What a castle means to me, a reminder, and a free printable

I've been talking about castles lately on my blog. Like A LOT. So I thought it might be fun to explain a little more of what I think of when I refer to castle on my recent posts. 

I'm not referring to literal castles, like the ones built in different parts of Europe hundreds of years ago. Although wouldn't that be so cool to live in one? I've seen some pretty dreamy ones online but haven't yet had the pleasure to actually set foot in one. Maybe one day tho.

When I refer to a castle, I'm thinking of a place that is a peaceful retreat. It is like our fortified structure away from some of the stresses in the world. I want it to be a place that we feel completely comfortable in. No clutter. Everything in it's place. No fussing over dumb things. Put your feet up, let your hair down kind of home.

I can say that I am definitely making progress on making our house our "castle". I have been decluttering, getting ready for a yard sale and starting to organize like crazy. 

It never hurts to have a reminder of my goal tho right?

I saw this saying somewhere {sorry I don't have any idea who the author is} and I loved it.

"Any home can be a castle when the King and Queen are in love." 

I think it fits our home so good right now. I love my husband and my family so much. I want this home to be their castle. So it helps me remember the whole reason I am working hard on making our home more peaceful and comfortable. 

I decided to make a print with the saying to hang in our house.

I also made it where anyone can download this printable for free if anyone would like to. Just click here to download and print.

I can't wait to frame and hang this little reminder/art print up! 




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