Decorating Princess

I was just browsing through craigslist & I saw an awesome cherry coffee table for $20. It would easily retail for a few hundred dollars in a furniture store. However, I didn’t buy it, which is unlike me.

I like a coffee table that I can put my feet on. Judging from the low price, so do other people. It seemed like when I was a kid everyone had a glass coffee table. I hated it because I was a kid & couldn’t touch anything. Really, a glass coffee table just seems to take up space. Yes, you can put drinks on it, but that’s about it. Plus, you have to clean the glass & what is the fun in that.

For some reason Labor Day always makes me have home improvement guilt. I just feel like I should actually be doing work around the house. I know that’s not what the holiday means. However, It’s just a three day weekend where i could get a lot of things done. Instead, I’ve made a compromise. I’m just sitting around watching HGTV all day. Watching people work is almost as good as actually working.

I usually try to recreate decorating looks on a budget. It’s my thing. However, I can’t help but lust after an antique Chinese wedding bed. The first problem with this is the fact that it would be more expensive then my car. The second problem with this is that it would be way too big for my bedroom which has sloped ceilings. So basically I’d have to buy a new house. That is one expensive bed, but I can’t help it. I want it. I am a princess after all. What is your guilty decorating pleasure?

I miss the days when the HGTV show Design Remix was on everyday.  I can still find reruns & new episodes on early in the morning or on Saturdays. The premise is that the design show comes in & just reuses everything hiding in closets or the garage to redo a room.  They have a $50 budget & some paint.  The results are fantastic.

There has been some controversy on whether this show “stocks” the garages beforehand.  People always seem to have gorgeous bolts of silk fabric even though they don’t sew.  However, I was just watching an episode where Karen couldn’t find a lot of materials so she had to go over budget.  I guess that means that Design Remix is real.