Design Addict – Week of Design (Day 1)

When I was ten years old I got my first magazine subscriptions to House Beautiful and Vogue. Now those of you who know me well are aware that I am not terribly fashion conscious. I don’t spend any money on clothes, so I’ve been wearing the same gap t-shirts since 1994 (I even have photos to prove it.). I may not wear it, but if you ask me what’s in style, I tend to know the latest trends (even though my Vogue subscription expired years ago; now I just love the internet!).

I like to think the same goes for my knowledge of architecture and interior design.

For years I have been collecting images of design and decorating ideas for when I finally would own a house. Anytime I saw a photo I liked online or a clipping in a magazine, I saved or scanned it and put it in my ‘future house ideas’ image folder. It has always seemed so far fetching and David loves to tease me about how crazy it is that I’ve been planning this for years.

Well, I’m hoping it has paid off. We’re house hunting. Or, rather, we’re townhouse hunting, as the California housing market makes me want to cry. We’re hoping for a real fixer upper so we can make it our own. Right now we’re keeping our fingers crossed and trying to take deep breaths and stay sane…

In celebration of the possibility that we may actually own a place in the near future, I though I would post some of my favorite designs from my ‘future house ideas’ folder. So, keep checking back for a new photo collage posted each day this week.