Decorating Advice and Paint Colors

The last style that was prevalent in the 1990′s was the birth of Contemporary design. More often then not, this ended up looking like the Mad Hatter’s house gone horribly wrong, & here is why:

Two colors could be used in Contemporary design, deep purple & gold.

Slate was our friend, put it on the fireplace, the floor, the coffee table, any available surface.

There was only one fabric to choose from if you wanted contemporary design, purple & gold swirls.

A matching wallpaper border was optional.

At least one piece of furniture be painted in a harlequin pattern.

Pillows, lots & lots of pillows, but they couldn’t be anything special.  Each pillow had to be quite ordinary, & there was just a lot of them.

This style might not seem that outdated, it isn’t, so it is an easy fix for anyone looking for an update.

Tomorrow is daylight savings time.  I am not a big fan of this whole daylight savings time thing. I know, I also get to sleep in for another hour. I know people who keep their regular schedule on Sunday & then change on Monday, so they get their extra hour on the day they need it the most.

This still doesn’t change my contempt for this practice. Mostly because it means that I will have to change all my clocks back.  However, I never get around to changing all the clocks back, so I end up just subtracting an hour until it’s the fall. That way I won’t have to change my clock forward either.  It sure messes up anyone who is visiting though. I’m a one woman island who refuses to acknowledge daylight savings time. What’s your funny daylight savings time story? 

Update: The power of positive thinking made me set my clock back, which meant I was two hours late this morning.  I knew changing my clock was a bad idea.