V is for Views

This is an old post, but since I fit the requirements for Debbies "Newbies" party, I thought I would link it up. I picked this one because I think it gives you a good view of my house and my "take" on decorating.

I am obsessed with "Designed to Sell" and "Get It Sold."

I like to stalk my own house at twilight (the time of day, not the movie)
to see what other people see when they can see in the windows.

Self-disclosure:
I love to walk in my neighborhood (or random neighborhoods) at twilight and look in people's windows and see how their houses are decorated.

That being said, I started to think about who am I decorating for?
Myself or Tom the Peeper?
I really learned this lesson in my last house when I redid my bedroom.
From the hallway the room looked lovely. The bed was placed on the wall opposite the door so it was definitely the focal point of the room.
However, when I was sitting in bed the view I got was of the door wall. I didn't get to enjoy much of the prettiness of my room, I really only saw the three doors opposite the bed.

Thus the subject of "V" week is "Views."
Or also titled "What do you see when you are sitting in your favorite spot?"
Or "Are you truly enjoying your decorating by actually looking at it?"

Throughout this blog I am going to focus on areas of my house where
I spend the most time and the things I see as I am standing/sitting in that location.
I'm going to start as I walk into my house.
I am a big believer in having someplace to rest your eyes when you come in from a long day. As I walk into the door, to my left I see this:

I also spend a lot of time at my kitchen island making lunches, talking to kids, yelling at the dogs, etc. etc. This is the view I see out my kitchen doors onto the screened in porch:

Another place in my kitchen where I find myself is the kitchen sink.
Here are some of the things I can see from this perch:

I can see the foyer and a glimpse of my screen/plate rack.

There are two places I like to sit in my living room.
One is the corner of the couch when my family and I are watching my TV.
This is what I see as I look out the doors to the deck:

I love this view because it makes me feel like I am in a tree house.

The other place I like to sit in the oversized chair.
I sit here when I read blogs or work on my own.
I love that I can see into my kitchen and my roman shades.

Many times I also see this as I sit in my favorite chair and I love it even more:

Yeah I talk about yelling at my dogs, but I am really just a lot of talk.
I love these little guys.

When I have homework to do I retreat to my bedroom, sit on the bed and work on the computer.
(I promise I only spend 5 minutes reading blogs when I should be doing homework, okay, maybe 10)
But as I sit on the bed, this is the view that I see:

So much better than staring at three doors.

How about you guys? What are you looking at from where you are sitting right now?

Linking up to:
Just a Girl Show and Share Day
Alphabe-Thursday