Space!

I enjoy seeing how other people live, their homes, their spaces. The things they have on display and wondering about what they hide away. Ever since I was a child I collected things, not regular things like stamps or petrified bugs but just...stuff. Like corks, bandaids, pressed flowers, stones and shells, bits of paper, boxes and bottles. I cut out each letter of newspapers with my bunny-eared scissors and separated them by letter into different plastic bags. After seeing one of my new (but somewhat old) friend's apartment, I was struck by how few possessions he has. It made me feel weighed down by all the detritus I carry around with me. My sister always is asking me, "do you really need this box?" or, "why are you keeping this? it's a piece of paper!" It's so hard for me to throw things away because I'm always thinking that I will need said thing one day for some unforeseen reason, or that I will forget some memory tied to the object.

This is why I love this site: theselby.com. Todd Selby finds all these artistic people and photographs their homes. It's a wonderful way to get to see rich people's apartments, and appeals to my spying nature. I tried to find a favorite, but I love them all. My one complaint is that I wish that he would identify who the artists are for some of the art gracing the walls. The only comparable experience I have had was visiting one of my father's friends apartment in Brooklyn. I didn't notice it at first, but the home is very monochromatic. I love the table with the wheels and of course, the kitchen. This is only one floor of their entire house, they also have a beautiful make me green with envy bathroom.