Did you ever read a book and think "this book was written just for me" because practically every word,every picture, is something you love or are in agreement with? I read about the book, Home-FamilyLife Style, by Anita Kaushal,on the blog Posy, after seeing the picture she posted of a little girl's bedroom that I fell in love with:
I ordered the book locally and used through Half.com,and anxiously awaited it's arrival,it arrived yesterday. As I poured over it,I kept having the strange and wonderful experience of thinking-I was just saying the same thing-or-I have been wanting to do that. For example, the side pieces on the bed in the little girl's room,I have been wanting to scroll cut pieces to attach to the sides of Ruby's bed,like a Swedish daybed(and we will soon)because I think toddler beds are a waste of money and I am not too crazy about those side-rails. She has a rose garden on her walls,Ruby has one on her floor. The painted white floors,the pink (Ruby also has brown)with red and white polka dot accents.The vintage shelf displaying treasures.The name on the headboard is even Ruby!Ruby wasn't a common name at all over three years ago when we chose it(two + years in the process plus one year of waiting for me to turn 29.5)but I see it a lot more lately.So many more things about that room resonate with me.
Anita Kaushal writes about spending more on comfy bedding,we just did! She devotes an entire page to my favorite,and not well known,UK children's label, Caramel Baby. I saved the picture from Caramel's website of the metallic-linen shoes that she has in her book,because not only are they too expensive to buy,but they are too far away to qualify as "locally made",and the shipping is also too costly. So now I have a really large photo of them!She shows a portrait of a little girl done in a unique style,a style that I have had a picture of that I have saved for years!It is realistic,with one dimensional accents. I intend to either try to paint one like it,or have one painted,of Ruby. She has an entire spread about plastic toys,basically saying,okay they're not the greatest but we all loved them as children and we are okay. Even though I prefer natural,wooden toys,some plastic toys are great; legos, Playmobil toys. If children are mature enough that they don't put their toys in their mouth,then I think it's okay for them to have some plastic. She has a picture of a chandelier made of branches and white Christmas lights,something similar to what I have been wanting to do in our living room for a while. There are so many more things! I love this book, I am glad to have finally found a book that is just my style.
