Needed: Throw Pillows, Grey Walls & Dark Wood Floor.

Owning a house is expensive.

And I'm not just talking about the monthly carrying cost of the house... You know: mortgage, utilities, repairs, gardeners, taxes... I'm talking about the on-going decorating costs.

I have decided that after four months in this house, I no longer like the color of my office...

I should have been more daring with the color when I initially had it painted in August. I went with a misty lavender color. But what I had originally wanted was a steely grey.

Black, shades of purple and grey... That was what I wanted my home office to be. But I decided to shy away from the grey walls I lusted for in my dreams. And I played it safe with the light purple color.

But my redecorating wish list doesn't stop with simply bringing the painter back and having the walls re-done. No... I want a new floor too. I just can not stand the site of white wall-to-wall carpeting. As soft and warm as it is, it just isn't my style.

Wall-to-wall carpet belongs in a Bikram studio. Not in a chic home office.

In it's place, I want to put dark wood flooring. And a gypsy-like rug of some kind.

The one thing on my redecorating wish list that I think I can accomplish fairly quickly is the addition of throw pillows for my fainting sofa. Not sure what I want exactly... But the space needs some pillows. Fun ones.