The Story on My Walls

What’s your home decoration style?

My decorating style is probably best described as “If it makes me smile, it gets a spot.”

I love old things that look like they’ve lived a life before finding their way to me. Oversized clocks. Distressed wood. Vintage-looking signs with words that remind me who I want to be. Warm lamps that make a room feel like someone is always home.

Then I sprinkle in pieces that tell my story.

A vase overflowing with hydrangeas because fresh flowers make an ordinary Tuesday feel special. A Hamilton book because some stories deserve a permanent place in the room. And yes…a sign that simply says FABULOUS because sometimes we all need a little reminder – plus it’s my fave word.

I don’t worry much about whether something is trendy. Trends come and go faster than my Amazon deliveries. Home should feel like a collection of your favorite memories, not a page torn from a furniture catalog.

When people walk into my house, I don’t want them to notice the furniture first. I want them to feel comfortable. I want them to see little pieces of my family, my personality, and the things that make me laugh, think, and appreciate life.

Maybe that’s my decorating style after all.

Not farmhouse. Not rustic. Not vintage.

Just…me.

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Author: KikiFikar

Kiki Fikar is a native New Yorker who is passionate about taking the day to day life we all experience and sharing it in her tales from Suburbia. She will often be found at the gym, writing snippets each day for future story lines, listening to her two children create their lives, and building the perfect beachfront home and writing retreat in her mind.

43 thoughts on “The Story on My Walls”

  2. I enjoyed this. Somewhere along the way we’ve convinced ourselves that our homes should impress people instead of reflecting who we are. Yet the rooms I remember most aren’t the ones with perfect furniture or designer colors. They’re the ones that quietly told me something about the people who lived there.

    I think the best homes become a kind of autobiography. Every well-worn chair, faded photograph, or odd little keepsake is a chapter that doesn’t need explaining. It simply belongs because it matters to someone.

    Your closing line really captures that idea. In the end, “just…me” may be the only decorating style that never goes out of fashion.

    Thank you for sharing this. It was a lovely reminder that authenticity never goes out of style.

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  4. Your decorating style is very cool. My wife hates blank walls and I often wish they were more subtle but her style is creative chaos. It’s just an overload at times, we share a 1 bedroom apartment with our cat.

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      1. My yesterday sucked dealing with equipment and software so frustrating I wanted to throw it agsinst the wall, sadly i will be dealing 9 months of this (semi) long term project at work

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      2. Nine months? Holy crap. Ok ok let’s break it down day by day. Loving your work. Hope that gift you bring us helps to ease the work frustration!

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      5. No, worse. Found out I have to redo a number of pages because a tiny way too hard to catch piece of fiber is on text on a number of images…do i went from a frustrated and angry day to a very depressed day 😟

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  17. Twinnie, love this! Another thing that we’re so alike on. I have stuff from college-era garage sales that I still have just cos it still speaks to me. Other stuff from my early years with the fam, lots of sentimental stuff there/good vibes. Other is homemade stuff from the kids. It’s like going into your pantry and randomly throwing together 5-6 things…but it always comes out right.

    LOVE your pic…it’s the kind of place you come in, kick off the flip flops and settle down with some ☕️ or 🍺 and get caught up 😎👏❤️

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  18. I love paintings and decorative plates, if found in antique markets even better.
    And like you I don’t go with trends as I believe a house to be a hone must reflect the soul and life of its inhabitants not the latest trend, that’s for hotels😉

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    1. Exactly! Something has to speak to me – literally. The sign on the right… it is from the Broadway musical “Beautiful“ by Carole King… The first time I heard it, I burst into tears. My daughter was sitting next to me and never forgot my reaction. She had that sign made causing even more tears!

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  19. I am with you, I am not trendy. I love color and buying something that “speaks” to me. I must connect with it. My grandfather was an artist and I have some of his work on my walls. My knick knacks in my bookcase were my mother’s and gifts and of course, so many books that I have read and loved. ☺️ Thanks!

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