I told you it would take me forever and a day to get my act together and do one for my other grandparents (my mom’s side), and it did, but I am finally done with the mood board. You can see my mom’s side is a bit more rustic. My Grandpa is the truest cowboy I know, growing up on a farm, becoming a rancher and a teacher, makes things from leather, rides horses all over timbuktu, quotes cowboy poems at random, and always wears his cowboy boots and hat (even on Sundays). He is amazing. As is his lovely wife, my Grandmother. She is one of the best cooks I know, always smiling, and talented in whatever she tries her hand at. I’ve said it before; I have the coolest grandparents ever!
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Old barn or fence post wood covering walls. Antlers strewn
about the cabin or mounted on the walls. My grandparents also have a great
collection of wonderful art that they have collected from friends and purchased
throughout the years hung all over their places. (A lot of it looks similar to painting #3.)
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They also have brass and porcelain figurines
that my grandmother has collected. These brass giraffes pictured in #4 are
the same small figurines that she has already gifted to me. She has had them
ever since I can remember. She also has glass grapes from the 70’s. Got to love
it!
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My grandparents are always wearing turquoise – rings,
necklaces, belts, plain stones, what have you - and they always have some
strung up on hooks in their bedrooms or bathrooms. Turquoise always reminds me
of them.
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I think of classic Windsor styled chairs, rustic
leather and cowhides with them as well. They have similar furniture pieces at
their place. Some of it that my Grandfather made himself, was inherited, or a rug made from a cow that they use to have on the ranch.
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My grandparents use to live by an orchard and
they still have wood orchard baskets that they re purpose and use to gather up
other items now. Some of my favorite memories as child are riding through the orchard on horseback and being the perfect height to grab all the fresh peaches and plums that I could stomach!
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#9 is a saddle stool. Obviously for their saddles, but we also use them to catch a seat if needed. They even have stools made from old milk jugs. I didn't quite understand why they'd want to sit on something so uncomfortable growing up, but now I like them for their rustic charm and 'use whatcha got' spirit.
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Lastly, BOOKS! My grandfather was a teacher so
it is no surprise that he has a lot of books, but his books are amazing, hard
covered, worn, and smell like travel. His books follow them wherever they go,
and they go a lot. Having books around me – good books – reminds me of him.
Next up in this little experimental series is my combo mood board. I am going to take
inspiration from BOTH sides of my family and see what I can come up with for
inspiration in my own place. How will I get them to meld together? Will I ever
actually get it DONE? Who knows. Time will tell J
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