I talked about the trends for 2017 HERE a few weeks ago. But today, I am discussing them with Yvonne and Kelly on the podcast. Things got a bit heated when we discussed gray paint, marble and subway tile. Yvonne said they were out, but I disagreed. Kelly just put marble in her kitchen, so I am thinking she also felt marble was still in. I love Yvonne so I don’t mind when we disagree. I always enjoy discussing interior decorating with these two. It stretches me to hear their opinions.
I love this marble countertop from Kelly’s house at My Soulful Home.
One of our sources were saying some things were out. But some said the same things were in. If you find 10 websites that say (for example) marble is out, I can find 10 that say it is in. I think the biggest issue for me is about who the experts are and who gets to decide what is in and out. I think the magazines used to be the ones who said what was in and out. They set the tone, but now, they are not the only ones setting the trends. Now their voice is just one opinion. Now bloggers and instagrammers affect trends as much as the magazines do. So now rather than 10 voices saying what the trends are, there are literally thousands.
Plus consumers are more sophisticated. They are not automatically following every trend just because some expert told them to. Look at the fashion industry, there are so many more choices now. Everyone doesn’t dress the same any more.
Although some sites are saying the following are out, many said they are still in. I agree these things are still hot. Here’s a list of items that are on the ‘hot’ and ‘not’ list.
- stainless steel appliances
- brass
- marble
- white granite
- subway tile
- gray paint
- neutrals
Although we did NOT agree on what was out, I think we did agree on some cool new trends.
- Wallpaper including new re-positional wallpaper! Repositional wallpaper (this wallpaper cannot be put over textured walls)
- White walls
- The color green
- The color blue
- Mixed metals
- butterflies
- Maximalism or More is more (anti-minimalism) Check out the Country Living article, CLICK HERE.
My big take away is do what YOU want. Absorb the trends you love, leave the rest behind. Be aware of the trends, but not controlled by them. So many of the comments you are leaving say the same thing. Bravo!!! Now tomorrow I’m talking about a super cool trend that I am incorporating!
If you want to hear the very lively discussion of what is in and out, be sure to listen below.
If you want to hear Yvonne’s take on the trends, CLICK HERE.
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I never cared for the minimalist look in a home, but if you are a minimalist then I guess that is your story! I have always loved the quote by Nate Berkus, “your home should tell the story of who you are and be a collection of what you love.” And face it, some of us collect more than others!!?. Nothing is more personal than our homes and it should always be what we love, not what someone else says is trendy or hot!
I have enjoyed the podcasts and look forward to more!
I still love my white and grey.
As you should Marsha! Classics – always look good. Like the “little black dress”.
The rule that I’ve learned (often the hard way) is to only purchase what you love. If it’s more expensive, don’t compromise. Save up until you get the quality that you want. Often, you will find that you actually save money in the long run. Also, if we all followed yearly trends, all of our homes would look alike! I sure don’t want that. I want to look around my home and see things that remind me of people, places and memories that I care about. I also want the house to work for the way our family lives and works. Lastly, I want it to be an introduction to who we are and what’s important to us. However, I like subtle decor. Not dull, subtle. In other words, if you don’t live on a farm, decor that screams “farm” seems cliche to me. It reminds me of men who dress up like cowboys. Unless you are riding the range, that seems silly to me. What if I dressed up like an Indian princess tomorrow? Wouldn’t that be bizarre? I might just try it.
I so agree with what you are saying. I live in a small rural community. But I love being near water. I’m not near water but I want to be. I’ve been debating about painting my walls white and bringing in sea shells and other nautical things or when people come they would ask if it’s stuff I brought home when I sold my cottage. I tend to be very traditional with a few family Antiques thrown in as well as a few painted pieces I bought because I loved them. I also love my collections, but am purging some which I just don’t get the joy from anymore. But I’ll also say I like a guy in boots and jeans whether he’s from the country or city. ?
I love it! Who knew those of us who love to layer and make home inviting and welcoming would have a new name!! I could just never quite get to the minimalist arena. And I am so not finished with gray, marble and subway tile. Thanks for sharing!
I have stainless steel, white granite, subway tile and lots of neutrals in my home. I am completely happy with all of those. I love seeing what is new and popular each year but some things work for people and some just don’t. I love that blue is becoming more popular because I do have some rooms with navy and it has been hard over the years to find pieces. Shopping for those rooms is getting easier now!
