So I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of weeks now.
There are a few things that I really really want. I would LOVE a chimnea for my back porch. The one I want is close to $400. I would also LOVE a complete living room make over, probably in the $10,000 range if not more (this includes everything from carpeting, to furniture to a big screen tv over my fireplace, and everything in between).
About a month ago a friend of mine lent me her metal free standing “fire pit” type thing. I had used it several times and really enjoyed having a fire on a cool night on my porch. My dad had given me money for my birthday so I decided to buy my own metal free standing fire pit for $60 from Target. This got me thinking about the fact that I enjoyed having the fire on my porch with a significantly less expensive option.
This has got me thinking about my living room, considering that is a much bigger want than my $400 chimnea. Would I be just as happy to buy items one at a time, rather than everything at once or just buy less expensive things? I had the mind set of if I couldn’t get what I wanted then I would just live with what I had until I could afford what I wanted. Well, my $60 fire pit has started to change my thinking on this.
What I wanted was to sit in front of a fire while listening to music, with a drink in my hand. I got that.
What I want from my living room is to no longer live in a room that feels and looks like a play room, I would like to sit on a couch where I don’t fall into it and struggle to get out of it. I would like a thick rug on the floor to keep my feet warm and for my son to be on something softer than my hardwood floors. I’m sure I could get all of this for a lot less than $10,000. So I guess my question to myself is would I be compromising and if I am, would I be okay with that if I get the same outcome?
I think of that show on HGTV where the designer does a room for $40,000, the clients love it and then have complete sticker shock and the designer redoes the room in the same style for $4,000 and the clients and thrilled.
There are a few things that I really really want. I would LOVE a chimnea for my back porch. The one I want is close to $400. I would also LOVE a complete living room make over, probably in the $10,000 range if not more (this includes everything from carpeting, to furniture to a big screen tv over my fireplace, and everything in between).
About a month ago a friend of mine lent me her metal free standing “fire pit” type thing. I had used it several times and really enjoyed having a fire on a cool night on my porch. My dad had given me money for my birthday so I decided to buy my own metal free standing fire pit for $60 from Target. This got me thinking about the fact that I enjoyed having the fire on my porch with a significantly less expensive option.
This has got me thinking about my living room, considering that is a much bigger want than my $400 chimnea. Would I be just as happy to buy items one at a time, rather than everything at once or just buy less expensive things? I had the mind set of if I couldn’t get what I wanted then I would just live with what I had until I could afford what I wanted. Well, my $60 fire pit has started to change my thinking on this.
What I wanted was to sit in front of a fire while listening to music, with a drink in my hand. I got that.
What I want from my living room is to no longer live in a room that feels and looks like a play room, I would like to sit on a couch where I don’t fall into it and struggle to get out of it. I would like a thick rug on the floor to keep my feet warm and for my son to be on something softer than my hardwood floors. I’m sure I could get all of this for a lot less than $10,000. So I guess my question to myself is would I be compromising and if I am, would I be okay with that if I get the same outcome?
I think of that show on HGTV where the designer does a room for $40,000, the clients love it and then have complete sticker shock and the designer redoes the room in the same style for $4,000 and the clients and thrilled.