Wild and Wishful Shopping - Part 3
- Jackie Hartsoe
- May 25, 2024
- 1 min read
Putting the Kitsch back in Kitschen.
The kitchen right off that weird extra room with the fireplace has the windows I've ALWAYS wanted. Man imagine cooking in the rain in here phwoar. The red tile with the white tile with the Tuscan cream checker tile and weird shape and additional seating (now 3 areas to eat? Why are we the amazing traveling eaters?) means this kitchen needs an overhaul badly.
I think we need something super weird and organic feeling on the ceiling because all these weird lines feel kind of amoebic. I don't mean to talk shit about checkers, those just feel particularly out of place. But wouldn't it be cool to bring some pink marble into the kitchen in a chic way? Then I love this mixed material brown tile floor. The table is counter height which might be useful if the table wasn't completely outside the boundary of the cooking area. My thought would be to put this great reverse cerused Memphis-modern backer on the cabinets and maybe make a prep area in here. These walls are all curved in here but using it as pantry and wine storage seems like a better use of space than what's currently happening so covering that area in these cool, weird open shelves so they can run around the curve in a coherent way felt like a good use of space and kind of a cozy area for entertaining.
If you want to check out this house it's still for sale! Here's a link - https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9200-Carousel-Ln-Houston-TX-77080/27886262_zpid/
This post on Wild and Wishful Shopping—Part 3 really hit home for me. It made me remember how easy stress can make me lose focus. When I was studying for my nursing exam, I would often go online to shop, telling myself it was just a "quick break," but I would lose hours of study time. I even joked once that I wanted to pay someone to take my TEAS test for me so I could rest. But I quickly learned that I didn't need shortcuts; I needed a plan. Teas Gurus helped me learn how to get ready better and stay on task. Their help made it easy for me to take the TEAS test and let me balance…
Reading this post about Wild and Wishful Shopping – Part 3 reminded me of how easily I get caught up in distractions when I’m stressed. During my nursing exam prep, I often found myself scrolling through online stores, convincing myself it was just a “break,” but it always ended with wasted hours and guilt. At one point, I even joked that I wished I could just pay someone to take my TEAS exam so I could focus on things I actually enjoyed. Eventually I realized I needed structure not shortcuts and by organizing my study time better I finally managed to stay disciplined and still enjoy small moments of reward guilt free.
I just read Wild and Wishful Shopping, Part 3 on Winter Studios, where the author reimagines a quirky kitchen with curved walls, pink marble ideas, and open shelves in organic layout. On the flip side, The Online Class Help offers academic support across subjects, promising on time and private service. I like how the shopping post is vivid and personal.