tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post8532626200403156849..comments2024-03-27T12:10:12.813+13:00Comments on How to be Chic: Simplifying and KonMari-ingFiona Ferrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-40268468699607325782016-03-12T08:29:17.652+13:002016-03-12T08:29:17.652+13:00Thanks Kathy! Up until a few months ago, I'd ...Thanks Kathy! Up until a few months ago, I'd never heard of 'tuxedo cats' and I googled the term to see if it was a special breed because they did sound tres chic and very YSL 'le smoking'. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I live with two of them :) Jessica has hers buttoned up and Nina's is unbuttoned.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-80604351189364654752016-03-12T08:17:49.805+13:002016-03-12T08:17:49.805+13:00I love it that your kitties helped you declutter. ...I love it that your kitties helped you declutter. They are beautiful! I think Tuxedo cats are tres chic.Kathy Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497922606165709899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-52421161796270498632016-02-23T07:24:45.152+13:002016-02-23T07:24:45.152+13:00Thank you very much Wendy, what a lovely thing to ...Thank you very much Wendy, what a lovely thing to say.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-81273840421590389742016-02-23T07:23:21.956+13:002016-02-23T07:23:21.956+13:00You always have such great ideas! Inspired me for ...You always have such great ideas! Inspired me for years.awhiterockgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309129480766801748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-75437551487667378412016-02-22T14:40:59.585+13:002016-02-22T14:40:59.585+13:00Good, I'm looking forward to it! Thanks! ~~MJ~...Good, I'm looking forward to it! Thanks! ~~MJ~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-59408622400648424042016-02-22T09:54:54.828+13:002016-02-22T09:54:54.828+13:00Stephanie, I'm a before and after fan as well....Stephanie, I'm a before and after fan as well. Merci.<br /><br />Hi MJ, yes it will be out in paperback as well - it's 300 pages long!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911227811426666568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-15596238195357810062016-02-22T09:50:44.804+13:002016-02-22T09:50:44.804+13:00Fiona, will your Thirty Chic Days book be in paper...Fiona, will your Thirty Chic Days book be in paperback form as well as kindle?<br />~~MJ~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-17777891217207727262016-02-19T08:05:01.933+13:002016-02-19T08:05:01.933+13:00Thank you! I need all the inspiration I can get! L...Thank you! I need all the inspiration I can get! Last night, I managed to clear off the coffee table. Small, but something. I have to be patient that this will take a while...after all, all this clutter & mess didn't happen overnight. But I am definitely looking forward to having a tidy space!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-27476417955026490382016-02-19T04:34:40.381+13:002016-02-19T04:34:40.381+13:00The after photo looks so calm and refreshing. I l...The after photo looks so calm and refreshing. I love before and after photos of decluttering! Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289348366926684135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-79892370145516145112016-02-18T16:33:41.659+13:002016-02-18T16:33:41.659+13:00You can do it, Anonymous! Getting started is the ...You can do it, Anonymous! Getting started is the biggest hurdle, but it gets better from there, and your place will look and feel sooooo amazing afterwards. Good luck!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-52656085642852623322016-02-18T16:09:47.512+13:002016-02-18T16:09:47.512+13:00I love your kitties, they're so adorable in th...I love your kitties, they're so adorable in the boxes! Your newly organized shelves looks great! I've been having a tough time getting started on the decluttering, so thank you for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-89452539762045085432016-02-18T12:16:25.783+13:002016-02-18T12:16:25.783+13:00Haha, Vannessa, you're so cute. And you'r...Haha, Vannessa, you're so cute. And you're speaking my language! Congratulations on your new home!!!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-10447651256395034742016-02-18T12:14:36.661+13:002016-02-18T12:14:36.661+13:00OMG!!! Don't talk to me about books. When I le...OMG!!! Don't talk to me about books. When I left Spain I had more containers of books than clothes and furniture. I have just bought a country cottage, so every room is being refurbished and my one luxury in my home office and guest bedroom will be custom made bookshelves. I can't wait to finally get all my "babies" out of their boxes and into their new home ;-) Just seeing them all so nicely displayed will make me so happy :-)Vannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-65502901413722120522016-02-18T11:37:43.225+13:002016-02-18T11:37:43.225+13:00Kandace, I know what you mean about Shopaholic, ma...Kandace, I know what you mean about Shopaholic, maybe the series has run its course because even the main character Becky is rethinking her previous shopping habits and realising that she can't buy happiness from the shops. Actually, that happens in Shopaholic to the Rescue - the LA book was pretty dire, probably the weakest in the whole series. Adding insult to injury, it ends on a cliffhanger for the Rescue book - I felt like I'd read half a book! Despite this, I still think Sophie is such a talented comedic writer.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-50214832475236194682016-02-18T11:33:32.914+13:002016-02-18T11:33:32.914+13:00I'm just finishing Marie Kondo's latest bo...I'm just finishing Marie Kondo's latest book about sparking joy and will plunge into the purging fray this weekend. I did a half attempt last year at decluttering, but realize I need to fully follow her method to get the job truly done. And ironically I gave my copy of the first Marie Kondo book last night to my aunt. If I need it again, I'll turn to the library and borrow it.<br /><br />Fiona, like you, I love the Sophie Kinsella books. But I got partially through her "Shopaholic in LA" and just couldn't finish it. Perhaps it was all the shopping and buying useless things--clutter-- that finally ended my interest in that series.Kandacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-5168505070625851332016-02-17T11:39:56.672+13:002016-02-17T11:39:56.672+13:00What a lovely street you must live in Leslie, to h...What a lovely street you must live in Leslie, to have a neighbourhood lending library. Your cats are adorable, they look JUST as mischievous as our two, by the photos on your blog :)Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-89823572436450871302016-02-17T07:55:55.517+13:002016-02-17T07:55:55.517+13:00Our cats love to play inside boxes too!
