My home is eclectic. There are so many types of designs that appeal to me, it’s difficult to want to go ‘all in’ on one type of style.

I like the sleek lines of the mid-century modern look, but I also enjoy the cosy feel and the mishmash of accessories and bespoke pieces of a cottage. I like accent walls, but also enjoy white walls touched with colour only by the pictures that hang upon them. I like deep, rich colours in furniture, but also enjoy the bright, soft, airiness of the shabby-chic look.

I suppose what it really comes down to is that I don’t want to limit myself to one style because I find beauty in them all. I enjoy making my own pillows and accessories for the house. I enjoy displaying family hand-me-downs and things from years of travel. I like clean countertops and shelves and open spaces. In short, I enjoy being eclectic. For a long time I felt as though I needed to box myself into one way of decorating, that that was a mark of really being a ‘grown-up’. Now, as I settle more into who I am and who God’s made me to be, I realise it’s okay to enjoy different aspects of many design schemes.

I’m learning to be content with how my home looks, and that’s rather freeing. Even more important to me, though, is how a person feels when they enter my home. I don’t want to have a home people are afraid to live in, to be in, to think in. I want people to be able to walk in and feel relaxed, comfortable, and welcome.