A Change of Taste

So, here I am, at my new blog home on WordPress. I am thrilled!

It’s been a very busy week, spent editing a whole bunch of files to customize the theme I chose. I had to learn a lot of new things, such as how to change .php and .css files. Ha! A week ago, I didn’t even know what a .php file was! In non-techy speak (because I am totally not THAT techy), I think the .php file is the motor that runs a website. I came to this conclusion after seeing the header before the first line of code: Start the engine. I got such a kick out of that!

Once I decided to make the move, one of the hardest things I had to do was to decide how to decorate it. After twelve years in our real home, we’ve slowly been redecorating it. And I find that while I once gravitated toward cool and refreshing colors, I am now drawn to warm and inviting colors. So, it is no coincidence that my new blog home reflects that same change of taste.

Some people like coffee; there are coffee cups in oodles of blog headers. I like flowers. Floral prints can be found in every room of my house (well, except my son’s room). So I knew I wanted a flower in my header. And once I found the iris image and the theme with the scroll-work background, I was smitten. In fact, shortly after discovering the theme and the iris and working on coordinating colors, I was in my bedroom and glanced at my bed.

And here’s the new header:

Coincidence? I think not!

And now for a little stroll down blog memory lane.

My first header was designed by Fabulous K Creative. She did a fabulous job; I just quickly tired of the scrapbook look. {But I do miss the red; red is my favorite color. And other than the black, the colors in this header go great with my living room.}

I couldn’t afford to pay for changes, so I dabbled in designing my own headers. These next two each lasted only a few weeks.

And finally, I settled with this for a while:

Always the same fonts. Always flowers! It’s just who I am.

Even if I waffle between cool and refreshing, and warm and inviting.

So, welcome to my new home. I hope you’ll feel comfortable here.

And tell me, have your tastes changed over time? Have home decor ideas made their way into your blog?

In hope,
Shelli

P.S. I was able to import the old blogger comments from way back when, but I have not been able to import the more recent comments from Disqus. Ugh! But, I think you’ll like the simple WordPress comment system. And if you want your picture to show up, just get yourself a Gravatar.

P.P.S. I’ve literally spent hours relinking images and posts. If you see one or two or ten that I missed, please let me know! Thanks!!