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Within the midst of our tin-ceilinged lounge is a tin medallion. It’s pressed into an ornate pattern, an imitation of the flowery plaster medallions you might uncover crumbling throughout the parlor flooring of un-touched earlier brownstones. From the center of the medallion hangs a brass and crystal chandelier. The chandelier is tarnished and significantly further muted than it as quickly as was nevertheless, nevertheless the entire influence of ceiling plus fixture nonetheless manages to tilt the room solidly in the direction of fancy.
In lieu of eradicating and altering the chandelier (which I’m not glad is one factor I’d have permission to do), I’ve been making an attempt to rethink my relationship to it. Does a chandelier should dictate the orientation of the home beneath it? Does a desk must be centered beneath it? Can I depart the traditional chandelier hanging nevertheless relegate it to the background, sometimes ignoring it and inserting furnishings and lamps throughout the room in regardless of type of place makes the proper sense? What kind of place does make the proper sense?
I’ve handed ample very prolonged hours in historic house museums to know that the ornate fixtures hanging over formal parlors have been centered firstly on the ceiling and that what occurred to be positioned beneath them was secondary. There aren’t any tipsI remind myself for the umpteenth time as I lean into the desk and shove it bum-first all through the room. Observe your gut. Experiment. I’ve spent the last few mornings transferring furnishings spherical this home and sitting with it in a state of transition. States of transition normally will not be my most comfortable places to be, nevertheless I’ve been making an attempt to technique the obligation like engaged on a jigsaw puzzle. It’s an issue and a largely glad distraction and even when the puzzling inevitably turns the home topsy turvy for a while, the satisfaction of getting each factor sorted into the exact place will lastly be sweet actually. Correct?
For now, I’ve stopped puzzling with furnishings prolonged ample to type out these concepts. I don’t always uncover my coronary heart right away, nevertheless I’ll get nearer lastly.