WHY PAINTINGS, FLOWERS AND FURNITURE?

The reason why this blog is so aptly named Paintings, Flowers and Furniture is because to me, these are the three key elements of any living room. Not just a well decorated and comfortable one. ANY living room comprises of these three elements. To have a living room means a selection of furniture, one painting or two and maybe if you're going to go the extra mile, a vase of beautiful flowers somewhere in the corner. It is the bread and butter of interior decorating, space-making and I'd say home-making too.

As I become more private and reclusive in age, spaces have taken on a new significance. Home never meant much to me when I was younger. I remember I wanted to live in a hotel, jet setting all over the globe with no place to my name. And even though a part of that is true for me still, I know what it means to have a space to call my own now. In old(er) age, the only place we want to be on Friday night is increasingly at home.

I have always enjoyed going to a friends house for a party or dinner more than going out. It's for the reason of intimacy and close range observational opportunities. Their homes are a peek inside their personalities, their values and their taste - something I am very interested in be it good or bad or just plain strange. All taste is something I want to look at. I am a big observer of taste.

Decorating ones space with Art, Flowers and unique furniture shouldn't be a practice that is reserved only for the artistically and aesthetically minded. It is an opportunity to create comfort and sanctuary in our own lives. Buying one print or painting, a bunch of sunflowers or a new armchair be it bespoke upholstered or from the local second hand, can make so much difference to how you relate to your home.