I have a f...Our cats love to play inside boxes too!<br />I have a few books that I keep and they are mostly French themed and fashion style books.<br />Our street has an outdoor lending library that we built in a found cabinet so all my pre-read fiction books go in that to share with the neighbours.<br />I am going to read both those books and have them on reserve at the library...de-cluttering feels so good and spring is when I really get inspired to get serious about deep cleaning and donating surplus stuff.<br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-10293641255405549192016-02-17T06:58:35.282+13:002016-02-17T06:58:35.282+13:00Kristien, room-by-room, such a great way to go. Y...Kristien, room-by-room, such a great way to go. Your ideas sound lovely :) It's so nice to go and spend time in the 'new' rooms too, even if just a few minutes.<br /><br />Kristi, maybe you can have a 'hall of fame' bookshelf for your writer friends, which could be somewhere else in your home than where the main bookshelf area is? Yes, of course all my Gabriella Giovanni mysteries are there, and I have your La Bella Figura book in the living room (I have a small set of shelves there, for classics and current reading).<br /><br />Hi Carol, is 87 what passes for winter in LA? That's warmer than here, and it's the middle of summer for us! I do hope I don't nag about decluttering (my mother would disagree)...<br /><br />Margaret, I never thought of that, I shall front up my books straight away :) 300 books! Well done, and it's lovely to hear from you.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-1132038026212087192016-02-17T05:38:04.126+13:002016-02-17T05:38:04.126+13:00Whatever you clear out or tidy up, it does have a ...Whatever you clear out or tidy up, it does have a calming effect ... however, with your newly arranged books, I hope you won't mind my saying, but they'd look even better if 'fronted up' as we used to say when I helped out in a friend's bookshop years ago. That means the books should all be in line on the front edge, so that any gap was at the back, not in front. This neatens the line of books and looks really smart. They don't have to be right to front of the bookshelves, but as far to the front as needed by the widest book. Does that make sense? Other than that, well done on weeding your books. My last weed produced around 300 books for a local charity shop. They came with a van to collect them!<br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-1413636366609206332016-02-17T04:40:31.901+13:002016-02-17T04:40:31.901+13:00okay you have convinced me to get started! Thanks ...okay you have convinced me to get started! Thanks Fiona, for being always encouraging, inspiring, humorous, and never ever nagging!<br />Carol in L.A. 87F yesterday. where oh where is el nino?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-40810502696520645562016-02-17T02:33:12.569+13:002016-02-17T02:33:12.569+13:00As you might imagine, I have a lot of books. I do ...As you might imagine, I have a lot of books. I do this often.<br />One thing that gets interesting is that I'm very lucky to have a lot of friends who write books so I always keep theirs on my shelf, even if (I hate to say this publicly!!!) I don't care for them! Terrible, I know. But nobody can like every book out there! It's fine!<br />PS I see mine there! Yay! Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724127668983231150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-32103857954544629302016-02-17T02:13:27.600+13:002016-02-17T02:13:27.600+13:00Fiona- just like Karen, my son's former bedroo...Fiona- just like Karen, my son's former bedroom was the place to hide things. Last fall, I updated our guest room with a decluttering, new paint and some new accessories that complimented an old quilt I had. Now I love it! So I am doing the same with Justin's room. Inspired by an unusual floral pillow sham I found at Country Curtains, I am looking forward to getting rid of the old and designing the new. Marie Kondo's book has been a real inspiration.Kristien62https://www.blogger.com/profile/04141776821818167047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-78275232064190220242016-02-16T15:18:21.218+13:002016-02-16T15:18:21.218+13:00Karen, your den sounds wonderful. I get the feeli...Karen, your den sounds wonderful. I get the feeling of it from your description - like a soothing retreat. Well done!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-217114440114775002016-02-16T14:56:59.968+13:002016-02-16T14:56:59.968+13:00My son moved out many years ago and I used his bed...My son moved out many years ago and I used his bedroom for a storage area.....but because I had to walk by that room everytime I went into my room, it would drive me crazy because it didn't look very nice...this past year, I purged so much stuff I didn't need or want or like....I bought a couch, desk, TV, table, bookcase and fixed it up into a den....now I love to walk past, and sometimes I just go sit on the couch in there and pet the cat.....I love it now!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-9101301427632355772016-02-16T14:36:35.629+13:002016-02-16T14:36:35.629+13:00Like me, Vicky, you may find that you have just th...Like me, Vicky, you may find that you have just the right amount of shelving once you get rid of some stuff :)Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.com