Shop Your House

Morning Thrifty Folks:

You may have heard the phase "shop your house" before. If not, it simply means to look at things you already have in a different way. We can move a few things from one room to another and change the entire look of it. Or we can remove some things from our room to give it a more elegant look. It all depends on the look you want.  



Dining Room Buffet

 

    Here is our dining room buffet with a minimalist look. I'm really not much on "do dads" but this look did not seem to invite me in for dinner. It did not feel warm. My idea was to try to stay true to my name "Thrifty Sissy". So I decided to" shop the house" to see what I could find. Shopping the house means looking into cabinets, drawers and closets. We are looking for hidden treasure. It may just be something you will move to another location. The sky is the limit. After all you can always put it back where you got it from. You don't have to worry about a receipt in order to return it.



 

New Additions to the Room

Here is a picture after "shopping the house". A delicate
white tea cup and saucer with a decorative candle which has the colors of the room. Understand, it doesn't have to be a bunch of stuff. Understated elegance is our theme. Of course, we are thinking about the thrifty aspect as well.

I hope you will start to think about your wonderful accessories in a whole new way. There are no rules. If you like it. That settles it. You may have forgotten about something you packed away for later. Or you may have told yourself: "I only use this on special occasions". Well, today, is your gift from God, that's why they call it "the present". If that is not a special occasion I don't know what is. It is your beautiful home you are embellishing. It's kind of like changing your earrings at the last minute before you go out the door to a special engagement.

Who knows what creativity you may tap when you decide to "Shop your House"?

Happy Thriftying to All!