my hoarding issues

do you hoard?  i’m actually pretty good about purging stuff.  i don’t like clutter.  but there are some things that get me.  mason jars.  wood scraps.  and old architectural digest inspiration mags.

i ran across some old mags with post-it notes tagging pages.  i thought “good grief.  these will be horrid.”  and i was pleasantly surprised to see that my tastes from 20 years ago are still about the same.  decide for yourself if horrid is the right adjective.

i still swoon for these wooden cross beams.  they’re now available as a formed foam painted to look like wood.  i suppose that’s a good option should an earthquake hit and you’re standing under one!

and these rustic, country kitchen cabinets are still my favorites.  while i love our white cabinets, they do require a lot of cleaning each day to avoid seeing tiny (and not so tiny) fingerprints!  look at those cute little herbs on the windowsill.  precious.

 

and look at the cool arches detail over Jack Benny’s fireplace.  so hip, simple, and clean.

and while i no longer have my mexican casita, i still love the mexican/spanish niches that are built into the plaster.  the arches aren’t perfect.  i don’t really care for the super shaggy rug.  makes me want to sneeze just looking at the picture.

and loook at this precious niche with the wooden ledge tying in with the wooden door?  and see how the door’s casing is actually sunken into the plaster?  now that’s awesome.

and the grand finale….these soft, pretty, white balloon roman shades just scream “girl” to me.

thanks for cruising the hoarder’s collection with me today.  you’ll be glad to know that i’ve purged the last of these mags now that i’ve scanned them.

 

all images: Architectural Digest, circa early ’90s