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Last year I spent my NYE in a hotel in New Jersey with a fever so high I was babbling incoherently by the time James put me to bed.  If made any resolutions, I have no idea what they were.

My decorating resolution for this year is a place for everything and everything in its place. I’ve moved three times in the past two years, some of this stuff I haven’t seen in ages. I would love to have a place for everything.  There are some really beautiful pieces that are just crying out for displays, some books that need shelves and clothes that need hanging.

That said, not everything is holding up well after the moves. My dresser and nightstand are missing corners (thanks movers!) and my mattress is noticeably lumpy in the middle. Combine that with the fact that we never set up the office in Virginia and therefore never got furniture for it, I’m pretty much into buying furniture this year. I want to make a decoration resolution that keeps me from becoming haphazard and sloppy and or too trite.

I mentioned AEro before when I was talking about that beautiful Coastal Living furniture by Stanley. I love water and coastal towns. AEroskobing has become one of my favorite places to look at in pictures, the colors and tranquility of city make me want to visit the island of AEro on all of my next vacations. Not only do I love the colors, but coastal towns seem to have a style of their own, not quite country, but timeless and beautiful.

A few months ago upon our return to Boston, we stayed at the glamorous Millennium Bostonian Hotel.  I thought if I could recreate some of the style in that beautiful hotel, it might make set the tone for a great new year. The Millennium had a modern style, and was undergoing renovations at the time we stayed. I am sure that it will become the coolest hotel in town when they are done.

I want to find a way to bring all of these beautiful and distinct elements into my home without it seeming cluttered or overdone.  I also don’t want to get rid of what I have to try and achieve a new look.  All of these influences can be combined with my current decor and pulled together to make it colorful like the coast, cool as the hotel and timeless.

Lastly, this year I resolve to do thoughtful details and not excess.  It’s pretty hard for me in this somewhat blank apartment do excess, but I intend for my details to be thoughtful and planned.  I want my rugs to make sense and fit in, my curtains to match the season and table to have clothes, runners or placemats.

Photo from Domino Magazine Online, our favorite painted rooms – a great example of coordination and everything in its place.