My taste has changed a lot. As we age, we develop and craft our styles. This growth is very important to me, and I look forward to seeing what my next look will be.
Yeah, there are definitely some changes for sure and, if you relocate to a new home, city, state, country, etc. things definitely start to evolve and in some ways, get a lot more fun! At least that was my experience. Each home had a personality of its own, so it was always about honoring the home and myself, which meant some style tweaks a long the way. Are you living in an old house in Maine? I love Maine, my aunt ended up there - in Newcastle, in a big farmhouse on a lake.
OMG Holly another one of these "deep talk" conversations!!!
Thank you soooo much for these insights and questions!
OF COURSE we change. But I was surprised how much I DO NOT involve this into my "interior" mind. As an educated architect - and in Austria this ment 9 y od uni... so I spent really much time of my life in learning design - I have always floor plans, details, interior inspo - kind of that stuff in my mind - even when I am not working as an architect right now.
But I blamed interior trends and fashion for the urge to change something in my home.
But of course it is not only that. It is what you wrote, too: The wish to come home.
Like you came home in your childhood.
Just this time you are the creator of this certain home.
And of course it is very much about kindergardeners art, family snapshots with a meaning (hardest to me - but I will try the idea of printing them in black&white and framing them all in same size frames and having kind of "gallery wall"; I think using silver frames on a mantel piece or a piano would work too. but sorry neither mantel piece nor piano here)
And of course it is also about the "ugly pieces"... which kind of grow into this home like a big old tree intervained his roots into the foundation of a house.
I was just hit by the idea to sketch a floor plan, which would make more sense to me in my current age, with my current needs...
Yes, I think I will do that... I am curious how much it really differs from my actual home (which is my childhood home, which I inherited and - thx to very limited budget - altered just a little bit...
Comfort has always been my/our family style... however, definitely working on the less is more. With the passing of parents, grandparents and in June 2023 the passing of my brother (still grieving over his passing - he was such a bright and dynamic individual - gone too soon) .. my sister-in-law and I are having to make decisions of what to keep, donate or sell. And yes... it is a sad time and a new chapter in our life. Thank you for sharing your personal journey in your recent newsletters. Looking forward to your digital design and lifestyle magazine!
Thank you so much!!!! Yes, I'm turning decor8 Substack more into a magazine style subscription so I'm looking forward to seeing what's to come in this space as well. I want to go all-in now with Substack, it's now or never!
Ooooh, I feel this so much lately too. Over the past year or so. I used to really love neutrals cream and taupe, camel, black and white, mustard, and burnt orange with lots of texture but I'm sooooooo over that now and I'm craving darker, moodier vibes or jewel tones. And comfort is key. I've recently realized there is not enough comfortable seating for four adult bodies to watch a movie together.
A week ago the reclamation team came and packed up the whole basement level of my house because of the toilet issue and flooding down to that level since 90% of the carpet on that level will be replaced. There was 6 people packing boxes and moving furniture into a truck for two days. The thing is, I don't even know what the majority of that stuff is. I seriously just want to tell them to take it all to the dumpster instead of bringing it back here!!!
Like you said, i can be more intentional about what goes back in. Because I really think its all a collection of misfit discarded items we don't know what to do with so it just got put in the basement.
Even if I do find a box of my kids drawings or something, do I really need to keep it? What will I do with it all? They don't want it.
I will keep all of their children's books, but otherwise I'm not looking forward to unpacking all the stuff the movers will return to us once the new carpet is installed.
I'm in the process of completely decluttering our entire house - removing every thing that doesn't make sense or hold an aesthetic I don't want to let go of. It's been tiring - like dead tiring. But I feel it's necessary in order to first SEE what's left and then to MOVE those things around to maximise their value in terms of use and aesthetic.
Then we can hopefully put it back together and it will be more us, instead of a space that is incidental and not completely of our voice and style.
I definitely can relate to less but more meaningful stuff, calmer vibe, less maintenance, cozier, open spaces and room to grow and add things for where I am now! Excellent info!
My taste has changed a lot. As we age, we develop and craft our styles. This growth is very important to me, and I look forward to seeing what my next look will be.
