Your home’s interior design is very much like your clothes - it reflects who you are. Many people are cynical about fashion and interior design. They say the first is for ‘fashion victims’ and the second is for snobs. There is some truth to those statements, but only because clothes and homes are for everyone, including snobs and fashion addicts.

Even if you live in a crowded home with your whole family, you are still putting your own individual mark on your interior surroundings. Take that little nicknack on the shelf. Was it something you picked up at the beach that looked interesting or was it something you had to save for, but just loved. Either way, by placing home decor accents in prominent places, you became an interior designer!

In the traditional American home, the stay-at-home wife was the principle home decorator. It was she who chose the colors for the walls, the furniture, the carpets, etc. When baby cam along, it was she who chose the designer baby bedding and everything else for the baby. The husband joked that he was just the guy who paid the bills and didn’t have anything to do with the decorating.

But was it really as simple as that? What if the wife chose pink designer crib bedding for their baby boy? How many fathers would let their future football stars sleep under pink sheets decorateing with angels? No, if that happened, you can bet that Dad would become an interior designer fast!

Do you see where we’re going here? You simply can’t escape the fact that you’re an interior designer, no matter how hard you try. Why not just accept it and embrace it and make your interior design say the best about you?

You do clean up around the house, don’t you? Good. Try a little experiment the next time you’re cleaning house. Shift some things around. Change the setting. Try moving those pictures you’ve had on the walls to different locations or if you’re bored with them, replace them altogether. Make a few minor changes and see what a difference it can make to your mood.

Your home, however humble or grand, should be a place of comfort and inspiration to you. If it is, it can help you on your life’s journey in immeasurable ways. Don’t think that you’re not an interior designer or that it doesn’t matter. It does, in more ways than you may know!