Original design, anyone?

I have recently discovered something about interior design: there are 3 options when decorating: 1) buy an interior designer’s time, and then buy what they tell you to buy, or 2) buy items that have been pre-designed to fit into a common-denominator design scheme, or 3) get out your toolbox / sewing machine and make something yourself.

Option #1 costs a bucket load of money, and quite frankly I wouldn’t have anything to rant about if it was a serious option, so let’s move on… Continue reading