My second oldest and I were on the phone the other day and the topic turned to how we would never have the latest trends in our homes. We would never stand in line at Home Goods or TJMaxx to fight over the newest and shiniest mass produced item that every other person decorates with. That’s okay if you like that because I’m very sure there are people out there that think my idea of decorating is just plain weird. I’m good with that and would actually take it as a compliment.

Here’s a few things that are a little quirky that we have in our home.

Our ceramic clown bust. We all love him.

The clown puppet that dances when you pull his string.

A couple of more clowns. The bean bag one is almost exactly like one I had as a child. I found this one at an estate sale.

Jackson took art appreciation and that’s his Picasso rendition that I framed. The brass bunny is from my childhood and the rock family is just something silly that Donny made for me many years ago. The little log the bunny is on is from a Christmas tree we had a few years ago.

The top left postcard is one that was sent to my parents. The address simply said their name and Marfa, TX. No street address whatsoever, but they received it just the same. Times were simpler then. The photo below that was given to me in a box of very old family pictures. Everyone said to give them to me since I love old things. This my grandmother and my dad. The yellow picture is one I found at the thrift store. I felt so sad for it because someone took the time to paint it and, well, yellow is my favorite color. I just found the giant head in a book and liked it so I cut it out and framed it. My bongo hangs beneath them because who doesn’t like a good bongo session.

Our hallway is just a hodgepodge of things I like.

I love his picture of my dad. He played football at Sul Ross University. Little know fact is that he was best friends with Dan Blocker who played Hoss on Bonanza. Dan even came to visit us one time when we lived in Corpus.

My homage to New Orleans and Southern Louisiana. I have been going to New Orleans since I was a child . My aunt lived in Mandeville and I would spend summers there and my favorite part was going into New Orleans. I was also very sad when we moved from Baton Rouge because there is just something about the southern part of that state. My actual dream is to live in New Orleans although most people think I’m crazy for that. There is just something so mystical and magical about that city and they people who call it home.

This vintage box holds are litter box. The frog heads hanging from the mirror are from fireworks we shot off one year. I just thought they were cute.

I hope that when people visit our home they find a lot of funky little treasures or they could be freaked out by all the clowns. I think it’s interesting either way.