Patience is a Virtue…

I’m not the most patient person in the world. Oh, my friends and my husband would tell you differently. They would say that I have the patience of Job. But that’s only because they mistake my laid back attitude for patience.

The truth is, I really want everything yesterday. And that’s the hardest part of budget decorating for me. I’ve made this commitment to myself that I will NOT go into debt to furnish our home. It’s important to me to live within my means as much as possible. This is a trait I want my children to learn and I think the only way for them to truly learn it is to see it modeled by their parents.

That means I pay cash for everything I buy. We’re not rich. My husband has a good job, we live a decent middle class life, but we’re definitely frugal. So, not only do I pay cash for everything, I also have to get a great deal on an item or save up for it… or BOTH.

This translates into a heck of a lot of waiting. Waiting for the right piece to show up on craigslist at the right price. Or waiting for the right piece to go on clearance. Or waiting to save up enough money to get the right piece that has gone up on clearance.

Which is why I’m a little bit in agony right now! Do you see that beautiful vision of loveliness that started this post?

It’s Silho Furniture’s Miles chair. I spotted it today on an episode of Dress My Nest and absolutely fell in love. I have a big empty space in my office area that is absolutely begging for two of these lovely chairs and a nice side table. They even won my husband’s approval.

The only problem? There’s two really. First, Silho Furniture is located across the country from me, in Los Angeles, California. Second, (and most importantly) at $1500 a pop, even one of these chairs is out of my price range.

sigh.

Even though I’m slightly heartbroken, it’s okay. It’s all part of the process. Because now I’ll take that little piece of inspiration to heart and use it as motivation to search until I find the RIGHT piece. A piece which will tickle my fancy and be within my price range.

I just have to keep reminding myself patience is a virtue.