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Today?s guest post for the Creating a Meaningful Home Blog Series is Leslie of House on the Way. Welcome Leslie?
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Hello! I?m Leslie from House on the Way and I?m so excited to be a part of Jenna?s Creating a Meaningful Home Series. It?s an honor to be here! I love the idea of exploring what it means to create a meaningful home.
When Jenna invited me to join in the series, I stopped and thought about my home and how I?ve tried to make it a meaningful place for my family. As I looked around my home I realized that it?s filled with things I love. It?s filled with things we all love. I came to the conclusion that a truly meaningful home centers around the people who live there. It?s about the family?their lives?and the things they love.
Use Colors That You Love
We all have colors that speak to who we are. Personally, I love red. Red is bold and makes a statement. I love the way it draws your eye right to it, saying, ?look at me!? It makes me happy. When you walk into your home, it should make you smile.
Use Family Heirlooms
Family heirlooms do not have to be worth millions. They do not even have to be worth hundreds. They just need to be meaningful to you and your family. For example, I have this wooden knitting needle holder that belonged to my great-grandmother. It?s simple and small, but it means something special to me.
When I was a child, I loved my grandmother?s antique phone that she had hanging on her wall. One christmas, I received one from her for myself. I love antiques and my antique phone is one of my favorite pieces. My phone is not the one she owned, but it was a gift from her, which makes it very special.
Use Decor That Symbolizes A Special Time In Your Life
That same grandmother was an antique dealer. When my youngest son was born, she gave me this beautiful antique portrait of a mother and child. It was one of her favorite pieces and she literally took it from her home to give to me. What a wonderful thought?she wanted me to have something that was very precious to her. It?s absolutely beautiful and when I look at each day, I?m reminded of not only his birth, but her generous gift.
Use Pieces That You Have Created
I love using my handcrafted pieces in my home. It?s not only satisfying to know that I created a certain piece, but also that I?m providing a little something of myself to pass down to my children. This hand painted Wooden Swan Artwork is one of my favorite pieces.
Use Family Photos
Using family photos is a must to create a meaningful home. I love using photos of my children throughout my home and gallery walls are one of my favorite ways to display them. This gallery wall in my basement is my favorite wall in the house! Every picture is black and white and not one picture is a ?posed? professional shot. I specifically chose photos that were somewhat abstract. For example, there?s a photo of the back of my children?s heads as they are looking out the window of a double-decker bus in London. There?s also a picture of my father and daughter walking hand in hand down a hospital hallway. Each picture is unique and special. I could stare at that gallery wall all day! The pictures hanging on that wall are TRUE portraits of my children.
Use Collections as Decor
Throughout the years, I?ve been slowly collecting rolling pins. One of my favorites is an antique rolling-pin that has the date and the name of the person whose house provided the wood to carve it, handwritten on the handle. I love it because there?s a bit of a story to tell. How wonderful to know whose it was and where it came from.
Use Themes and Decor That Your Children Love
As a decorator, I always want everything to be beautiful. As a parent, I want to make my children happy. So I?ve always tried to create a space for them that speaks to who they are as a person. It?s very important to create a meaningful space for them. I have a son who loves music, specifically he loves to play the guitar. Naturally, his personal space reflects his passion and provides him an area to develop and explore his talent.
My youngest son loves camo and anything to do with the army. Now while he loves camo, personally I do not. I decided to meet him in the middle with arctic camo. The blue worked great with his existing furniture and I was still able to give him the look he wanted. I created a gallery wall above his bed, mixing various things that he loves and enjoys. His map wall art is one of his favorites.
Make it Meaningful?Make it You
Whatever your style, whatever your budget, you can create a meaningful home by incorporating things you love. Your home should show who you are and the love that is shared within your family. Your home should be your favorite place in the world to be?then it?s truly meaningful.
Thank you so much for allowing me to spend some time with you today and a special thank you to Jenna for the amazing opportunity!
Thank you Leslie for opening your home to us.? I adore that you?ve created a meaningful home by surrounding yourself with the things you AND your family love.
Leslie has such a great blog filled with DIY projects, crafts, makeovers, and so much more.? One of my favorite projects of hers are the creative bamboo shades she made using placemats.? Can?t find something you?re looking for, then make it yourself. What a great idea.
Head on over to House on the Way and give Leslie a BIG HELLO!
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Source: http://www.sasinteriors.net/2013/05/creating-a-meaningful-home-house-on-the-way/
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