Eclectique Chic

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Having redecorated almost every room in the house in the past few years, I realize my taste changes every few years. Ive come to the realization that this is OK! People's taste changes, and therefore why not redecorate according to your new taste, your new interest in a color palette, and or style?! With FBMP these days, it makes it that much easier to sell your old stuff, and find new and unique items on a budget, along the way!
I have recently gotten rid of my mermaid collection, along with a lot of my favorite Antique, and Vintage Ocean themed items. When I bought these items a few years back, I would've never guessed I'd ever want to get rid of them! Surprise...I did!
I am currently in my favorite color "purple" decorating phase! Along with this new color I've been incorporating into my living room and my loft, Art Deco seems to be the theme for my current phase! I'm enjoying finding treasures to create a diifferent look to these rooms, and adding in the different shades of purple.
Our upstairs loft has been the resting place for unused/unwanted items the past 7 years after my last child moved out. Even though the loft has always been my fave room of the house, when my kids moved out, my empty nest felt very Empty! I noticed only recently, why I was no longer using that room. It had old memories, old pictures of the kids when they were little, and the same furniture. I noticed it made me sad and reminiss of the days I missed so terribly! Once I figured out why that room made me sad, I decided to give it new life, and create a new exciting and calm place for me to watch TV, hang out, and rest in. I sold everything in the room! I went through the clutter of old DVD's, CD's, old family photos, a stack of photo albums, my Grandma's cedar chest- filled with keepsakes, a large and obsolete TV Entertainment Center, and a dinosaur DVD player!
To say this was not a daunting, overwhelming, and VERY emotional task, id be lying!
Fast forward 3 months later. I have made $ on all the stuff I sold, donated the rest, and have found unique, second-hand treasures (mostly from FBMP), and I am starting to create the space I'm dreaming of that feels comforting at this time/phase of my life! I am wanting to create a calm, minimal look, and want to be surrounded by just a few things that make me feel happy. It's slowly wvolving into my new happy place. It takes time when you want to be intentional with a new space. I'm excited to update with photos as I continue to finish the big transformation.

(Below are pics of a "bundle" of Ocean/Mermaid theme items a customer just bought from me)

As time passes, people change, and so does their taste. I myself, have gone through many changes and shifts in my life, which have prompted me to re-do, redecorate, refresh, and change things up every so often. I won’t say I have never had regrets, because yes, on occasion, I look back and think…”why did I get rid of that?!.” That being said, I do however feel like when I want a change in decor, I want someone else to enjoy that item, as much as I once did. With this mindset, it makes it much easier to feel good about getting rid of that item. I have a ritual I go through once the item has sold, and before it is picked up by its new owner. I learned this technique from the Japanese author, Marie Kondo. She believes that if you decide to get rid of an item, whether it be clothing, decor, etc., to say, “Thank you for serving me”. I try to remember to do this as I am getting rid of things. Whether it be selling items on Marketplace, decluttering, or bagging up donations for Goodwill/Charity. Lately, I have felt the need to add a pop of my absolute fave color purple, to my living room! I really like the blues I have in my decor still, so I wanted to just incorporate purple, and still keep the blues. This small transformation started with me finding a rug that has both the blues and purples, a rug from Turkey. One that is vintage from the 50’s, and has the different blues I already have in my living room, but also incorporating different hues of purple I wanted to add. Fast forward a year, and I’ve decided to let some other big design pieces go to new homes! I felt ready to change a few more things, in addition to the new rug. You can say, I’ve very much so, adopted the Marie Kondo philosophy of, “keep only what brings you joy.” I definitely agree with this philosophy due to the fact, as you look around your home, you want to LOVE everything that surrounds you. I really resonate with this idea, and therefore, I find myself asking myself, do I LOVE certain things anymore? If not, maybe it’s time for these things to serve someone else. Below are a couple of items I absolutely loved for the time I had them, but was ready for a change, and felt it was time these items found a new home! The table I sold for $950 on Marketplace, went to a family who had been searching for a while, for the “perfect” table. When they came to see it in person, they knew this was the one! They mentioned that they had a door that was also unique, and that the table should definitely compliment their door very nicely. The customer sent me a pic of her door, and my old table in her living space. Amazing! Another customer bought my mermaid creation. One in which I created myself! She definitely had a special reason for purchasing. She mentioned she loves mermaids, because her sister who recently passed, loved them. She feels the need to surround herself with unique and special mermaids, because she says it helps her feel close to her sister…❤️My lovely mermaid served me well, and she will definitely serve her new owner, as she will hopefully feel comforted by the mermaid’s presence, in remembrance of her beloved sister.
(mermaid creation sold for $325)
This customer also purchased a few smaller mermaids from my collection. Some of which were from a friend who is no longer in my life, and they don’t have meaning to me anymore, so no regrets there!