Last year I shared a series of posts about my desire to
re-see our house after living in it for over a year. That first year of living
here helped me understand a bit better how to use the space we had, and I tried
to shop both the house and thrift stores with this re-vision in mind. I’m so pleased
with how it came together as I did so, and this year my goal is to polish the
place just a bit. Our home is functioning so well for us, and now I want to
polish the rough and unfinished places.
Last
week I took the first step in polishing, and I could not love it any more than
I do. Let me show you what I did!
Ever
since we moved here, I’ve wanted to add a rug to our dining room. Though I have
loved how the room looks and functions as it is, it’s always felt like it
lacked just a tiny bit of polishing, and I was certain a rug would go a long
way in bringing the missing polish.
Years
ago, I read some great rug advice on Megan’s blog. She said she likes to use outdoor
rugs in her dining room, because the material is already intended to clean up
easily and handle liquids and spills. Plus, most outdoor rugs are very thin,
which makes it easier for chairs, if some legs are on the rug and others are
off.
I’ve
watched for rugs these last two years but haven’t managed to find one that had
a pattern I liked…with a price I could handle.
And
then last week, as I pushed my cart through the garden section at Walmart, I
found the rug! It was right there in front of my face: blue and tan, the right
size, and just under $40. I felt like that was doable for a house investment.
I
brought it home, Ryan helped me move the table and roll out the rug, and we
both agreed, this was a HUGE finishing piece to this room. It works so nicely
with the curtains we have at the dining room window, and it has awakened inspiration
in my heart for the next tweaks I want to make to this room. I can see in my
mind how it will look when it’s all done, and it makes me so happy!
1 comment:
I love it!
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