Gilmore is a 27 year old who loves decorating and is a self-proclaimed expert on just about everything. At least she likes to think so. Copyright 2011. Consult a design professional before beginning your project.
A few years ago there were a rush of shows that were aimed at cleaning messy houses. I was amazed at the kind of clutter that people were living in. This was due in part to all of the crazy things people collect. Yes, a glass unicorn doesn’t seem like it would take up a lot of space. However, 200 glass unicorns might take up an entire bookshelf. This means that there isn’t a place for the books, which means the books will just displace something else & so on & so forth. I came up with a few rules for collecting so what I own is really special instead of just “stuff”.
- If at all possible, the collection should be useful. This can be anything from CD’s to china. It also gives guests more of a chance to appreciate it. This way they won’t nickname you “The lady who owns 300 glass unicorns”. No one wants to be that person.
- One or two collections per holiday. I love traditions. For awhile every Christmas I would collect a snowman, a Christmas village piece, & an angel ornament. The ornaments & village had sentimental value to me. The snowman collection evolved because there were always cute snowmen on sale. The snowmen were taking up storage space, so they had to go.
Wow, I only had two rules for collecting. Oh well, maybe that’s all it takes.
Monday, September 24th, 2007, 6:11 am | 
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