DECORATING ON THE PRAIRIE: IS DECORATING A SIN?

One of the easiest ways to QUICKLY revamp a room is to shop the house to find something that wasn't in there, but now is.  Change out a picture on the wall and move a lamp.  Add a new fragrance and put some soft music on.  Add some sweets to the candy dish.  Dust and call it good.

Taking my Tea Set out of the China Cabinet to place on the Parlour Coffee Table for a shinny touch made a difference within the room and my MOOD.  Moved the Lamp with a Tiffany Shade off the Tea Table and placed it on the Desk that holds Grandchildren pics.  The Victorian Lamp that I had on the window sill now sits on the Tea Table and lights up the whole room.

Now for the big question...IS decorating a SIN?  
If we decorate all the time instead of doing the dishes or not wiping a child's snotty nose, then I think the priorities are wrong. Decorating is rewarding.  Adding charm.  Warmth to our homes and lives.  Helps to put our personal touch on our environment.  Makes a house a home and love makes a home a haven.  

If our decorating drains our finances, then I believe we're in the wrong and not using common sense.  

Revamping of my Formal Parlour took place on a rainy day when I was HOME alone.  It was THERAPY to me.  Took little effort with likable results.  

Revamped room has a nice place to sit, a focal point for a conversation piece, smells good and pleasant sounds in the air.

TaDaaaa...she's revamped.  Refreshing.  

Not a penny spent.  Decorating made easy.

Remember to take into consideration the 5 human senses when revamping a room in your home.

1) Shop the house. (thrifty)
2) Relocate a item that will become a conversation piece. (sight)
3) Switch out a picture. (sight)
4) Burn a new scent and/or make sure the room smells clean because it is clean. (smell)
5) Put on some quiet background tunes. (hearing)
6) Make sure the candy dish has some sugar-free candy in it for guest. (tasteful hospitality)
7) Provide a clean and comfortable place to sit. (touch)

What do you think about decorating your home?  
Sin or not? 

Decorating one's home is one thing, but truly I would rather have God's blessings on and in my home than simply having it decorated.  Would be a shame to have a place to call home without God's blessings.  It would be a cold environment without His Blessings.  Shallow is lonely.   

Some great verses about house blessings:


Psalm 122:7

Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!”

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. ...

Psalm 23:1-6

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCRIPTURES IS:

Proverbs 24:3-4

³ By wisdom a house is built,
    and through understanding it is established;
⁴ through knowledge its rooms are filled
    with rare and beautiful treasures.

Decorating On The Prairie and enjoying Life,

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Contributing article to the Christian Home Magazine at www.daybydayinourworld.com