This is currently the most frequently used phrase in my blogger vocabulary.

I Want.

I know I know. Someone has whacked me with the needy greedy stick, pretty darn hard I might add.

And why? because we are re-decorating.

Yup, the O’Shea residence is having a major cosmetic overhaul.

What with Rock My Wedding and my day job I must be absolutely bl*ody mad but when I get an idea in my head it adheres like super glue and there is no stopping me, I may be small but lordy is my nagging mighty . I think Mr O’Shea looks at me all moany and groany and whiney stamping my size 4 feet and wonders what the hell he has got himself into……

As some of you who read my Wherever I Lay My Fancy Hat post some months back will know, as much as I love wedding design I love home interiors in equal measure. Nothing makes me happier than curling up on the sofa with a cup of tea, a chocolate digestive and a copy of Living Etc/Elle Decoration/House Beautiful ……to name but a few.

I want to walk into a room and think “Wow I adore living here” not “It’s ok” or “It will do”.

Of course we don’t have an unlimited money pit ( believe me – far from it) so I am constantly on the hunt for last-a-lifetime investment pieces or little pretty accessories that are reasonable in price but look as near to fabulous as possible.

It hasn’t been easy.

And then I found THE SHOP.

An on-line store so full of Charlotte type perfection that I may have actually stopped breathing.

I Want EVERYTHING it sells. I Want my home to look like it’s white washed pages. I Want to be as skilled at interior design as the creators of Pale And Interesting.

I Want a weathered dove grey cupboard to store all of my books

I Want battered old leather armchairs and glass teardrop chandeliers

I Want exposed wooden floorboards and a sea of scattered shells

I Want small ceramic votives and delicate pots filled with paper butterflies

I Want an old wood burning stove and french floral cushions

I Want antique metal file boxes and daisy hooks made of brass

I Want mis-matched wooden frames and tarnished silver candle sticks

I Want the warmest hand stitched blankets and a hallway filled with light

I Want provencal apothecary bottles for my lotions and tall vases for scented blooms

I Want cups painted with dragonflies and long white trestle tables laced with love

I Want an airstream in the garden and the perfect picnic set for two

I Want vintage china to display pink peonies and I Want ………. I Want………

What I really really WANT is for our home to be our home. In reality I don’t expect it to look like a magazine feature or an exact replica of someone elses vision. Where is the creativity or the personalisation in that?

Much like weddings I’m giving it the same coat of paint – take inspiration, use your own skills, tastes and loves and make it your own.

Of course I was a bit naughty and I may have indulged in a few pieces from Pale And Interesting…… the metal file boxes ( as frankly the shade of grey/blue was literally made for my RMW paperwork) the apothecary bottles and the book ” the relaxed home” for my mug of tetley/biscuit break next weekend.

Bliss

Anyone else decorating?

Any other amazing home interior stores we should know about?

And if you are on the hunt for decor gorgeousness just for Saturday kicks please complete this sentence ” I Want………”

Big making a home your home Love

Charlotte xxx

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