The story behind the Decorating Club is quite
simple. The idea for the decorating club grew out of my desire to share gifts
and talents with others.
My family and
I are relative newcomers to the area having moved to 
children.
Then in
November we were ready to begin. With the
holidays a few weeks away it seemed like the perfect time to completely redo
our home…
We undertook
a theme based upon my philosophy of concentrating on atmosphere instead of
“things”.
Our result is
a home that truly speaks of my family’s likes and interests rather than serving
as a showroom for trendy designs.
Our family room is a log cabin – complete with
stuffed bears, fishing gear and antlers on the walls – a wonderful reminder of
our time spent out west and our trip through
Our
daughter Jillian’s room is a beach comber’s dream, white washed and plenty of
shells. Courtney is our shopkeeper – her
room has been converted into a ladies boutique of high fashion. Our bedroom is a continuing reminder of how
my husband Terry and I met – on the shores of
As our labor of love evolved I reflected more and
more on my belief that everyone has a unique story to tell – so I shared my
vision with my new neighbors and friends and thus, with an initial handful of
valiant volunteers the Decorating Club began to transform our community of white-walls
into one where the homes are more representative of the people who live there –
one room at a time.
Sue Meyers