I cut out some good mail labels I needed to send, blogged a little bit and then got the idea that I wanted to decorate the wall behind the computer, above the bulletin boards. I had propped a few things on top of the bulletin board the day before and liked it so much I decided to go crazy up there. I ended up spending my whole day doing this...what a luxury. I listened/watched some shows online (Samantha Who, Notes from the Underbelly, Pushing Daisies, Netflix Project Runway) while I framed pictures, hammered nails, printed words and basically surrounded myself with things I love.
It's definitely a busy wall, but I love it! I watch design shows a lot and have started watching a new one on HGTV called FunShui, which does room redesigns following Feng Shui principles. I understand and relate to a lot of those ideas because I'm very affected by my surroundings, so I'm often uncomfortable at other people's houses if there's bad lighting, hard edges, blank walls, and so on. One of the things I recently heard on the show was that words are powerful, so choosing to look at certain words can be empowering. That's why I printed my word for the year...Love and the word Believe. After writing my Believe post a couple weeks ago I'm in love with that word.
I framed these pictures from our recent California vacation and included a quote I found to remind myself about the importance of our daily home life.
"I think laughter is more important than a family vacation because it’s always available and it’s free. Big family events and vacations are wonderful, but these will not replace the daily humor and laughter in a home." --Gary K. Palmer
I spend many hours a day in this room, so it makes perfect sense that it would be filled with words, quotes, pictures, cards, and things I love. Many of these items have been given to me as gifts from friends or as good mail, so it makes me very happy to have a place to display them. I have a lot of Paris items up there as well because I have great memories from that trip, but also because that trip has come to symbolize possibilities and follow-through to me. I still can't believe we actually went!
Happy Birthday Carlo!!!
**Where do you put things you love?
Do you like Feng Shui ideas?
What do you think?**
**Where do you put things you love?
Do you like Feng Shui ideas?
What do you think?**
24 comments:
I LOVE what you did with your wall! SO fun! I really like the quote you framed with the photos from your recent family trip! You were busy! You must feel very productive! Good for you!
It's so great that you had time to spend making your space personal. Hestia, right?
I like the idea of Feng Shui, but I don't know if I "get it" really. I do have a sense though for when things are not in the right place.
Love, love, love your room! I'm happy to say that I'm completely jealous of it. I pine for a room to call my own. Beautiful pictures!
Oh Jill!! Your wall is divine! How nice you had some free time to create something that is so you and also so beautiful. I love how you incorporated your words along with photos, quotes and other "you" do-dads. I also like how your Paris photos also represent follow-through--that's powerful!
I dream of having a room just to have things I love surround me. Sadly, much of my home is blank walls.
I have never heard of that show. I may have to check it out.
I just want the room - a room of my own. Space to spread out my stuff without the need to spend half of the productive time cleaning it back up because it has overtaken the dinning room table or the counter in the kitchen, or the floor in the den, or the bed!
And you started the day ahead of the game because you cleaned and organized yesterday@! I love this kind of day!
Very cool wall. I love HGTV but sadly do not have cable anymore so I haven't watched a design show in over 3 years! I miss those.
Jill, I am afraid you would be uncomfortable at my house. I am so indecisive most of our walls are blank. I am working on it...oooh I just won the Cynthia Jan contest on Kristi's blog so that should help!
I really like that quote, especially since we have not been on a family vacation for 3 years (not counting family reunions). I am starting to get that "my kids NEED to go to Disneyland whether we can aford it or not" feeling which is not good, and not true. So thanks for the uplift today.
This is so fun! I love that you had time to work on this during this busy time of year. It is just a whole lot of happy and I can see that it will make you feel all the more at peace when you are in your studio/blog room/den of goodness.
"that trip has come to symbolize possibilities and follow-through to me" -- I love this sentence so much. I'm SO glad you did it!
I love that you have your own room! That your room is filled with things that you love and things that mean something to you. That you have a place to work and to play! So fantastic!
Great quote to go with a great family photo of fun!
I think I am in love with your "busy" wall!!
Jill, I don't know anyone who appreciates framed items more than you, we all know you will actually hang it up!
feng shi - is so over my head, but wish it wasn't
it is amazing what goodness comes out of that room and spreads across the country -who am i kidding.. WORLD!
okay caught myself up!
im sure i do everything wrong feng shui-sh...
i LOVE that a WHOLE ROOM is dedicate to you--SO jealous!!
samantha who makes me laugh-i enjoy that show..i havent tried any of the other shows though..
oh it is soo good to hear you soo happy and the room looks so fun. I also share the same love of that word BELIEVE it is very magical to me, and sooo full of hope. I think I just might pick it for next year....I don't know...but I have been out baby sitting the last 3 days...so I am home catching up with the christmas letters...or photos...for that matter....I was only going to send 50 and I am doing over 200 again...what is up with that? oh well talk to you soon.
love your post...happy birthday carlo...I am still in nov. birthdays...what??? yes....oh well.
What an inspiration! I LOVE your wall. And love that it's more you than ever. What a joy! I'm a total feng shui girl!
I wish I had a space to hang all the things I love. My office space has a couple of things I love, like my collection of the 4 Alice in Wonderlands and my husband's dry erase board that I have taken over, but really there are only coupons and other crazy things I want to keep track of. I keep dreaming of a wall that is all my own so I can hang the pictures I want. Someday.
I wish I were more Feng Shui, but I just don't have the space. I have a ton shoved underneath my bed, which is so not Feng Shui.
So, small world in the church huh...I know Gary Palmer. Well, I know his son and daughter-in-law. They are some of our closest friends. I was reading your blog and got all excited when I saw his quote.
p.s. I love the new look above your bulletin boards. It's great that you have enough space to display so many things you love!
I love your wall, makes me want to do mine, it just looks cozy and full of memories.
Your wall looks great. It is really amazing what you have done with that room.
I need something to symbolize follow through....
I love the busy wall and what a great idea to hang your favorite words! I might have to borrow that one!
I just came across your blog and wanted to say, I'm Gary Palmer's Secretary!!! I love that quote of his, and I just want to say he truly lives what he speaks about.
Your wall turned out so great. I need to see it in person. I have to admit to a little jealousy at your day to do with as you please. Ah, the luxury!
what a great wall and I LOVE that quote. your family is so cute- i seriously haven't seen a picture where you can't see that you're truly happy (even when the kids look grumpy!).
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