tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post1581971332189057617..comments2024-03-28T22:30:17.628+13:00Comments on How to be Chic: The Show-Home Life: Steps 1 and 2!Fiona Ferrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-70107980709962484032019-10-23T14:49:27.738+13:002019-10-23T14:49:27.738+13:00Hello Fiona. What a great tip and makes perfect se...Hello Fiona. What a great tip and makes perfect sense, I have and enjoyed all of your books very much, this one however I missed but will get on that! Cheers RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-11938381992732456182019-10-21T04:03:54.678+13:002019-10-21T04:03:54.678+13:00Projects inspire me, so count me in! I have declut...Projects inspire me, so count me in! I have decluttered quite a lot over the past few years, and continue to maintain, especially with purging clothes. Sentimental are tough but I have managed to whittle my adult childrens toys and books to the very favourite few. My project now will focus on photos and prints (Image project) on the walls and sort through electronic photos which can still be clutter considering how many we take lol. <br />Love this idea, Fiona looking forward to your progress updates! <br />Cheers Rita from Victoria, canadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-22593390152991434272019-10-20T04:02:34.189+13:002019-10-20T04:02:34.189+13:00Love this, so count me in, Fiona. I’m almost happ...Love this, so count me in, Fiona. I’m almost happy with most of the house, most of the time. My current job isn’t overwhelming, but by the end of the workday, I find I’m just done. What has slid has been the yard (garden? no it doesn’t qualify. yard it is.). Now that the sun has risen today, I am going out to the front corner. I’m going to start winter prep, and care and beauty are going to sweep in a band across the property. Wish me luck!Kerry in Calgaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247900246713119666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-62657166164511267622019-10-17T20:45:26.570+13:002019-10-17T20:45:26.570+13:00I can't have a show home. My husband is just n...I can't have a show home. My husband is just not a show home kinda guy (although he would tell you different!) So I have to sneak up on this one. I like the idea of a 5 star hotel starting point. On the other hand, I am an avid collector of china (although I have sworn I won't buy anymore) and I have a suitably embarrassing collection of sewing machines and craft supplies - a double garage has been converted to house these. You've given me so much to think about. Diannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154791918515109647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-81007051823065467162019-10-17T20:31:18.569+13:002019-10-17T20:31:18.569+13:00I love he 5 star hotel suite idea!I love he 5 star hotel suite idea!Diannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154791918515109647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-34435936938071546462019-10-15T03:37:32.164+13:002019-10-15T03:37:32.164+13:00For my Show Home life, I have two areas that I wan...For my Show Home life, I have two areas that I want to tackle. The first one is my garage. It's turned into a real dumping ground so I need to clean it out and organize the remainder.<br />The other area is my craft room/home office. I have several unfinished craft projects to make and complete, then it needs to be cleared out and organized.<br />My goal today is to head out to my garage and make a significant dent in my garage chaos!<br />Cindy R<br />anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075977932515634875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-11728058838379664932019-10-14T03:54:35.462+13:002019-10-14T03:54:35.462+13:00Listened to Christmas music? Fiona, you have to b...Listened to Christmas music? Fiona, you have to be joking? It's October, there are two and a half months to go before Christmas! It's bad enough that husband hums a Christmas carol at any time during the year because they're the only tunes he can remember, ha ha! <br />I'm actually surprised you want your home to resemble a show home. Yes, have a home clean and tidy, your wardrobe containing only the clothes you want/need, and so forth, but remember your home is first and foremost a home, a place of sanctuary, where you and your husband can relax. Too much de-cluttering can, if one isn't careful, result in just a few items of furniture in a large open space where even a dent on the sofa where one sits looks rather forlorn, even sterile. So tidy by all means, but don't go mad. Keep things for posterity. I often think how wonderful it is that my family kept things and now I have items such as my grandparent's receipts for their wedding reception in 1897, when they had a "carriage and pair" to take them to the ceremony (in days before motor cars). <br />My project is, as always, to wake up tomorrow. Taking each day as it comes. That's the best project I know. <br />Oh, love what your dog has done to your bed. Aren't animals funny!<br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-78043061508597744662019-10-13T23:20:49.494+13:002019-10-13T23:20:49.494+13:00Project 5 star bathroom! Living in a little Welsh ...Project 5 star bathroom! Living in a little Welsh cottage that has needed upgrading but we couldn't afford not to live in it at the same time. No running hot water for over a year, toilet flushes using a bucket...ah, new bathroom goes in first week of November. The joy, the bliss, decorating will need to be done but should all be done by Christmas. I agree with Anonymous from the UK, small gives opportunity to really ramp up the slick and sleek luxury hotel element!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175024218391204341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-57253323394652292002019-10-13T21:58:46.324+13:002019-10-13T21:58:46.324+13:00It is the start of winter here in the UK, so I am ...It is the start of winter here in the UK, so I am going to focus on decluttering for the next few months. I have a week off of work next week so will be able to make a great start. <br />My second project is home decor - I live in a small apartment and when deciding on the style of decor, my husband suggested thinking along the lines of a 5 star hotel suite. We have the basics in furniture, but it is adding the small touches such as a vase of flowers, nice candles, nice toiletries, bowl of fruit etc. I am having a lovely time online looking up pictures of luxury hotel suites for inspiration. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-41600916547660296272019-10-12T09:19:04.584+13:002019-10-12T09:19:04.584+13:00Hi Fiona, I've joined onto your project, via m...Hi Fiona, I've joined onto your project, via my blog, and linked it back to last week. I know what my project is: continue writing my book, and what is getting in my way is my life is too busy. But, I've started on a general declutter and organise, or rather, how I personally do it. Because I can never finish anything until I "clear the decks".Ratnamurti Saraswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394162145351068087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-56042030789108926972019-10-12T04:38:07.720+13:002019-10-12T04:38:07.720+13:00I absolutely LOVE the idea of giving the project a...I absolutely LOVE the idea of giving the project a fun, meaningful name, one that inspires you to actually do it. I'll have to think of a name for mine. My goal is to have a home that is company ready every day, welcoming, completely organized, decluttered and ready to enjoy the holiday season. I find I fluff and clean my home differently if I know someone is coming over and I always love the end result. I want that feeling for myself every day.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289348366926684135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-48925746884950653142019-10-11T17:24:13.006+13:002019-10-11T17:24:13.006+13:00My end-of-year project (well, actually just for th...My end-of-year project (well, actually just for the next month or so) is my "Get my next book in shape so it can be published" project. That's not a great name, I realize! Maybe "Operation: Book #2." The book is mostly written, but I've found that editing can take a lot of time. So I'm ready to focus on that!<br /><br />Fiona, I took your writing course the first time you offered it a couple of years ago, and it was so encouraging and inspirational to me. I really have appreciated the amount of thought and work that went into creating it. You did a great job.Karen Trefzgerhttp://www.maximumgratitudeminimalstuff.comnoreply@blogger.com