I have long held the belief that you can tell alot about a person by looking at their space. For me home is a place I can express myself and my individuality. Home is where I feel I can be myself.
A little over a year ago, I got married and moved my children and I into his home. HIS HOME! The children had their things... their old rooms and furniture and decorated the way they wanted. I, on the other hand, had no space. I attempted to put my mark on the space by painting every wall adding some of my artwork and accessories... but still when my best friend came over she said, "It doesn't feel anything like you!". And it didn't... I felt it. I had to find my space. So I have now "taken over" the upstairs family room with my office. In it is my stuff and I feel very much at home. I do believe that if she came into this space she would say... "Now this is You!". Home is where you can have independence, privacy and control over your surroundings. When you don't you can feel lost and out of place. That was how I felt until I found my "place".
In Elsise de Wolfe's essay entitled Suitability, Simplicity and Proportion she says... "We are sure to judge a woman in whose house we find ourselves for the first time, by her surroundings. We judge her temperament, her habits, her inclinations, by the interior of her home.". I must say, not much has changes. I have been guilty of making those same judgements about people based on their home. Is it orderly, clean, odor free and well appropriated or is it disorganized, dirty, musty and outdated. In fact, I believe a persons physical surroundings is a reflection of their inner space. I'm not talking about whether it is "fashionable", I'm talking about suitability, simpliclity and proportions... that can be learned.
Sources:
deWolfe, E. (1968). Suitability, Simplicity and Proportion. In M.Taylor and J. Preston (eds.) (2006) Intimus: Interior Design Theory Reader. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons
A little over a year ago, I got married and moved my children and I into his home. HIS HOME! The children had their things... their old rooms and furniture and decorated the way they wanted. I, on the other hand, had no space. I attempted to put my mark on the space by painting every wall adding some of my artwork and accessories... but still when my best friend came over she said, "It doesn't feel anything like you!". And it didn't... I felt it. I had to find my space. So I have now "taken over" the upstairs family room with my office. In it is my stuff and I feel very much at home. I do believe that if she came into this space she would say... "Now this is You!". Home is where you can have independence, privacy and control over your surroundings. When you don't you can feel lost and out of place. That was how I felt until I found my "place".
In Elsise de Wolfe's essay entitled Suitability, Simplicity and Proportion she says... "We are sure to judge a woman in whose house we find ourselves for the first time, by her surroundings. We judge her temperament, her habits, her inclinations, by the interior of her home.". I must say, not much has changes. I have been guilty of making those same judgements about people based on their home. Is it orderly, clean, odor free and well appropriated or is it disorganized, dirty, musty and outdated. In fact, I believe a persons physical surroundings is a reflection of their inner space. I'm not talking about whether it is "fashionable", I'm talking about suitability, simpliclity and proportions... that can be learned.
Sources:
deWolfe, E. (1968). Suitability, Simplicity and Proportion. In M.Taylor and J. Preston (eds.) (2006) Intimus: Interior Design Theory Reader. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons
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