Second Time ‘Round
How I’m Turning a House into a Boho/Hippy Style Home with a Green Twist : )
The home I grew up in was desolate and unpredictable. I spent much of my time wandering around my house, completely alone save for the episodes of The Simpsons that was on four or five times a day. To say I was raised by Marge and Homer is not that far from the truth. As I grew older I emulated the life styles of my attachment figures to belong, but I had strayed pretty far from who I am, and what I wanted. What I most desired was to have a home. A place that was safe, warm, and filled with kindness and caring. A sanctuary. But also a place that reflected my personality. So that’s what I’ve decided to do. Create that home I longed for in my youth.
What Boho/Hippy with a Green Twist Means
When I turned 14 hippy culture was making a comeback in pop culture. There was a head shop in my town, Thread Heads, that sold mostly hippy wears. Think brightly colored T-shirts, hacky-sacks, incense, beaded necklaces and the like. Mexicali Blues, a hippy shop in Maine, is pretty similar to what I remember the local head shop in my town looking like. This was also where I felt most comfortable and a sense of belonging.
It was mostly the saturated colors and positive messages that made me feel peace, at ease. I’m also a Grateful Dead fan (maybe the only one who doesn’t smoke pot : ), and the elements of their gypsy life style are in line with the comfort I feel being surrounded by it. They remind me of Rumi and the Sufi Mystics, who traveled in caravans throughout the Middle East and where Bohemian Culture originated. So it’s with that essence in mind and heart that I want to build my home. And I’d like to do so in the greenest way possible, for the sake of the earth.
In the following pages I’ll be sharing my projects, goals, and the resources I find along the way while I turn my home into a boho/hippy haven : ) See you inside. Peace ( :