Shelley
I love the softness and quiet of gustavian grey and white.. Grounded with a family antique wood lyre table not refinished …I love the restraint of minimalism.. Guiding me to be intentional about my decor….it makes my white ironstone and plate collection pop….I love mixing vintage family silver and antique clocks amidst my decor….fresh flowers everywhere are the best to make a room inviting and beautiful….and real candles…… I like to read about trends but never ‘follow’….the only time I opt for ‘maximalism’ is when I am creating a vignette…I love ‘playing house’ every day !
Love the white and Grey! to of my Favorites! Oh So Lovely!
I think your home should make you feel good. You get that warm, embraced feeling. It should be your refuge from the outside world. Whatever style you pick should give you comfort. Forget trends. What good is a magazine worthy home if you are not comfortable in it. Diversity makes the world go round. Keep up the good work.
I’m so glad I am a woman of a certain age ? and I feel completely free to do what I like, and I do like white, neutrals, blue, subway tile, shiplap, and country and French!!!
Jan, My kind of woman… we could go shopping together.
Anita, congratulations on your new podcast… should become wildly popular.
Judith
? Anytime!!!
My view on “what’s in and what’s out” is and should be up to the individual. There are many ‘so called in’ items that wouldn’t work in my home. Should I have the opportunity to choose between granite or marble it will be marble hands down!
I’m just saying, sometimes you need to just go with your gut and forget “what’s in”!
So true Mary-Louise!
Thanks for the repositional wallpaper idea. Sent for a sample pack!
Just because a trend is “hot” does not mean it will work with what you have – and it’s expensive to change out everything just to be “in”! Usually by the time I get on board with a trend it is on it’s way out LOL!
Both in & out lists have merit – subway tiles are lovely so is a neutral colour palette that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle – none of us have the money nor inclination to do major changes all the time. If the basics are right, everything else adds to it.
IN – The colour blue (only in pottery or soft furnishings) ; Mixed metals -they add a warmth to a room so they are definitely in, Maximalism or More is more – as long as it is not a cluttered space. I love my home to be ordered & calm with things that get changed often (my sideboard – see my blog if you don’t believe me.) Your home should reflect who you are, it should be a space that you are completely comfortable in & it is not a show home – real people live in real homes …
I ABSOLUTELY agree with you Anita!! We have become savvier as consumers and good decorating done with quality materials will stand the test of time. I’d like to see someone tell Asheville’s Biltmore house that its white marble bathrooms and tubs are no longer fashionable!!?
This reply is priceless
I am not a trend person and actually I advise everyone to avoid them like the plague. Trends are costly and unless it may be something simple, one may make a costly purchase you soon tire of. I always lean toward timeless design. Marble, white tile, soft colors and green (nature’s color), have been around for many, many years and are quite happy and tasteful in homes today. My kitchen has medium blue cabinets, white subway tile back splash, with a lovely design behind the stove and marble quartz countertops. It should be happy for years. I also believe it is important to let the home speak to your design choices and by that I mean, I wouldn’t want to walk up to a beautiful old Georgian and the interior looked like a restored ware house, industrial style loft. Just my opinion – l thoroughly enjoy your blog and your ideas.
Great post!
I gutted and redid my kitchen in 1998. I chose painted white cabinets. Some with glass doors, Luna Pearl granite that has tiny bits of grey, white, barely there beige and tiny bits of black. The black splash goes all the way up to the cabinets. The floor tile is a pale grey, and all my appliances (still kicking) are stainless steel. People who’ve never been to my home ask if I just redid my kitchen! It’s a timeless look and it’s not taking a slow train ANYWHERE! And that’s almost 20 years ago. Granted, I’m a woman ahead of my time! So much fun listening to y’all!
I do not want my home to look like everyone else’s…
It who I am and it reflects that
Plus what a waste of money….to keep changing to keep up with the trends that come and go.
Love you blog
Thank you, thank you for doing these podcasts! I love them! They are funny, personable, and it is so good to hear all of your voices. I don’t have many friends that are passionate about decorating that I can sit and talk over these things with so listening to you three makes me feel like I’m part of the conversation! Thank you again!
Wow its funny that these are the top things in debate for what’s in or out. I’ve always considered most of them timeless. How can you go wrong with marble or neutrals? I guess it’s more in how they’re used that makes them on trend. I’m trying to go with what I love not just what’s hot, but I NEED design inspiration from talented people like you. ? Thanks!
