Decorating Without A Strict Budget.

She lay back in the king-size bed and pulled up the bright covers around her shoulders. It was one of those king quilts that you could lie on top of and pull the sides over you without unmaking the bed.

She had gone through hundreds of quilt sets to find just the one she wanted. She loved emerald green and the print was modern and splashy. She knew she had good taste and this proved it. She had the matching set with four pillow shams and it was the exact color she wanted.

Her grouping of three plants was impressive. The large one was a floor plant and the two small ones sat on the top of the cherry dresser. The leaves were bright shiny green. Their leaves were reflected in the mirror behind them. She congratulated herself on what she had accomplished.

The matched Tiffany lamps looked good on the matching cherry nightstands. The wicker chest at the foot of the bed seemed to hide some of the fancy carvings in the sleigh bed though. She got up and moved it over to a wall.

I like those the way they are now she thought as she moved them a final time. The footboard of her sleigh bed was elegantly carved. It gleamed against the hardwood floors. As she walked over to the dresser, she picked up a pile of new lingerie.

Opening each drawer, she started to put away her new lingerie. Black, plus some pale greens and pale blues with sheer material were piled neatly in the spaces. She had supplied herself lavishly from a leading lingerie shop at the mall.

She was having fun every day since they won the state lottery. Would she ever get tired of shopping? She didn’t resent paying the huge amount of taxes. She had enough left to invest and generate new income for both of them for two lifetimes.

Walking over to her computer she opened a browser and took out her credit card. She entered a few bits of information and quickly donated to her two best loved charities. Tomorrow she would look for one more she decided.

The housekeeper came in and asked if she wanted to have a little lunch. She smiled and said yes, maybe a salad. It amused her to think that she paid her housekeeper twice the pay she herself had once earned. She felt generous towards everyone. She was on friendly, first name terms with the nice woman. She refused to be address by anything but her first name. She hated formality and did not want the woman to wear a uniform. She told her that tomorrow she planned to go out and buy a new dining room set.