I was chatting with my editor Gina tonight over the bad case of home envy that we get on a regular basis. We were moaning about how costly but how beautiful so many of the items we see in homes and in stores are. Of course we came up with a million reasons why we shouldn't spend the extra dollars.
Then I started thinking back on all of the purchases that I had cheaped out on. The couch that I bought because the kids were going to wreck it anyway, which had a split seam within 2 months. Vs the one I bought almost 10 years ago that still looks great. The dressers that my husband build out of pine for the kids (in our DIY phase- he had every tool imaginable). They looked lovely but try opening and closing the drawers in different weather conditions. "Mom, I can't get my socks out of my drawers". They ended up leaving the drawers open.
I am pretty sure if I counted up the real cost vs my perceived savings I could have some pretty extraordinary pieces in my home right now. I think there are times when choosing a less expensive option is right but maybe not a cheap option. Time to turn over a new leaf....(not a cheap leaf either)
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