Confessions of a Clumsy Scot

We do dream of Having a big house, with a massive white couch, 12 foot ceilings, with everything in sight basically white. Maybe a bit of monochromatic decor like a black coaster, or a black vase with some red roses.
And maybe we like that idea because we see the influencers on Instagram and Tiktok with that.
But honestly how realistic is it?
Maybe if you live alone and you enjoy cleaning and have the time to do so.

But that idea is actually not so appealing to me anymore.

So I’m probably somewhere in the middle of minimalist and maximalism. I hate clutter, but I do love the idea of ‘things’ having a story.
Like that bit of gravel on the window that looks like a toddler threw a tantrum then lost interest, but you know if came from a beach where you saw your first shooting star.
Things like that are not clutter.
Also I have two dogs, and Dean and I (Dean moreso) don’t work particularly clean jobs so the idea of having white in my house actually scares me a little.

Don’t get me wrong, if that is you and I go to your house, I will happily visit and take my shoes off and wear little bags over my feet and white gloves (genuinely unsarcastically) because I really appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into your ideal.
But that’s not for me.

If you visit me, please don’t take your shoes off, probably wear something black because Macey likes to say hello (we are trying to stop her jumping, but she sometimes just can’t contain her wiggles) and as much as I try my house is rarely tidy but I do try to keep it as clean is realistically possible.

At the moment I’m definitely going for more of a maximalist home. There’s memories and tokens that we’ve gathered over the years and I can’t wait to build on that.
Little trinkets like fossils that I’ve gifted Dean, my precious plants (that’s been an addiction for years and Dean definitely didn’t realise when I moved in) and having loads of colour in our home.

I’m definitely going to share little bits of my home on here too so stay tuned!