The more I read and see on trends, the more I feel that I’ll do whatever I like because everything is going on and being “on trend” so I’ll do what I like and enjoy it – which is also a trend to follow.
Thanks for sharing these opinions and reminding us that it’s o.k. to disagree!
I enjoy seeing what those who are supposedly in the “know” say are the trends but I have never been a trend person. I love my grays as I do my dark brown “French” bedroom and my light cream walls in other rooms. My mother had a wonderful shop and our home was warm and beautifully decorated with family pieces, things she found at sales or on the side of the road and new pieces she added in.
I have followed my “mother’s trends” of decorating with what I love believing it will all come together. Those who visit my home say it does. It was a feature in Romantic Homes in 2008!
Marble is everywhere in Europe in homes that far date anything we have here in the US. Decorate with your heart and what you love and you can’t go wrong.
Anita I enjoy your blog very much. Thank you for sparking and keeping up conversations. Talking to each other is so important these days.
Well said Deborah.
I learned the hard way, YEARS ago to not try to follow trends or copy someone else’s look. I did that and was NOT happy. I went back to doing what I LOVED in my home and now find comfort and peace here. I look around and am so happy with things I have inherited and choices I/we have made that make US happy. I really don’t like some of the trends so why would I want to have them around me. I firmly believe we should all decorate our homes the way that makes us happy. Have a beautiful weekend, Anita!
We’ve never been trendy in our home. Furniture, decor, etc has always been what we like, what makes us comfortable, what works with pets. But I love seeing what others do, giving me inspiration for something a little bit different in our own rooms.
I am new to your blog!
Very well stated in matters of decorating choices!
Thanks so much!!
Thank you Amy!!
I am super excited about maximalism being in. It’s always in for me, and I don’t need anyone’s approval for my design. But every time I read about minimalism, I feel a tiny twinge of guilt. Or “clutter”. That gets me.
But, as I’ve said here before, my house is teeny tiny. I’m the one with the pot rack. I think about removing all my collections, all my layers, and then realize, my home would look forlorn. I think large, crisp homes can get away with minimalism. But tiny cottages with wood burning stoves and odd fixtures need layers of cozy. Maximum cozy.
While designers may determine what’s hot in a particular year it’s when it becomes mass produced and affordable for most consumers that it really takes off. Many times the designers are on to the next big thing while many are just able to access it. I think this is where someone who is “on top of trending styles” may differ from someone is “on top of what consumers are using”. So both can be correct.
I love the pod casts…so informative…
I am of the school of good bones
We built our home with appliances floors cabinets and colors that are timeless
and any one visiting would have that feel
I like that your all able to use good bones in your homes that reflect
your personality along with your individual creativity…
I think it can’t get better than that
Thank you for encouraging me to trust my gut instincts on what is “in” for me which may not be what someone else gravitates to.
I couldn’t agree with you more!! Classics like grey, white subway tiles, granite, and marble are the”little black dress” of design and decor.
I Ihave never been a fan of stainless appliances so I never followed that trend.
I avoid the more trendy (and expensive) design changes. Who can afford to keep up.
I’m so grateful that you spoke up and stood firm! Thank you!!
In 1983, I decided to put a wood floor in my kitchen. Everybody thought I was nuts! I couldn’t find even one flooring contractor to agree to install it so my husband and I bought the hardwood and put it down ourselves! It looked amazing and we loved the look, but boy did we get the nasty comments. It’s unsanitary, no way to keep it clean, so on and so forth. Now, it is very common to see a wood floor, when people finally realized you wouldn’t be eating on the floor?. Trends come and go, but I always go with what works in my home. I absolutely love the neutrals white and grey. They are soothing to the soul and mind. But I want a warmer look with them with textures and some previously loved pieces. I guess the comment comes to this…. if you love marble instead of granite… use it.. subway instead of 21 inch tile… use it…stainless steel instead of something else..use it. I’ve never been one to march to someone else’s music. Make your own!
