Sellers' Remorse

Hey, if there's buyers' remorse why can't there be sellers'?
All you sellers out there, have you sold something and regretted it?  It happens to me all the time.
 Sometimes I get over it and sometimes I don't.  

This past sale at The Design House there were several items that I put up for sale even though I wanted them for myself.  I had such a hard time peeling them from my greedy hoarder's fingers.
 I let them go and of course they sold.  But, there was one item that I really couldn't stop thinking about.
Do you know what I did? Before the store opened for the sale,  I marked it sold.
It was this stylized horse that I couldn't part with.

Stylized Horse at The Design House

I happily carried him home and placed him on my dining room table.

To give him some height and to add some interest, I used a mirror as a riser.
Have you ever used a mirror on a flat surface?  I do it all the time.
  I thought this oval mirror with the belted strap worked well.
 On either side of it I placed my antler candleholders.
 Their silver tones picked up the silver in the mirror frame and the belt had an equestrian look.

I sometimes decide to share my jewelry as part of a vignette.  That horse needed some sparkle.

As the weather cools, I use my animal hides as table covers.  Their color and texture work for me.
The large solid hide covers the table while the small spotted one adds contrast and color.

What have you decided to keep instead of sell?
The funny thing is that once I keep a purchase and enjoy it for a while,  I'm okay with parting with it.
You'll probably see this horse for sale some time in the future.
How do you part with favorite finds?

Kathy


FYI, my decision not to sell was totally validated when I saw what was in Kelly Wearstler's kitchen.
Check out the horse in the lower left corner.  Yes!!!!!

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Fall Vignettes

It's my last gasp of Fall before the December craziness descends upon us.

The colors in my sun room make it very easy to pull together my Fall decor.  

 The dark browns, the corals, and the tans mimic the colors I associate with the season.

I thought the late afternoon sun streaming across the room and 

the almost bare tree branches in the background said Fall to me.  

Late  Fall Afternoon in My Sun Room

I have this large silver tray on my leather ottoman/coffee table.  

I update it for the season.

Antlers, feathers, a worn leather book, some gold tassels,

 and a brown orb on a pedestal add the touch of Fall.

We enter this room from the adjoining dining room.   

When the weather cools,  I add these pillows to my caned back arm chairs.  

The pillows are made from velvet and a section from a vintage rug.  They repeat the browns, golds, 

and corals of Fall. The upholstered chair seats are also velvet with nail head trim.

Coral candleholders are on a small table in the dining room. 

 The draperies and the side chair wear a coral geometric pattern.  

I covered the dining room table with cow hides, antler candlesticks, 

and a stylized horse,  all in brown tones.

The small side table is covered in a leopard print.  

Striped leather books and a weathered ceramic pine cone complete the vignette.

Fall seems to have come and almost gone so quickly.
 I'm already moving on to Christmas, but not quite ready to give up on this short season.



Kathy


Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.