You ask, "Why am I talking about this phrase?" Well, yesterday my daughter had a project of her own. We have just completed a color change in her bedroom. Gone is the lavender walls, girlie bedding, curtains and accessories. She wanted something a little more teenager-ish. She went for a bold color combination. Very gutsy. Speaking of apples and trees......wonder where she gets that?!
She wanted to change the seat cover on her desk chair. So I took her to Joann's Fabrics and she picked out a black shaggy fabric. I promised her that I would change it for her this weekend. In fact, Saturday at the end of my blog post about my completed Console Table Makeover, I mentioned the broken staple gun and the great bargain I found at the yard sale. Well....this is the immediate reason why I needed a new staple gun.
"Pop!.....Snap!" I hear noises across the house and wonder, "What the heck was that!?" A few minutes go by and I hear it again, "Pop, Pop, click, Pop!" It sounded like the staple gun, so I went to investigate.....and this is what I found.
Yep.....she was doing it herself!! (Don't ya love the finger nails?!) I said, "Oh, I was going to do that for you." Which she replies, "Oh, no problem. I can do this myself!" --I'm thinking about those trees and apples again.-- She gets the chair pad covered and puts it in place. Miss Independence!
Here is one corner where the blue meets the orange. She loves her papasan chair and big white paper lanterns. We are still looking for something to decorate that big blue wall.
So, I guess that apples not falling far from trees can be a super positive thing too! I wonder what paths she will take in life. I am sure that I haven't been the perfect mother, but I do know that I have done the best job possible, even if it is just helping her become more independent and self assured. She certainly has my passions for design. I encourage her everyday to "Go for it!" I hope that she doesn't delay her career for something safe. I hope she surrounds herself with anything that is super duper colorful and creative as she and her apples roll far from the tree.
-The End-
4 comments:
I am loving the colors in here...FUN! I know she will enjoy that room! Hi, I'm Meme for Screaming Meme. I wanted to personally invite you to my Giveaway Series. My first giveaway is beautiful slipcover. If you get the chance stop in and remember to check back and see what I am giving away next. :) Hope to you see there!
Great job! I love that she loves color ~ :-)
Pat
Nice colors!! Yay M!!
The room looks great in orange.
lisa
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