I love buying new furniture, getting a new closet or a couple of shelves can actually give me a feeling of renewal and optimism. I think that’s because I believe design is a progressive process, and that even rearranging my apartment gives me a sense of that.
It’s a physical manifestation of the fact that my life is moving, changing and from time to time demand that I move my bed from one spot to another.
Today is Rosh Hashana, the jewish new year. It’s a good chance to notice the changes in our lives and embrace them. My two cents on embracing change are -
1. Think about what has changed in your life recently. Design your living space to suit those changes.
2. Once you’ve made up your mind about whatever you want to change – try to fix it up by yourself. Building your own furniture is so much more fun than buying it.