I’m remodeling now and can’t wait to get the white and gray quartz countertops installed! That’s my style no matter what the “experts” say”
Anita, I did enjoy your first pod cast, but I am so glad you wrote this post. In decorating, there are styles and decor that are timeless. I feel that marble is one of them. I just spent a pretty penny on marble for my master bathroom, and it is not going anywhere. Your home should be a reflection of you. It should be a place of warmth and comfort with the things you love beautifully displayed. For the average person, marble, granite, and quartz is a huge investment. It is not something that can be torn out and replaced with the next decorating trend. My love is French Country…especially the Charles Faudree style of decorating. People still love his style. You can look at a room he designed in the 90s and still see that it is timeless. I say be true to what you love, and it will always be in style. Again, thanks for this post, and I always love reading your blog!!!
As most of Us are aware of,Many of the items that You mentioned would be labeled as Traditional Classics,So theyre ALWAYS going to be “in” They’re neutral,stand up to changing fad & can be accented to stand out or blend in depending on what the other materials are used surrounding them.White or Carrara Marble will never go out of style.Just like Bluestone or butchblock will always be a traditional material option.Just like stainless steel is always going to be an option & so is chrome faucets or bathroom accessories like towel bars,Sink or tub legs,etc.Think about it,High end & commercial stoves aren’t going to stop offering stainless,Just because it became a little more popular this last decade or so,Right? Same thing with plain white subway tiles.All of which were included in My “dream kitchen” when I was 18yrs old in 1990 & still are 28yrs later.But I’m a traditional,classic & neutral color kind-of-girl when it comes to the more expensive & installed (hard to change) features in a Home.But I also like to throw in some whimsy,contemporary/modern & unexpected yet not too terribly expensive to change features,to add a juxtaposition to the mix (Like My clear Poly carbonate Ghost chairs in My dinng room & the matching clear wing chair I keep talking Myself out of buying or the simple crystal cube G4 halogen mini pendants that I use an LED retrofit bulb in & look just as current today because of their simplicity,As they did when I bought them 10yrs ago! But, that’s where the real artistry of an Interior Designer (Classically schooled or self-taught or inherited the way I am) The true Designer sticks to the classic materials that will still be in like-new condition 50yrs from now & depending on accents & accessories,Will look just as current or “in” then,As it does now.Just like the well-designed & quality installed products have held up in the bathrooms/kitchens that were “new” in the 1920’s.I’ll take a white marble herringbone mosaic floor time & plain white subway tile in a bath with frame-less thick glass surrounds around the shower & the best faucets in shiny chrome any day over an modern & trendy bath that will look dated in 5-10 years.Just like in a kitchen,I believe the cabinets should look like they were never “renovated or remodeled’,Even if they were replaced this year.The only changes should be the hidden accessories to make Modern Life a little more convenient but not scream “installed in 2017!” I think as long as Your happy in Your design choices & let You House decide some of the materials by respecting the architecture & style of Your Home,You can never go wrong!
I have quartizite – a stone – for my counter tops. Not as much pattern as marble and doesn’t stain like marble. Fits us better. I am working on the master bathroom. Looking for a darker cabinet. Not what i would have chosen when younger. But my husband has PD and his medicine stains the cabinets and doesn’t always come off. So some decisions at this point are made for what we need and as close to what I want as can be! Life changes as well what is “in”. Your home need to fit what will make your family comfortable.
Love your blog.
I can’t say enough about your podcast. I just love hearing your voice and sharing on a certain topic. Trends are temporary and while I enjoy viewing what the perception is a trend but I choose what I like and try to incorporate what I view may be a classic. If not, I will post it for sale in neighboring sale sites on social media! Just keep it fresh!!1
Awww thanks Paula!!! You are so sweet!!!
Just viewing the photos in the Country Living magazine gave me a headache. Surely this article was a tongue in cheek example of overly done Maximalism trend – although my heart and mind tells me it is for real. Why when the “experts” deem that one trend is on its way out (Minimalism), does the next one have to be an over the top reversal? Where is the middle ground that most of us live in and would appreciate seeing occasionally? Just saying ……
Very interesting discussion and I have a few things to add here. I think home decor trends have followed about a year behind fashion trends for years now, and both are driven by fashion forecasters. I posted last summer that the colors for this year would be blue and green and sure enough that’s the case. But just because forecasters predict trends doesn’t mean they will be embraced by the public.
I completely agree with you that white marble (along with many of the other things on the ‘not’ list) is going nowhere and here’s why. It’s one thing to change your wall color or throw a few jewel toned pillows on your sofa. But the average person is not going to rip out their kitchen and baths just because a trend says they should.
