I remember seeing an advertisement in a magazine for a home decorating store. Pictured was a woman reading a very large wallpaper book in bed, while her husband was trying to sleep. And, the ad said, "there's a place for people like you". And, I remember thinking is it really so strange to be reading a wallpaper book when you can't fall asleep at night? Is it strange to bring paint samples to bed, and examine them for hours? Is it abnormal to lull yourself to sleep with floor tile brochures?... Is it? Am I missing something?
And, this all comes to mind, because on nights like tonight, when I can't sleep, I turn to the decorating forums. I like to ponder if blue-green and brown are going to be a lasting trend, or what is the best red to go with Putnam Ivory. I like to hear what others think, too. I stay up nights pondering the right white or best cream for my bead board walls. I think about other walls, of friends or family. And, even walls I haven't seen. People describe their walls to me, and what colors surround the walls they want to paint, and I think about what color would work - sight unseen.
And, I know I'm not alone. I read the decorating and paint boards. I know there are others like me - plenty! And, like the woman in the advertisement. And, I have to wonder, if there's a place for people like me, (and the woman in the ad), then what kind of place is there for people who are not like me, or the woman in the ad? Or for all of those other late-night decorating forum type people out there? Hmmmm. That's an interesting one to ponder. But, I'll save it for another day, because all this talk of decorating has just about put me to sleep. I'll be taking my paint fan deck, and retiring for the night, with visions of paint chips dancing in my head.
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