…for the common cold, save home remedies, placebos—and time. I’m trying all three and hope I am on the back side of the time curve.

My home-made bookcase with a collection of objects

From A Pattern Language

Things From Your Life Pattern (253)

Problem

“Decor” and the conception of “interior design” have spread so widely, that very often people forget their instinct for the things they really want to keep around them.

Solution

Do not be tricked into believing that modern decor must be slick or psychedelic, or “natural” or “modern art”, or “plants” or anything else that current taste-makers claim. It is most beautiful when it comes straight from your life—the things you care for, the things that tell your story.