I just did my kitchen a few months ago and white was as hot as ever at the retail level. That’s where the real trends happen. But more saliently, I remember when we did our kitchen in our old house 20 years ago. I wanted a white kitchen then and was told not to do it because it would become dated. Here we are 20 years later and white has never become dated. I regretted the decision for 20 years and promised myself I would not make that mistake again.
My feeling is that classics are never ‘out’. Instead what becomes dated are the things that are a little too trend driven. I also believe the public is a lot slower at embracing trends than the forecasters appreciate, so inevitably, they’re just beginning to jump on trends that designers have since moved away from. And ultimately, it’s up to designers to keep abreast of what the public will accept, because it’s pointless to be pushing looks that no one winds up buying.
In fashion, this happens with corduroy every few years. It never ever sells, despite the fact that forecasters try to push it every few years… 😉
Lory, I so appreciate your voice here, because you have so many words of wisdom. I know you worked in the fashion industry as well. I so agree, go classic, stay true to what you love. I think that’s the beauty of bloggers. We are real people and tell it like it is. We are not being paid big bucks to push a particular look.
It’s always fun to look at the trends and see what’s “hot” and what’s “not” but at the end of the day, we should all choose the things that make us feel happy to come home to. My home might not be what someone else would love, but my husband and I are happy and contented here. Isn’t that what’s important for us all, especially in these crazy times?
Btw, re the Country Living article, it looks like they just discovered the boho trend and decided to re-name it maximalism… 😉
Bwahahaha too funny Lory.
Who cares what anyone else thinks?! This is one of the things about the decorator blogging world that has been annoying me lately (to the point that I’m thinking of canceling some of my daily subscriptions)…a lot of the decor looks alike, as if it just stepped out of Target or, as I noted this past holiday season, Balsam Hill, or another company that was putting money into bloggers’ pockets. I wish more dedicated thrift shoppers would start blogs. It is so much more creative to develop your own style with unique (and affordable) finds than just accepting being force-fed some self-proclaimed designer’s idea of what’s “in” or copycatting some other popular blogger.
Teddee, I agree!
After filling up my place for years, I am becoming minimalist and I love it. I can always add on if I’d like! We are in the midst of designing our new home and I love reading your blog and comments on what has worked and what hasn’t for people.
Keep the good stuff coming!!!
I love the idea of the podcasts! It helps connect with you beautiful ladies at a whole other level. I have always preached getting what you love whether for your home, wardrobe, etc. Even if you don’t know where you’ll put it exactly or what you’ll wear it with cuz if you’re true to your style it will invariably compliment or coordinate with what you already have. Loved the post. xo- maryjo
Thanks for sharing. I am not a trend follower and think you should go with what makes you feel best.
Blessings
I know may of the things I have in my home would not be appreciated by lots of others–but who cares, it is my home and it looks like me and I love it. To thine own self be true~if not in your own home, then where??
Exactly. I have to satisfy noone but my husband and myself. I’ve never been a trend follower. That’s not to say that I’ve never purchased something that was considered trendy. I have. Not because I was trying to stay “on trend” but because the item fit in with my personal style and was something that I needed or that really spoke to me.
Like someone else said, I allowed myself to be talked out of the white kitchen cabinets that I wanted and that were my preference. I regretted it immediately and have had to live with that regret for years. It was the last time I allowed anyone to influence my decisions in regards to my home. I know what I like and what I don’t. Noone else has to live with those decisions day in and day out but the hubs and myself so why should I allow someone else’s idea carry more weight than ours?
I just finished having my dark and dank den painted a nice soft grey (Alaskan Husky from Ben Moore) and it is wonderful!! Lightened up the room, accentuated my art on the walls and make the room so soothing and calm. Can’t say that I am ready to let go of grey as of now, but as others have said, to each his own–just make it so that you enjoy and feel loved in your home!!
I’m always too late for trends, sooner or later they all come back around. I’m looking forward to new grey paint & new wallpaper & crisp white cabinetry, subway tile & Calcutta marble with a navy blue island. Its what I love!!!
I’m getting ready to redo my bathroom. It has been 15 years and it needs to be done. It is white marble with grey in it. I will be doing something similar because I still love it but it’s old and worn looking. I agree that you should never follow trends for high ticket items, only for accessories and items that are not so costly. White is not going anywhere and if it does I’m following it!?
