I have to confess. . . I sometimes stalk you when you leave a comment on my blog :)
If your Google account links to your blog, I often click through to see who you are. It's also a great way to discover new blogs that I should be reading and to see what your homes look like. I love finding new (to me) spaces.
After Katie left a comment yesterday, I found a picture of her adorable bedroom (and her newly purchased thrift store antlers):
I really liked her green walls and the way she dressed her bedding, mixing the zebra print with the suzani pillow (which she actually sells in her Etsy shop). You can find her blog here.
(This is fun. I think I'll confess to blog stalking more of you soon.)
And, by the way, Katie had one of my favorite responses to yesterday's question of "would you buy a $30,000 rug if funds were unlimited?" Here's what she had to say:
About the 30k... there's just no question. But, I can only judge it for myself because extravagance is all relative to what you compare it with. Every single one of us live just as lavishly as Sharon Osborne and her 30k rug when compared to the majority of the world population. Check out the "If the World were a Village" childrens book. Very sobering.
Here were a couple of other responses that I liked:
It's not the 30k that made me queasy...it was the way it was just thrown out there. I can see someone spending that much on a rug, some giant antique situation in an old historic home etc. But to just walk into a store and toss out 30,000 on a completely generic mass produced rug shows how numb you can become when you spend money for kicks. I don't care how much money you have, and I don't think it's disgusting to spend it if you have it- But any 30,000 purchase you make should be special and meaningful and have VALUE to you reflecting the amount spent. Hope that makes sense.
Peppermint Bee said. . .
Not unless it was a magic carpet that I could use instead of my car! I can't even think in those terms.
Great comments! I would just be happy to buy a $785 rug if the funds were unlimited! ;)
ReplyDeleteHa, I love the blog stalking confessions. I do the same and I am so sad when someone leaves a brilliant comment and no link to anything.
ReplyDeleteJust checked out Katie's shop and she has lots of beautiful pillows-- can't wait to see more!
I like Katie's room! For some reason, growing up in a family of hunters, I could NEVER sleep under antlers. Gives me the willies!
ReplyDeleteAlso - check out this link... it's a kind of update on the book she mentioned. Really fascinated me.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/xn/detail/2100445:BlogPost:599326
Haha. I think everyone blog stalks that way. Love the color of the wall in her room. =)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Emily, for showing pics of our guest room! Being relatively new to blogging (and definitely new to etsy), it's flattering and encouraging when someone takes notice. :)
ReplyDeleteEates-A-Lot's comment about getting the willies is cracking me up. Truely, I'm not sure I could sleep under them either. Which seems kind of rude to our dear guests, huh?! :)
Gorgeous bedroom! I love the mod look of the antlers.
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh. I'm a blogger who stalks blogs too. I have lazy commenting disease!
ReplyDeleteEww! Eww! Eww! (raising hand and waving it wildly in the air) STALK ME! STALK ME! STALK ME! You are one of my VERY favorite bloggers...I'm calling you a celebrity blogger! I respect your style and taste so much!!! Love to see what have posted every time....so you can stalk me and make any suggestions you want! LOL!
ReplyDeletethe room is stunning! i love it, and i loved katie's comment... very refreshing and so true. in the end, things are just things, and you can't take them with you, so why spend 30k on a rug- there is so much more to life, and so much more worth spending the money on... like the environment and children...
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, and would be completely honored if you stalked me! That's a beautiful room.
ReplyDeleteAdore this lovely room. The color scheme and the antler looks great! Love the comments, too. And who doesn't stalk other people's blog too when they leave a comment? It's call getting to know your readers. :)
ReplyDeleteJessie
www.mixandchic.com
I do the same thing, and reading others comments on a favorite blog is how I've build my LIBRARY of blogs I read daily - including yours!
ReplyDeleteLove this bedroom. The antlers are awesome.
And no, if I were to become rich tomorrow I don't think I'd ever live long enough to reverse all the lessons on spending wisely that my parents armed me with!
I think we all do a little bit of blog stalking when someone we don't recognize comments. I always do when a new name appears in a comment on one of my posts... it's how I've found some of my favourite blogs :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for being honest about the stalking ... I think we all probably do the same thing. :) Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteYou'd be one stalker I wouldn't report to the authorities ;) Did you watch MDD last night? I'm going to have to comment on it later today.
ReplyDeleteThat room is great. I love the striped rug. I am not immune to the stalking routine either! The comment left about the magic carpet made me giggle. Interesting question for sure.
ReplyDeleteYour blog stalking confession made me chuckle. I think everyone does that from time to time. The comment about only if it was a magic carpet gave me a smile too!! Love the pillow on the bed! Beautiful fabric! =)
ReplyDeleteI love the comments! I do agree that 30K is a bit much.
ReplyDeletePlease stop over and see my new blog design that I won from Posh Palm, I just love it!
I love following your blog and I found it on Home Goods site!
Susan
Emily, are you still doing your Wed makeovers or trouble-shooting posts (readers send in pics to you, focused on a problem area in their homes)? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteI really wish those antlers weren't from a thrift store, because I want to buy some for my bedroom!
ReplyDeleteAny idea where we can get something similar?
http://acouturelife.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing Katie's blog! I love that pillow!
ReplyDeleteKatie's room is gorgeous, I am headed over to check out the rest of her blog. Love the thrift store antlers!
ReplyDeleteI love when you stalk!
ReplyDeletethanks for the intro to the new blog...her room is great!
Isn't Katie's bedroom awesome! I even had to show my hubby the antlers! I LOVE everything about her room!!! :)
ReplyDelete-Ashley
www.DesignBuildLove.co
That bedroom is SO fabulous. I love the black blanket thrown over the white headboard. Gorgeous against the dark walls.
ReplyDeleteCamille
i love this room! our's is in need of a re-do and i have been searching all over for pictures of great spaces. this is definately going to be book marked!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful room! Stalk on!!!
ReplyDeleteStacy
Thanks for introducing us to Katie's room and blog. I love her mix of color and pattern. That suzani pillow is perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a really intriguing blog post. Love that you check up on your blog commenters - makes their comments more meaningful. And her thoughts on comparing us to the majority of the world's population is on the money. We are a wealthy group if we have running water and electricity. Good to be reminded of that.
ReplyDeleteWait you mean everyone doesn't blog stalk?! Ha - I do it all the time ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, we all blog stalk but never admitt it.lol. On the rug ~ all you have to do now a days is turn on the tv and see how many children are dying for lack of food but someone thinks it more important to drop that kinda money on thread at the end of the day. Madness.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bedroom! Hahaha---I love that you "stalk" your readers. ; ) I am going to check out Katie's blog now.
ReplyDeleteOhh, love that pillow!!
ReplyDeletelove katie's room!
ReplyDeletehaha about the blog stalking :) It is a great way to find new blogs!
ReplyDeleteOh, click my blog!! Lol. You are so fun and I love your style. Xoxo
ReplyDeleteAllison @ House of Hepworths
These are attractive too. You have made beautiful room through rugs.
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