I went back to visit a home I worked on a few years ago, and I noticed all kinds of clutter across the surfaces. Some were nick knacks, mail, papers, and crafts. This home was stunning when completed, with every color, wood, surface material and piece of furniture working together in a fantastic way. Next I had a luncheon at my house with another designer and an artist. As I prepared for the luncheon, I was frantic. There was again, nick knacks, mail, papers, and crafts where they shouldn't be. Great objects that I had picked up here and there for the house were just shoved in places. I felt it was less than impressive. On both of these days I wondered, "What happened?"
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| This is a great example of a way to refresh your bookcase. It can be changed at intervals. |
Sometimes we lose sight of our homes and what made them beautiful to us in the first place. The clutter of life takes over. (The next post should be about dual duty storage for stuff!) Let's make a plan to look at things with a critical eye every six months or so. Refresh our rooms, and put clutter back in it's place. Change things around so it doesn't get stale, and acquire some new pieces now and then. Re-arrange the furniture. I used to do that a lot. I don't know what happened.
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Display a vintage collection. Change the display now and then.
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| Don't forget the front porch. Add some seasonal decor at the holidays, including the 4th of July. |
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Pull some pieces together with color and ground it with a great new area rug.
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Happy Decorating, Atharva
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