I agree Anita, use what you like and leave the rest. Love white and marble is classic to me. I prefer grey to beige but that is just me. If stainless steel works use it, especially now that the new doesn’t show fingerprints. (Altho, when I see my baby grandsons fingerprints I am thrilled) And when Blue and White went out I stuck with it and now it is popular again. Thank you for your blog!!
Hi Anita, trends are set to make people feel bad about what they don’t have. As an interior designer I follow a strong timeless design style so it holds its own in design staying power… i have to agree that Subway, marble, and let’s not forget apron farmhouse sinks as well as ship lap, unless they are original to a 150 plus year old home has seen its trending days. What tires these trends is designer use and over use and the lack of creativity in its use.
Just like the late 90’s into the mid 2000 when we couldn’t get enough Granite and stainless steel appliances.
This over use is drug into the homes and featured in every magazine out there, and then we readers take it as word that this must be what we all should be doing in designs to the point we see every home coming and going in common design practices in the same ole same ole…
Good designs is creativity and using natural materials with neutral staying power with trending accents to what appeals to what’s trending. With trending accessories they can be easily traded off for a bit of a now reimaging to our homes without dating the surroundings we are forced to live with do to following suit in a trend.
Creative designs set new trends that are quiet until they take off. The market design centers set new designs as what to watch for its what designers do to push the envelope in the next upcoming money marketing that makes the consumer second guess their life style in design choices. It’s all about exercising creativity…,
Out with the old, and in with the new!
I see colour making its way back, yet that does not mean we have to lose that lack of and go to colour, touches in accessories give just enough update till the next best thing that temps us and nudges us in the direction of feeling we are not keeping up with the latest trends… a home can over trend and most certainly date itself. Everything in designs tires itself. This is why one must be careful in design choices. Everything has a time clock set to it.
Great post.
Xx
Dore
Thanks for bringing up this subject. Our home is an accumulation of nearly half a century of things that we love and will be passed on to family members, just as some of the pieces were inherited by us. We create our own “style”. My home(s) will never be in Architectural Digest, but Home is for family and friends and as long as we are comfortable, we are happy.
Must remember that there is a difference between collections and clutter. Also must remember that your spouse should have a say in the home and that makes decorating a collaboration.
I think marble will NEVER go out…I don’t really like granite and stainless steel…and everyone should use their favorite colors in their home…after all, YOU are the one that lives there…I don’t care if no one else likes my favorite colors..I don’t decorate for them…
I recently remodeled my home and I did use the gray paint on the walls because it just blended with my belongings. I have wood floors, black and white buffalo check curtains and a mixture of dark wood and painted furniture pieces. I tried the whole neutral look for a very short time and its just not me. I love color, I love red, I love pattern and a mixture of old and new. My house makes me smile and I feel at peace when I come home at night. Its warm and cozy and makes use of my favorite things. I say, who cares whats in or out. Do what you love!
Things that are done tastefully are timeless and never go out of style.
I couldn’t care one whit less what is “in” or “out”. My home is my happy place. I decorate only with what delights me.
Trends come and go but classics are timeless. They’re also better for resale. Love your podcast!
I’ve always been a “minimalist”, long before I knew there was a name for it. So glad the neutrals have taken their rightful place in timeless decor. Too much clutter or color, makes my head spin. Although, I do love some of the Ralph Lauren photos in decorating books, I think it takes a very careful designer to get the balance right.
Years ago I never wanted to see stainless as popular as it became, but alas, I do have stainless appliances, it brightens up the kitchen much better than many other options. (I think I’ve had them all at some point).
Still trying to adjust to so much “blue” in decorating and not crazy about the return to bamboo or large bright florals, but have always loved brass.
We can still stay on trend with accessories. I love my white kitchen because I can change colored accessories with each holiday. Red for Valentines, green for St. Patrick’s Day, Red, white and blue for 4th of July, etc. When people visit they look and what has changed and not our classic or whatever form of decorating we use. As we get older we focus more on our own happiness than what others think of us. Also, I just finished reading my House Beautiful subscription and have decided to cancel because all the large floral wallpaper designs along with all kinds of other patterns was enough to frighten anyone away. I enjoy your posts and others comments because I realize that you and others feel the same way I do. Unite!
Love your expertise and I always say to each his own!
I am so loving these podcasts. I just found them this week! I am walking on the treadmill while I listen. Thank you so much for helping me enjoy the walk. Plus I’m learning and laughing as well. This is one of the best parts of my day. Never would have said that about the treadmill before.