The Art of Home Décor

 

photo credit:  Manja Vitolic

If today were my last day on earth, then I would surely take a little care of my room.  

I’d never thought of how my room should look and where this and that stuff should go. In so many ways, I’m much flexible and adaptable to the environment. Even in the mess, I can always find a place for doing a particular thing — sitting, eating, reading, watching TV or something. That ‘trait’ should be labelled as laziness, but what I understand about the term is irrelevant and cannot be extrapolated to my case; rather, I define it as ‘no interest’.

Yet, these days I’ve started to, slowly but steadily, be interested in home décor, so to say. I imagine how the living-room should look, in what ways tables and chairs should be arranged, where vases and books should go and the like. Thinking this way and acting on it give me a sense of little creation; that is, I’m creating something out of abstract ideas. And satisfaction and fulfillment I get after completion is an intrinsic part and reward of that little creation, I believe. These positive motives encourage me to be consistent, and even more creative!

Now my attention centering on the stuff already in the apartment has shifted to bringing the new in like room-accessories, lights, flowers, etc. I’ve also mapped every single space of my place in my mind in such a way of which is more enchanting if supplied with certain items. This is pleasing me, and I even feel like it adding some meaning to my life as I’m living for a small cause, which is make my apartment neat, clean and, let’s say, beautiful; in return, any achievement makes me happy in a subtle way.