Porn for Mummy

Late one night when her husband is traveling, after putting her rowdy brood to bed, the well mannered modern mother takes a quick shower, hops in bed, reaches into her bedside table and pulls out a pile of well thumbed magazines.  On a rainy Thursday a different well mannered mother walks purposefully down the street in her trench coat and wellies. There is a naughty smile on her face.  With a giddy feeling in the pit of her stomach she looks left, she looks right and then suddenly she ducks down a side street and passes through a glossy black door.  There is a plaque on the building that reads only "To the Trade." 

Is it Voyeurism?  Fantasy?   An exotic diversion from the daily grind?  Whatever it is, there is no denying: many a modern mother loves her Fabric.  Wallpaper.  Trim.  Carrera Marble.  Glossy Photos of Glossy Kitchens.  Shelter Magazines.  House and Garden Tours.   Even in these uncertain economic times,  the Remodeling, Interior Design, Furniture, Paint & Wall Paper and Textile businesses combine to create a $200 billion dollar industry.

Now we could get all Sobby Sally at this point and talk about the Wall-e style waste created by renovating, remodeling and redecorating.  But really, who wants to read about that?  Instead let us  celebrate the sense of calm that some well mannered modern mothers feel when looking at wall paper books and lugging home tote bags full of fabric swatches.  Delicious moments just brimming with possibility and hope.  Now, thanks to the internet this feeling can be savored and enjoyed 24/7 in the privacy of one's own home.   No more bashful looks at the postman when the latest "issue" arrives, no more sneaking around design centers and meeting decorators on the sly.  We now have pleasure without the carbon print. Today!  At this very moment, the well mannered mother can simply pull up a chair and peruse the internet's latest gifts to the domestically obsessed.   There are numerous sites that cater to all different design proclivities from the elegant to the attainable.  So what are you waiting for?  Fabulousity is just a click away.   And no one will ever know.