Patience is not my strong suit. Even
for my favorite topics (i.e. home decorating, child rearing and skin tanning).
For
these, I like the option that works immediately. In fact, my favorite is the
one that worked yesterday.
This approach has gotten me in
trouble.
For years my love of tanned skin led me
to douse myself in self tanner, which gave me a vibrant orange glow no one would
mistake for golden.
On the kiddo front, my lack of patience
results in the 8 year old’s hair often looking like it has been braided by
wolves.
On the decorating front,
impatient me once impulse-bought a painting. A painting that was 3 feet high by
9 feet long and wouldn’t fit in the car. I had to carry that baby home. From
the store. Battling winter temperatures and a gusty wind.
All because I had become fed up
with the giant, blank wall in my living room. I became fed up and decided it
had to be fixed.
Immediately.
I wish I had known this following
tip instead:
Make your own painting. With wallpaper and molding.
Not only is this DIY route
cheaper, it doesn’t involve risk of hypothermia or sailing into traffic when
the wind turns you and your painting into a maritime team.
This DIY method is somewhat
lacking in adventure but not lacking in style or economy.
Just buy a roll of
wallpaper, get yourself some pre-cut, pre-painted molding and voila! giant work
of art. With all the money you save, you can get yourself some
color-coordinated pillows too. As I like to say, it's a lotta look, little lucre (that's French for money, which is about the only thing I remember from high school French class).
Happy decorating guru girls &
guys!
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