Decor or De-cor

De-coordinate is what I will call today's décor. From what I see on a certain modish on-line site that has interesting "now" furniture and accessories, décor is a mish mash of bits and pieces in white, turquoise, pink and a paint box of other pastels. Nothing gives me a sense of harmony and grace or of design and craftsmanship. If I walked into a room filled with these so-called eclectics, I would see nothing but a blur. Where are the items that bespeak something? Anything. When I enter a home, I want to know about its people, those who live there. Today's ads show book shelves, usually white, with a collection of volumes covered in jackets to "pick up" the room's "accents". What? I want to see what you are reading, what you're interested in. Your home should tell me something more than how cute it is. Sure I like to see various textures and shapes, inviting tones and seating, but I want to see more. Show me a bit of the mystery of you. Please. A basket of knitting or sewing, a tablet or PCU with a pen beside it, a ship in a bottle, an easel, a beautiful sweater tossed on a chair, an action photo of your sport, your chosen colours in cushions, a carpet either patterned or plain tells me a lot about its owner. Your pictures and paintings and prints give a personal mood to your room. One home I was in had the lady's paints out beside her partly finished work. Another was a that of a quilter, and her box of squares with embroidery thread (yes, some quilters do not use slickery trickery sewing machines and ready cut pieces) sat beside her comfortable chair with home-made cushions. Families with kids, have cupboards where children store their toys neatly when not in use, in their living rooms. Living rooms are for living. Magazine photos of kitchens with nothing on the counter tops are, to me, fakes. Those shining counters don't  hold ketchup bottles and cereal boxes, but are completely bare with only an artsy vase or bowl, are not a kitchen. Kitchens should say what and how you like to cook. If you cook. Bathrooms are where you can go ape. Some of the most attractive rooms in a house are the bathrooms. The accessories, towels, plumbing and floors can be exquisite. Kids bedrooms are fun, too. There you see exactly who the child is. They have all of  their favorite things out ready to use. Parents allow them the paint colours they love albeit often temporary. Paint works. Adult bedrooms can also be gorgeous with multi cushions, luxurious fabrics and carpets. It's a couples room where the owners can relax and surround themselves with what makes them feel sensous and unique. Down with the snowy cool northern influence and up with a warm blooded Canadian décor: woods and wools.