Holiday Baubles

 

Happy Holidays! I forgot I had a blog. Not surprising since I only have ...*checks blog*... one post! Well, that sounds about right. Anyway, here I am again. I thought I might try this blogging thing out one more time. 

2020 has been quite a year. I missed out on so much RL stuff that I had planned, but then other things took their place and it was nice in a way I wasn't expecting. 

One of those things was getting a new computer and getting back in SL more than I had been the last few years. My favorite thing to do in SL is to decorate houses. I usually take 2 or 3 months to get it just right. Each time I think "this is my favorite house". Then I do another and think the same thing. 

As much as I love to decorate houses, I don't like taking photos of the finished products near as much. I think I do a fairly decent job of decor, but not so great a job of photographing the results. I am not skilled in editing photos, but I am slowly learning about filters, so that's a plus. 

My latest house is another Trompe L'oeil, though honestly, most of my houses are Trompe L'oeil houses. I love the clean lines and the textures are easy to work with; I can tint most walls and floors as needed to personalize them. This one is the Kaavia Modern Cottage. I intended to do a very subdued palette of grays, blacks, and whites for this home, to match the winter weather outside; that didn't last past the the first day or so. I blame this picture for the interjection of color. I love this photo my cousin took in Prague. The romantic subject painted on the wall and the juxtaposition of the graffitti  is amazing.  

So, I put it on the wall and then had to pull a little red into the decor and then a tinge of blue/green and then ... no more monochromatic theme. Oh well, that's how it goes, right? Now, on to my house photos:

I had to make a little sky box area for winter as the land I'm on is green all year, but I think it's like a cozy forest clearing for my house. 

I love shelves. You can do so much with shelves. I always have shelves here and there throughout the house. In SL you never have to dust, so I can indulge my love of knick-knacks and shelves as much as I want! 

Santa never did show up for dinner, but there's always next year. I also enjoyed decorating the bathroom/laundry room, the dressing room, and the bedroom. 

And, did you know, there was a little fox that lives out in my woods who came to say hello. 

And that's it for this Holiday Season, I hope you have a great New Year's Day and that 2021 is a better year for everyone. Maybe I'll even blog more. We'll see, won't we?

(If you want to know anything about the decor or what Raynee is wearing, you can ask me Raynee Lisle. I might remember what it is, but I can't promise.)