Oh, how I love decorating magazines!
I love the big rooms with amazing custom furniture, closets the size of my
bedrooms and, of course, the flawlessly groomed children and pets. Try as I
might, I don’t live a magazine.
My name is Jackie. I am a mom and a
decorator. I live with my husband, son, twin daughters and many cats (it's a long story) on Capitol Hill in Washington DC.
Our home is a 1917 row house. Which if you are unaware is "One of a series of houses often of similar or identical design, situated side by side and joined by common walls".
To be honest, I never envisioned myself living in this type of house - at first row houses reminded me of high school lockers: it took practice to recognize which one was mine.
Our home is a 1917 row house. Which if you are unaware is "One of a series of houses often of similar or identical design, situated side by side and joined by common walls".
To be honest, I never envisioned myself living in this type of house - at first row houses reminded me of high school lockers: it took practice to recognize which one was mine.
Not only do they often look alike, they tend to be small and somewhat impractical 2ft. - 3 ft. wide closets, if they have closets at all, with strange floor plans.
Living in a row house has changed my perspective on decorating: practical trumps beautiful, rooms with multiple uses work best, build in storage when you can, and be flexible (families grow and change, design should too).
I am inspired by the many creative people I meet and read about in magazines and online. Their ideas often lead to my own decorating/design solutions. Through this blog I hope to inspire others to stretch their creative wings and make their home their refuge.
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