It’s that time of the year when the weather doesn’t know what it wants to be. The morning was lovely, then suddenly the temperatures dropped, dark clouds rolled in, wind and rain came. Then, as if nothing had happened, it became sunny and warmed back up. The darker, cooler, part of the day was perfect for making rolls though!
And of course, they are now all gone! Nothing like warm rolls fresh from the oven. These came from the frozen Rhodes dough, which I like to keep on hand, just in case we need rolls. Sometimes, we need rolls.
You did know that Sanrio is celebrating 50 years right? Chococat and Keroppi made their way home with me the other day. Yes, I went to Build-a-Bear just for the fun Sanrio stuff they have in celebration of Sanrio’s 50th. I got some very cute Sanrio key chains too (for free), a smaller version of Chococat, Keroppi, and then a Deery Lou and My Melody. I only wish they had had a big Deery Lou!!
I often think about our master bedroom and what we can do to spruce it up a bit. The walls are white right now, and it just feels a bit blah. Bedding is the easiest thing to change, so I have been looking around a lot.
Look at this room from West Elm:
I love the warm color on the walls with the white bedding. My favorite thing to do is to have cream bedding with a color on the wall. I used to have a room like that when I lived at home, but after getting married all of our master bedroom walls have been white. So, the bedding became colorful instead. I can’t believe I haven’t done anything to the walls in this house yet since we finally can paint!
Of course, it may have something to do with hubby suffering from DIY burnout. I do really like the pin-tuck duvet cover in the photo though, and it does come in other colors. Of course, if we are sticking with white walls, I like this bedding set from Wrapables too. I think it would work with white walls:
Now, if only they didn’t cost so much! A small room makeover is in order though I think. What does your master bedroom look/feel like?
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There has been an article making the rounds, you have probably already seen it. If you haven’t yet, it’s called Death of the ‘McMansions’: Era of Huge Homes is Over, and you can read it by clicking on that title. Funny thing is, 7 years back when my really good friends were starting a home building company, they too had run across an article degrading McMansions, but not for their size. That first article was pointing out that, if you want a large home you should have one, but how a McMansion has an utter lack of personality and personalization. They are basically tract houses, on a larger scale. This current article is more about downsizing, and the current economic climate.
I loved that first article I read all those years ago! After all, if you are spending half a million dollars or more, shouldn’t your house be custom made to fit your needs? And shouldn’t you also not have to be right next to your neighbor? In our area there is one builder, who makes gorgeous homes (but cookie cutter) that would look so amazing if they weren’t surrounded on every side by homes that all matched. That just rang true with me on so many levels.
We live in a house that looks just like the house across the street from us. It also looks the same as the house south of us, and there are other homes in our cul de sac community that also look just like each other. Our home was built in the early 1980s. Planned communities with house plans that match are nothing new. And it’s not fun to live in a house that looks like someone else’s home, no matter how big or small that house may be.
I don’t have a problem with people wanting large homes (if they can afford them), just as I see nothing wrong with people who choose to live in tiny spaces (check out all the small spaces on Apartment Therapy for examples). We personally love a larger space, but they do need to be designed well. Our home, while large by some standards, is laid out over 4 levels, making each level a smaller space, and not nearly as usable as if our 2025 sq feet had been laid out across one level or two. Hopefully people are starting to think more about how they use space, and what they want from their homes, and more personalized houses of all sizes will be the new norm in house building.
What are your thoughts on the topic?
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