As you may or may not know, Jon & I have been house-hunting for a few months now. The market in San Diego is finally reaching a more realistic level and we have been wanting our own place for a long time. When we lived in England we lived in a cute little brick row home and we (I should probably say I as I’m not sure Jon thought so) had so much fun redecorating and making it our own.
Photo via isisbridge at flickr.
The above isn’t a picture of my exact house– I couldn’t find any pictures– but it might as well be; it was just like that.
One of the things I love about living in different places is that each home is different–I feel that each place actually tells you how it wants to be decorated. Not exactly literally, but almost. For example, that house in England had a completely different light and a different feeling than the loft I lived in in Brooklyn:
Photo via flickr (if you know who please tell me)
or my sunny apartment here in California. It wanted different colors & different textures than I would have used elsewhere. Grays, moody purples and mushroom colors just looked right there, as did the textures of rustic wooden floorboards, exposed brick, and slate. Even a little bit of chintz…
So needless to say one of the things I am most excited about when we move house is the opportunity to do something different. And I imagine different things for every house we look at, which so far have included a new-build, very open & light-filled condo in Golden Hill:
(which would have been fantastic with dark wood floors, white and splashes of color everywhere), a Spanish-style 1930’s home with fruit trees and a statue of Mary in the front yard:
another Spanish-style home with city views and ocean breezes:
(both an opportunity to do something eclectic and bohemian, mixing traditional with new), and, most recently, a 1950’s ranch style place with giant windows and a beautiful yard:
(I’m thinking light floors in this one, and modern with a twist, not a period-piece!).
Wherever we end up, I can’t wait to share the transformation with you. I just hope I can get it all done before I get bored with my original concept! Yes, I’m one of those…
3 Comments
May 20, 2008 at 6:34 pm
i believe i like the spanish style houses more. they look more creative and i think you could do a lot more with them.
May 21, 2008 at 8:53 pm
those are my favorites, too! they have a lot of character, inside and out.
June 30, 2008 at 3:23 pm
The 50’s house was cool but you have a gem now, the built ins alone are fantastic!