You Can't Always Get What You Want

A new Restoration Hardware catalogue came last Friday.

Flipping through the thick catalog, my eye was drawn to this room.

from the Restoration Hardware catalogue

I love clock faces.

I'm not sure why, except that I love numbers and circles.

I also love letters so this room with oversized eye charts elicited a sigh from me

from the Restoration Hardware catalogue

as did this room with the subway sign.

from the Restoration Hardware catalogue

The chairs are definitely NOT my style, but they are certainly conversation pieces.

As much as I love the Restoration Hardware look, I know I won't ever have it in my home, for a couple of reasons.

First, I can't see myself spending $1200 on a clock, even if it is amazing.

Second, marriage to an artist with a home studio/gallery means my walls are not always mine to decorate.

But, don't feel sorry for me that mine is not the final say in our wall art.

I spent Sunday night away at a conference.

When I returned home, the entryway painting had changed from this painting of a vintage Mercedes in the jungle of Nicaragua, 

to this 'hot off the easel' painting of houseboats in Sausalito.

We rode our bicycles across the Golden Gate Bridge in the summer and I made Steve stop and take photographs of the colorful boats.

I love primary colors and the red, yellow and green houseboat stood out among all the other houseboats.

I may not get to copy the looks I see in my favorite catalogues, but Steve fills my walls with memories.

And, in the long run, I guess I really do get what I want.