Is loving floral a crime?

If I told you I love all things Scuffed, faded and worn, would you believe me? If I told you I traded in my Dark wood and cream table for a smaller, dented, repainted and sanded down table would you think I'm crazy? What if I said I pushed my Bombay plate set to the back of my cupboards and started replacing them with old china that I have scrounged up from Second hand shops throughout the city and small towns I've visit to, Would you think I'm cheap?

Hmmm. You know the first Time I was introduced to a Home that Reeked of Floral pillows and Scuffed picture frames, China dinner plates and tiny little golden clocks, stacks of old books and wicker rockers, I remember thinking, Hello Grammie, its been awhile. But this was no Grandmothers home... For a short while, I had moved in with my friend(who at the time was 30)and her (at the time)3 small boys and husband. They asked me to come live with them, to get away from the city and put my feet back on solid ground.

After staying with them a mere 3 months I some how found myself swaying toward cross stitched pillows, fluffy white duvets, wicker side tables and the like. I will always remember my friend, Delaina, Telling me, Every room Should have Floral In it, stripes, solids....

Today, I agree, shes 100% right. Although our styles do differ. I am In Love with shabby chic. I never realized how much i would be teased for this. Without fail, people will step into my home and out come the Doyle jokes. HA HA. amusing. So, I prefer all white walls to dark rich colors, fabric, comfy couches to sleek leather. Chipped furniture to pristine. When I told people I was going to paint my Baby's room all white there was so much arguments about it, I decided to wall paper a feature wall in floral. Ha. that'll teach em!

Geoff, who ideally would like a little more manly things, admits, My style is, for lack of a fancier word, comfortable. When you come to my place, you never have to worry about scratching my table, denting the furniture or, you'll like this, feeling like your own furniture looks cheap compared to mine. I love a good thrift shop find. Most of our stuff ends up being second hand, which technically has to be to suite my style.

But am I cheap? Absolutely (although a better word is frugal), And Am I crazy?...hmm, well I do prefer to live in all white surroundings, but for now, lets hold off on the restraints. After all, is loving floral a crime?......