The Comfy Corner

So, I don't normally blog things that other people have written, but I just couldn't resist. Ina Garten is basically my hero and after reading this introduction to her cookbook over breakfast one morning, I couldn't resist but share it with all of you. This is exactly how I feel about comfy corners:

"I didn't always know how to make a home. It took time and lots of experimentation. Over the thirty-eight years we've been married, I've tried everything - the good, the bad, and the ugly. But, I've evolved a style that seems to work for me: big sofas for a nap on Sunday afternoon; great CDs piled up by the stereo; my favorite old videos next to the television. I like knowing that there are twenty new magazines on the coffee table, delicious French teas in the pantry, and expensive bath bubbles next to the tub. A good home should gather you up in its arms like a warm cashmere blanket, soothe your hurt feelings, and prepare you to go back out into that big bad world tomorrow all ready to fight the dragons.

I'm basically a nester. All day long, I feel as though I'm batting back the baseballs that are being hurled at me: decisions to make, places to go, cranky people to deal with...and when I come home, I want my house to feel serene and beautiful, like the way you feel when you get into a bed piled high with down pillows: you're safe."

I couldn't have said it any better Ina - down pillows, teas, bubbles, cashmere blankets - that is what the comfy corner is all about.