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Calling all eBay shoppers! 🙂 Arguably one of the best ways to add personality to a room is to incorporate one-of-a-kind pieces that come with a great story, or a unique point of view. Next to family heirlooms, shopping vintage and antique is the best way to discover fragments of yourself in someone else’s belongings. The search creates story, and story deepens connection because the more stories tie us to our belongings, the more connected we feel to our surroundings, and the deeper our sense of comfort and well-being at home, which is truly the holy grail of decorating.
I recently picked up a wooden carving of a hippopotamus. It’s silly-looking, slightly cracked and not at all what most people would display on their living room mantel, but I absolutely love it, and it makes me smile every time I see it (which is every time I pass through the living room). Personal expressions create that collected, storied look of a cozy house that feels like an old friend who knows and loves you for all the right reasons.
