen
Love all the new stuff and the fresh start
Well done!
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Kristin
Great pics and finds! Love it!
I saw a similar set of daschund bookends at Barnes & Noble for $30 or $40. Just thought I would share in case you are looking for a cheaper option. I do love the ones you picked! We have a weiner dog too!
Corrin
Twitter: CorrinRenee
Perfect! Thank you! It’s even Jonathan Adler! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/jonathan-adler-dachshund-white-resin-bookends-2-pieces/18219148?ean=9781615560479&itm=6&usri=dachshund
Claire
Twitter: claireatx
Hey Corrin,
Great job with the redecorating! To answer your question, I think you’re right about big changes influencing how you change your physical surroundings and I think it’s quite common! I’m connected to the community of girls who have gone through heartbreak on a site called pinkkisses.com and I found that quite a lot of people feel that they need a redecorating service if they are getting out of a relationship that involved cohabitation.
Others also feel its time for a new look, so change wardrobe, hair, etc. If you have any insight into a personal style change, I’d love to see your blog post on that.
Kudos to you for embracing your style and self during a big change in your life!
Much happiness to you.
Claire