Buyer’s Remorse & Serial Decorating
Posted on: January 7, 2010
The Vamp had a great post up yesterday: Hits & Misses…. It got me thinking what worked around Laurel Street and what didn’t? Valorie and I both live in classic, but small, New Orleans houses… one square foot never felt so precious, every inch counts. She posed the question today – are you a serial decorator?
"Serial Mom" starring Kathleen Turner. Please tell me I am not the only one who remembers this movie.
This clock. I mean, it's fine, it's fun, it was a good deal, it's well made, it's New Orleans-y.... I tried convincing myself on multiple levels.
But ultimately I could not convince myself that it didn’t look just a little bit cheap… honestly I have never bought such an overtly ornamental thing in my life. Why I didn’t I look around little longer?
This one is the perfect scale for the space and its design is more up my alley:
This is very handsome. At 20" x 13" it's a nice size and will be perfect for the narrow space in the bath. The other clock will find a nice (different) home. Perhaps on a farm somewhere.
This clock comes from Bronson Design. I’d come across them before online but neglected to bookmark their site. Then they followed me on twitter @BronsonDesign and I rediscovered a great site, deep with a wide variety of lighting and accessories.
I’m also loving these little clocks from Bronson Design – I could make a fun vignette with them:
Pedestal Clock in Antique Brass
Christopher Clock
Nice little lantern clock
You’d think with all these clocks around I’d never be late for anything. Well… I can’t talk anymore. I’m running late.
11 Responses to "Buyer’s Remorse & Serial Decorating"
January 7, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Nate, that wouldn’t rate as a faux pas in my book. The other clocks are nicer though.
January 8, 2010 at 12:37 pm
oh, you’re not the only one who remembers that movie…by a long shot :)
But I love that first clock especially….classic, but stretched a bit to give it some interest.
January 8, 2010 at 1:06 pm
You crack me up. I’m sure the old clock will enjoy its new life, running free on a farm somewhere.
I’m in love with that first clock from Bronson Design. I think that would be perfect!
January 8, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Oh come on! I think we all make mistakes, and thats what makes decorating fun (if we all got it right the first time then what would we shop for?)
I once painted a room such a bright shade of blue it can only be called neon (the whole room, it glowed). Sunglasses were required to enter.
January 8, 2010 at 7:24 pm
I’m a serial decorator, I am…is there a cure?! I LOVE the first clock, LOVE IT! And ‘the farm’ is too funny…I have lots of items to go off to ‘the farm.’ And there’s a slight chance I even picked up something yesterday that may end up at the farm. It didn’t even occur to me until I started loading it into the car and began to wonder out loud, “who bought this?” xoxoTrina
January 9, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Thanks for sharing that link bronsondesign…I must check them out~
January 12, 2010 at 7:21 am
After seeing KT on Californication the other night I can’t help but ask myself ‘What the heck happened to Serial Mom?!’. I think you are being too harsh on yourself Nate, I think your score so far would be HITS 509 MISSES 0.5.
Millie ^_^
January 13, 2010 at 2:19 am
Totally understand serial decorating and buyer’s remorse — thank God for ebay. And ahem, I live on a farm and my clocks look like the ones from Bronson Design.
First visit to your beautiful blog.
Laurel Street Blog 
January 7, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Love this Nathan!
Thanks for sharing your faux pas, though nothing you do ever looks bad.
And thanks for the shout out!
xo xo