A home - the small things

I don't know if I'm the only one, but I often find it hard to be satisfied when I'm at home a lot. There's always a project that I want done, especially after moving into a house that needs some work. Currently the list is very long: a blind in the sitting room, upcycling/replacing the kitchen, finishing off the painting in the sitting room, putting up pictures, ripping out the electric fire, stripping wallpaper from the stairs and painting, buying a house sign and painting the door, a curtain for the front door (it leads into the sitting room and can be chilly) etc etc etc! 

Oh dear that makes me sound very ungrateful. But I do love our home and just want to make it feel even more like 'ours'. I'm learning that sometimes you have to accept the way things are and that it takes years to do all the jobs you want. And you will  probably never finish! 

So I'm writing this post to describe the little things we have done which are not completely transforming but have helped to make this feel like a home. I love that we have now painted the chimney breast in the sitting room, it makes the room so much more interesting. They've died now but I really enjoyed having some fresh flowers from a special friend in our kitchen. I love the chalk board for recording the letters Siena's learning each week and our calendar on the bathroom door. I really like the plate rack in the kitchen which gives it more character. I love the blue cushions on the deep windowsill in our bedroom.

That's better :) It feels good to feel thankful for how far we've made this house a home. It's definitely something I need to do more often!