Is this a real thing?

[peachdragon]

I just started doing this with our bedroom. Just switch out the curtains and bedspread. 

[papie]

Nurse, NONE of your examples are about changing seasonal decor. NONE. Changing the fabric of a cheap chair you got from goodwill is JUST DECORATING. Not changing your decor for summer.

Do you repaint every fucking season? NO. You repaint sometimes, when it is needed or when you are tired or the color. NOT WHÙT OP IS ABOUT.

I don't know why I'm shouting, lol.

[luckyval]

My mom started doing this with a lot more gusto recently - this coincides with her increase in disposable income

She has bought me some seasonal pillows and throws. They generally either get regifted or stay in storage indefinitely. I just don't have the time nor do I really care that much

[Deleted]

People totally do this.

In hotels.

[Deleted]

I would probably do this if I had the $$$ to buy all this stuff, have a bigger house, and (natch) pay someone else to decorate for me.

But I am poor so there's that.

[papie]

Jan 21, 2013 13:30:59 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jan 21, 2013 13:20:16 GMT -5 papie said:

Nurse, NONE of your examples are about changing seasonal decor. NONE. Changing the fabric of a cheap chair you got from goodwill is JUST DECORATING. Not changing your decor for summer.

Do you repaint every fucking season? NO. You repaint sometimes, when it is needed or when you are tired or the color. NOT WHÙT OP IS ABOUT.

I don't know why I'm shouting, lol.

I think the OP was specifically NOT talking about changing seasonal decor. It was about changing your decor SEASONALLY. I.e., the living room will look different this summer than it did last summer and it will have another style next summer. Not the that the summer look is different than the winter look.

ETA: "I don't mean, "take down your Christmas stuff," or "put floral throws on
the sofa instead of snowflake throws." I mean "put out a different area
rug, different sofa or sofa slipcover, totally different home accents,
and new pictures on the walls."

OP COME BACK!

I understood that it meant: have a summer rug and a winter rug, summer curtains and winter curtains, summer sofas and winter sofas.  Is this what it is about, OP?  

I am so confused, lol

[sneetch]

I don't, but mother-in-law does this. She swaps out wall decor, bedding, throw pillows, dishes and general little knick-knack type things each season. I get exhausted just thinking about this.

[malibu]

I would need to get two or three more jobs to afford this.

If I had the funds and the time, I wouldn't mind doing it. I kind of like to decorate.

[mamasaurus]

Jan 21, 2013 13:09:04 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jan 21, 2013 12:47:09 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

so how frequently do you paint nursecramer?

We painted the living room and kitchen in July. The den still has the white walls that were painted just before we moved in. I anticipate painting all three within the next month, changing the color of the living room and den, and switching the shade of gray that's in the kitchen now (it's too cool, I'd like it to be a warmer gray with red undertones).

Mama, don't use a sofa then, use chairs! I got this slipper chair at Goodwill for $6 last month, it was a hideous brown velvet so I stripped it down and recovered it with some fabric my MIL gave me. It's been in the living room (we needed extra seating since the Christmas tree replaced a larger chair) but I think it'll go in the den soon. And when I get tired of that, I'll probably recover it and move it to one of the bedrooms.


oops, sorry it's so massive. let me retry.

That's a lovely chair. I don't think H could fall asleep watching sports center in it, though.

Hmm...maybe that's not such a bad idea!

[sneetch]

Jan 21, 2013 13:58:26 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jan 21, 2013 13:50:46 GMT -5 sneetch said:

I don't, but mother-in-law does this. She swaps out wall decor, bedding, throw pillows, dishes and general little knick-knack type things each season. I get exhausted just thinking about this.

Do you mean she is changing seasonal decor or is she JUST DECORATING??!?!?!?!?!?!

Huh?  She has very few things that remain constant - like a mirror in the entryway and lamps on the end tables.  Other things change, and I would not consider them all seasonal items.  She does fall colors, then lighter colors in the spring.  But it's not like she's just switching out pumpkins for Santas.

[mamasaurus]

Jan 21, 2013 13:36:07 GMT -5 papie said:

Jan 21, 2013 13:30:59 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

I think the OP was specifically NOT talking about changing seasonal decor. It was about changing your decor SEASONALLY. I.e., the living room will look different this summer than it did last summer and it will have another style next summer. Not the that the summer look is different than the winter look.

ETA: "I don't mean, "take down your Christmas stuff," or "put floral throws on
the sofa instead of snowflake throws." I mean "put out a different area
rug, different sofa or sofa slipcover, totally different home accents,
and new pictures on the walls."

OP COME BACK!

I understood that it meant: have a summer rug and a winter rug, summer curtains and winter curtains, summer sofas and winter sofas.  Is this what it is about, OP?  

I am so confused, lol

I was talking about people who have a completely different look each season and have all or mostly different things each season. Usually this would be in colors that suit the season, but it is not the same as putting out throw pillows with bats on them at Halloween. Am I being less confusing now?

ETA: I guess you could call it JUST DECORATING, but every season.

[papie]

Jan 21, 2013 14:05:47 GMT -5 sneetch said:

Jan 21, 2013 13:58:26 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Do you mean she is changing seasonal decor or is she JUST DECORATING??!?!?!?!?!?!

Huh?  She has very few things that remain constant - like a mirror in the entryway and lamps on the end tables.  Other things change, and I would not consider them all seasonal items.  She does fall colors, then lighter colors in the spring.  But it's not like she's just switching out pumpkins for Santas.

SEE?  That's what I'm talking about!  Pink pillows in the spring, red ones in the winter, you know?  Not HOLIDAY decor.


lollollol at the whole thread.  

[sneetch]

Jan 21, 2013 14:15:14 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jan 21, 2013 14:13:22 GMT -5 papie said:

SEE?  That's what I'm talking about!  Pink pillows in the spring, red ones in the winter, you know?  Not HOLIDAY decor.


lollollol at the whole thread.  

lol at poor sneetch being confused by getting dragged into our fight.

This sounds like one of those times I should have read all the replies before responding...

[papie]

YOU DON'T KNOW MY LYFE!

[mamasaurus]

Jan 21, 2013 14:30:00 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jan 21, 2013 14:27:41 GMT -5 papie said:

YOU DON'T KNOW MY LYFE!

::pats papie 's hair:: There there. Why don't you lay down on the slip-covered sofa. I'll cover you with a snowflake throw and bring you a cup of tea served in my snowman mug.

Um, hello! It's time to start switching to spring decor! No snowmen allowed after Epiphany!

[Deleted]

I like to change paint colors maybe once a year, but other than that everything stays the same year round.

[sewpinkgal]

Jan 21, 2013 12:28:25 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker33 said:

My mom does this.


Sent from my cream of crap.

Same here and I totally rib her about it. 

I mean, it was hard enough to just decorate our house for everyday stuff. I don't have the inclination to have to come up with seasonal decor on top of it. 

[Awkward]

My grandmother did this. Different throw pillows, candy dishes, dish towels, bathroom towels, guest room bedding. On a related note, my mother uses an obnoxious Christmas serving bowl year round and for some reason it drives me CRAZY. I don't want to stare at Santa's creepy face more than one month out of the year.