Have you ever procrastinated a project because you weren’t sure if it would turn out perfectly. Maybe you didn’t have the right supplies or maybe you knew the finished project wouldn’t end up like those perfect magazine or Pinterest photos. So instead of finishing it, you just stopped.
Here is something to consider. Why are you trying to recreate something from a magazine that doesn’t have any meaning to you. It is very liberating when you realize that your home should be a reflection of you and those who live with you. The way you decorate your home, or the projects you do, should reflect what works for you and your family and what makes you happy, not what makes someone else happy.
I have come to realize that this way of thinking takes the stress out of decorating. With this perspective, I have created my “imperfect display” of some cherished items that were made by my children when they were young. I hadn’t hung these items for several years because I thought I had to find matching frames and had to find the perfect way to display them. So while I waited for the perfect conditions, these items sadly stayed in the box.
We moved and I recently unboxed these items. I decided to hang these child creations in my bedroom so I could see them every morning. They make me happy. And I also realized that the original frames they were in give them added character. I am still unboxing from our move, and I haven’t found all of the items I want to hang, so I pushed aside my perfectionist way of thinking and just put the items I had already unboxed on the wall. I intentionally hung them knowing it was not “perfectly centered” and not complete. This helps me to remember that happiness can be found in the imperfect.
I am honestly grateful to know that I can have confidence in finding what matters most to me, and decorate in a way that will honor my interests and family.
