Some people rush through life. April French
takes notes.
A designer by training and a homebody by nature, April believes a beautiful life isn't built in a hurry — it's built in the margins.
In my last post, I talked about the cumulative cost of mistakes I made decorating my first home. I think it's important to note that mistakes are opportunities to learn. With every mistake I made in that first home, I discovered a new non-negotiable to carry into the next home. Every mistake I made informed the decisions I made in my condo and resulted in a stunning - if imperfect - design with vignettes that I really loved and with pieces that quickly became some of my favor
When I bought my first house, I spent about $7000 decorating and then redecorating it. I got things wrong in my house repeatedly -- including accepting a free sofa that wasn't my taste just because it was free. The things I got right about that house were two-fold: the bedframe I purchased, and the house itself. The house, which was a two-story, three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home, was purchased for $110K, and was situated on a lake. Every memory I have of that home i
