I've been thrilled to read of some bloggers who've had the opportunity to actually have their homes photographed for magazines. What a dream come true! I have also been amazed to read just what these photo sessions entail: make-up artists, lighting experts, caterers, wardrobe specialists, and prop designers with loads and loads of beautiful accessories. All these people come in and turn the average pretty home into photos of a home that we drool over and long to have. And we look around and compare our home to what we see on the glossy pages---a home that has now become more of a gorgeous set design than the lived-in, real home it was before all of the specialists swooped in with all of their magical effects.
As I looked around my home this morning I thought about all of the things that would have to be changed in order to have it photographed for a magazine.
The remains of homework left on the dining room table.
Birthday sacks strewn across the floor, remnants of a wonderful family celebration.
A bounty of toys to entertain my beautiful granddaughter.
Doors to our entertainment center left open wide from late night veiwing.
A crumpled up heating blanket deserted by a preteen in the early, chilly hours of the morning.
And stacks of books piled high beneath collections of pretty pottery.
Is my home ready for a magazine photo shoot?Not at all.
But it is picture perfect to me.
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