Ready to Nest

From the very first time I dove from the parents' proverbial nest, I have been in love and subsequently tortured by "nesting" my own space. Tortured? You wonder? Lets put it this way... after pain-stakingly chosing every last detail for my first college dorm room in Samford's lovely Vail Hall, I actually stayed up one of my last summer nights and set up an entire "mock-dormroom" in my parents' guest bedroom. Yes, we are talking full bedding, lamps-out, shades-on kind of craziness. Later, when it was finally time for my friends and I to move into our own little house as seniors, I endured many sleepless nights, mentally visualizing furniture layouts and practical purchases (well, at least after I got off the phone with a certain crush at 5am). I'm sure as my own mother is reading this she's smiling and cringing a little too, remembering those days of searching for the perfect curtains or awaking to the fumes of paint after I decided to be "creative" again at 2am. For my mom and I, though, I think we will both agree that those days and shopping ventures served up more happy memories than flashbacks of frustration. Well... for me anyway... after all, she had the credit card.

Ahhhh the credit card. The mention of that little piece of plastic compels me to explain the deeper layer of my afforementioned love-hate relationship with interior design. Sure, my mom and I always kept to some form of budget and always looked for the most price-conscientious ways to realize my imaginative interiors; still, now that the hubby and I are the only ones on the "other end of the plastic," I have come to the saddening realization that even the "great deals" and "almost-free finds" add up over the course of a room. Dangit. Sure, I can buy curtain pannels from Target, but it would look so much more rich with 6! And of course, only the 96" ones are worth buying... right? There goes $300 bucks. Dangit.

I hope you're starting to get a vague notion at this point as to why I MUST keep my nose out of certain magazines/stores and resist the urge to search certain blogs. For me, the most effective alleviation to my ailment (lack of funds) has been the size of our tiny love nest. I truly do love our home. After all, I can clean the entire house in 30 mins.... supposedly... like I've ever done it all at once. While our place may be a little square-foot-challenged, I have certainly benefitted from our obvious lack of space. Still, I can dream. And on nights like tonight, I still occasionally let my mind wander... far, far away... to thoughts of our NEXT home. To a place that will have vast room for treasures like these.....

The 6x9 apparently costs $600 (which I personally think is a steal!) So you know I emailed to ask about a 3x5 runner. That's all I need.

You are so beautiful, I will put you anywhere. But you would look most lovely on the below...

How wonderful would all of my white dishes and glass serving pieces be on this? Or on two, side-by-side?!! The master-mind behind shop.retro.net has a new stalker. I love his whole industrial-ispired collection. I DO have a birthday coming up... in Spetember... and 26 is a pretty big deal... right??

Or maybe this piece to incorporate storage options as well. Who cares? Give me both! I'll find room.

OK. I'm in need of a reality check and more importantly, a BONUS check. If you are interested in purchasing any of these items... hopefully for me... let me know. night night