Yeah, there are definitely some changes for sure and, if you relocate to a new home, city, state, country, etc. things definitely start to evolve and in some ways, get a lot more fun! At least that was my experience. Each home had a personality of its own, so it was always about honoring the home and myself, which meant some style tweaks a long the way. Are you living in an old house in Maine? I love Maine, my aunt ended up there - in Newcastle, in a big farmhouse on a lake.
OMG Holly another one of these "deep talk" conversations!!!
Thank you soooo much for these insights and questions!
OF COURSE we change. But I was surprised how much I DO NOT involve this into my "interior" mind. As an educated architect - and in Austria this ment 9 y od uni... so I spent really much time of my life in learning design - I have always floor plans, details, interior inspo - kind of that stuff in my mind - even when I am not working as an architect right now.
But I blamed interior trends and fashion for the urge to change something in my home.
But of course it is not only that. It is what you wrote, too: The wish to come home.
Like you came home in your childhood.
Just this time you are the creator of this certain home.
And of course it is very much about kindergardeners art, family snapshots with a meaning (hardest to me - but I will try the idea of printing them in black&white and framing them all in same size frames and having kind of "gallery wall"; I think using silver frames on a mantel piece or a piano would work too. but sorry neither mantel piece nor piano here)
And of course it is also about the "ugly pieces"... which kind of grow into this home like a big old tree intervained his roots into the foundation of a house.
I was just hit by the idea to sketch a floor plan, which would make more sense to me in my current age, with my current needs...
Yes, I think I will do that... I am curious how much it really differs from my actual home (which is my childhood home, which I inherited and - thx to very limited budget - altered just a little bit...
Wonderful, share your floor plan if you have time! I'd love to see it. :)
Comfort has always been my/our family style... however, definitely working on the less is more. With the passing of parents, grandparents and in June 2023 the passing of my brother (still grieving over his passing - he was such a bright and dynamic individual - gone too soon) .. my sister-in-law and I are having to make decisions of what to keep, donate or sell. And yes... it is a sad time and a new chapter in our life. Thank you for sharing your personal journey in your recent newsletters. Looking forward to your digital design and lifestyle magazine!
Thank you so much!!!! Yes, I'm turning decor8 Substack more into a magazine style subscription so I'm looking forward to seeing what's to come in this space as well. I want to go all-in now with Substack, it's now or never!
Ooooh, I feel this so much lately too. Over the past year or so. I used to really love neutrals cream and taupe, camel, black and white, mustard, and burnt orange with lots of texture but I'm sooooooo over that now and I'm craving darker, moodier vibes or jewel tones. And comfort is key. I've recently realized there is not enough comfortable seating for four adult bodies to watch a movie together.
A week ago the reclamation team came and packed up the whole basement level of my house because of the toilet issue and flooding down to that level since 90% of the carpet on that level will be replaced. There was 6 people packing boxes and moving furniture into a truck for two days. The thing is, I don't even know what the majority of that stuff is. I seriously just want to tell them to take it all to the dumpster instead of bringing it back here!!!
Like you said, i can be more intentional about what goes back in. Because I really think its all a collection of misfit discarded items we don't know what to do with so it just got put in the basement.
Even if I do find a box of my kids drawings or something, do I really need to keep it? What will I do with it all? They don't want it.
I will keep all of their children's books, but otherwise I'm not looking forward to unpacking all the stuff the movers will return to us once the new carpet is installed.
Yes, Holly, I feel this. Deeply, in fact.
I'm in the process of completely decluttering our entire house - removing every thing that doesn't make sense or hold an aesthetic I don't want to let go of. It's been tiring - like dead tiring. But I feel it's necessary in order to first SEE what's left and then to MOVE those things around to maximise their value in terms of use and aesthetic.
Then we can hopefully put it back together and it will be more us, instead of a space that is incidental and not completely of our voice and style.
Love that. My mind works that way too. At some point I’m doing that!
I definitely can relate to less but more meaningful stuff, calmer vibe, less maintenance, cozier, open spaces and room to grow and add things for where I am now! Excellent info!