I am not a designer

I am not an interior designer. And I will never claim to be. I know this more than ever now that I have nearly completed my first (and probably last) design project that is my family’s new home. But it is beautiful and it makes me feel exactly how I want to feel in my home space, and that is exactly why I wanted to take on the responsibility of the vision myself. No one else in the world would have been able to achieve the personal feeling I was looking for in the same way.

Yes, I swirled on every single decision for far too long. What would take a trained professional moments to decide took me hours, days, even months. I made so many silly mistakes along the way that only a true rookie could make. Some mistakes held back construction, others we needed to decide to live with in order to move forward. In my process, I learned about a million reasons why one should hire a professional interior designer. I am now the biggest supporter and cheerleader for the interior design profession and will encourage all those with the means to do so to hire those with the knowledge and training.

But, I also learned so much about myself, as one does with any new challenge. And I am damn proud of our home. I am excited to share the details of it with anyone who wants to know. Because what we accomplished is bigger than design. It’s a feeling that I get to live in every day. And that’s the part I got right, and I know because I feel it.

Stay tuned for the ramblings and show-and-tell of this average Jane who just completed a design project.