my own irreverent sanctuary...

yesterday i finally got around to wandering around my house with a camera and taking some pictures of my own little sanctuary. on one hand i'm proud to show it off because i love it, and on the other hand i'm slightly self conscious because i've been posting pictures of interiors that are so brilliantly and creatively done, and now mine will be juxtaposed with those. oh well. visit the full tour of my home, complete with captions, here.

my house, like my life, is always a little joyfully messy- i know i'm never going to have one of those houses with every surface bare and gleaming. on the other hand, i try not to own too many things that i have to put in storage- either it's beautiful and meaningful and out on display, or i try to let it go.

the first picture is of my desk & workspace, which i adore. i brought the tapestry home from india in 2005, and for several years i kept it carefully in storage, not wanting to use it because it's handmade and delicate. consciously working to get out of that mindset, i brought it out and put a crude frame behind it, and now i use it as a rotating display of favorite cards, pictures and ephemera.

the second two shots are of my living room; each piece of furniture has a story behind it, & as time goes by i'll try to share each of them.

this is the view over the room divider in my bedroom. it's one of those rooms that i don't feel done with, and am not sure that i ever really will. i like the elements- i was going for a light, airy, calm feel, like sleeping in a cloud. unfortunately i think it feels more bare than cloud-like, and i'm not sure yet exactly how to better it. it's also the hardest space to keep reasonably clean. lesson learned from this room: never put the laundry hamper in the furthest corner from the door- put it as close to where clothes are removed as possible, so as to increase the chances of clothes actually ending up inside, instead of on the floor.

i do have some successes, however, and my jewelry tree is one of them. when my jewelry lived in a box, i either didn't wear it or i wore the same earrings or necklace for weeks at a time. now, i actually wear something different every day.


i took this last picture while sitting in the overstuffed chair where i do almost all of my work, study, & online play. if you're wondering, i don't pose hampton- he just sneaks his way into all these shots. *sigh*... i love it here...