tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post7983066360980264207..comments2023-11-02T11:46:26.354-04:00Comments on Coasting Along: Stuff.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776732256533621007noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-87203763669293248822009-02-27T11:42:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:42:00.000-05:00oh, i totally think you improved the picture frame...oh, i totally think you improved the picture frame! i know what you mean though. paint on paper doesn't freak me out at all. paint on vintage things that are already quite lovely can be daunting. <BR/>and i agree with the others that a home with personal elements is so much cozier than a home that looks like it was styled by a catalogue. i bet your house feels like a home.tricia stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462109680971905741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-46334275009643760742009-02-27T11:09:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:09:00.000-05:00I feel the same way...I go to other homes and thin...I feel the same way...I go to other homes and think they look so put together and grown up. But, that look is just not ME and it sounds like it's not you either. I bet those people with grown up houses are wishing they could relax and be more creative like you!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823242280963454564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-65769174211911494622009-02-26T18:05:00.000-05:002009-02-26T18:05:00.000-05:00I bet your home is beautiful!! Love your blog.I bet your home is beautiful!! Love your blog.Protector of Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214569133131550585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-50085473585810308742009-02-26T13:37:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:37:00.000-05:00The thing about the artful arrangements and vignet...The thing about the artful arrangements and vignettes in other peoples' homes is this: They're only artistic to you because they're strange and wonderful and different from your stuff. <BR/><BR/>Your stuff is <B>your</B> stuff and you know the warts and bumps and sometimes ordinary method of acquisition. It's old hat to you, and though special in the memory department, it's just your stuff. <BR/><BR/>I truly believe that if you gathered a bunch of your, uh, <I>yellow stuff</I> and put it together on a pretty little table, you'd get all kinds of people chiming in, telling you how artistic and grown-up and whatever else it is.Fiber Babblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428452420851112349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-58864034478248253442009-02-26T12:32:00.000-05:002009-02-26T12:32:00.000-05:00...and don't forget...the GOOD stuff that I sold p......and don't forget...the GOOD stuff that I sold paid the closing costs on our house. The recent purge was just junk taking up space that could be occupied by good stuff. All the rest of my precious vintage lovelies will be in the estate sale after I'm gone!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-62354194336901667412009-02-26T12:23:00.000-05:002009-02-26T12:23:00.000-05:00Janelle...your house is lovely and homey and warm....Janelle...your house is lovely and homey and warm...and decidedly NOT cluttered. I love how your house looks with your comfy furniture and groups of treasures on shelves and tables and on your mantel. The look you have achieved is one that can only be gotten over a lifetime of treasure hunting. Please don't change a thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-69550475890660108562009-02-26T11:26:00.000-05:002009-02-26T11:26:00.000-05:00Oh, and I completely agree about the memories we a...Oh, and I completely agree about the memories we attach to things. I couldn't quite put my finger on the online transactions—and "dissatisfying" is too strong a word for what I feel—but it's always better when it involves a HUNT.Sue (Vintage Rescue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777472234694953355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266440.post-23704528075131660132009-02-26T11:25:00.000-05:002009-02-26T11:25:00.000-05:00My house has ALWAYS been junky and cluttered, but ...My house has ALWAYS been junky and cluttered, but it's ME. I have no qualms about not having a "grown-up" or "decorated" house. That's just the way some of us live. As long as it's not dirty or messy, it's all good! XOXSue (Vintage Rescue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777472234694953355noreply@blogger.com