I came upon an article online the other day which said in short, “If you are of a certain age, you must get rid of these things in your home, because they make you look old.”
Gee, I already have enough going on in life to make me look old, and now I should also blame the stuff in my home for making matters worse?
Apparently your floors say a lot about your age, and right now you should not have shag carpeting, or wall-to-wall carpeting, in your home. I have found nothing more comfortable in winter than having carpet under my feet. Bare floors, by their very nature, are cold. But no, carpet is banished from the kingdom because some unknown resource of questionable authority says so. The article also pooh-poohed little rugs on bare floors. It’s nothing on your floor, or nothing.
In the kitchen, I am hopeless because my floor is linoleum. Heaven forbid! It isn’t even a dated pattern, or tiles: it’s one piece and modern enough to blend in with my current appliances, all of which are less than 20 years old.
I committed a sin by buying a dust ruffle for the bed. However, I think I redeemed myself by throwing out all the old spices in the kitchen in one de-cluttering session. So they cancel each other out.
A few items on the list confused me, such as toilet lid covers and pedestal mats for in front of the loo (by the way, I don’t use the latter), and frame-less pictures, as well as too many framed photos placed on tables around the home. Gee, if you have a home and a family, why wouldn’t you want to see some of their faces? As for the lid cover, there is nothing more jarring than the clank of the lid hitting against the tank when you want to eliminate in peace. I’m keeping that. Sorry.
I was relieved to read that I am still somewhat cool, since I have no farmhouse-related decor, popcorn ceilings or glib phrases on wall plaques. I did recently purchase a wood strip sign from the shore, because I wanted to have something in the living room to remind me of my fun at the beach. I retain the right to keep that. I also have not kept old paperwork or greeting cards, paperbacks (it’s hardcover or nothing, unless it wasn’t published that way) or socks with no mates. I don’t wear socks.
So I guess I’m decorating to look more my age. If I tried to look new age, I would probably appear immature.
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