With all of the decor round-ups and inspiring house tours lately, I think it's been pretty obvious that I have home on the brain right now. Maybe it's the fact that I'm learning to redefine exactly what that word means as we adjust to life thousands of miles away from our family and friends or maybe it's because we're sill weeks away from a shipment of everything we packed to bring along for the journey but I'm definitely in an interior-centric frame of mind.
In case you're not completely sick of hearing about our new digs already, I'll fill you in some more. We've recently picked up, moved to a tropical island and taken up residence in government supplied housing. While the experience is all kinds of cool, our 1950s era cinder block walls and minimal space leave a lot to be desired. I'm eager to make a mark on the home and fill it with things that say something about our tastes but only time will tell when the barge of our household goods might arrive. In the meantime, I've been busy making moodboards and thinking of all the ways to personalize.
The pros: I love that our new house is a clean, bright, white blank canvas that's just waiting to house our memories and curiosities. I like that most of the houses on our island are the same... taking a lot of the competition for the coolest house on the block and the guess work of designing a space out of the equation. You get what you get and you can't throw a fit here... it's a nice change from the pressure to keep up with the Jones' back home. I'm into the split level layout (living spaces on bottom and bedrooms upstairs), the fact that we're a block away from the market and that Lorelai will be able to walk to first grade solo in the Fall.
The cons: Since we don't own this space we can't make any big changes. The rules are a bit fuzzy on things like painting but since I love white walls anyway, I haven't worried too much. Before flying out we were given a weight limit of 2100lbs for our things. This means that a lot of our bigger furniture pieces had to be either sold or left behind and traded in for government issued furniture (not to worry... we were able to bring our bed and my favorite green velvet sofa). We'll be borrowing things like dressers, lounge chairs, Lorelai's bed and kitchen appliances for the duration of our time out here. While some of the pieces are cool (think beach-y rattan), others just aren't my fave. It's gonna be all about making due.
Although it's always fun to pin images of my dream interiors (see those here), the things I've been saving for our own personal home inspiration have been a little more attainable. One of the best parts of moving is settling in but until our things arrive, making plans is about as close as I can get to nesting right now and I'm eating it up. I thought you might be interested in seeing what's on my mind...