The art of homemaking

From the moment I moved into the cottage I have been enjoying the process of homemaking and curating it in a way that reflects the essence of who I am. When you live in a home you are renovating then order and chaos co-exist. I'm not good with the latter but in order to bend this place into shape things need to change, so at any given time there could be cupboard doors off and leaning against walls, tools and paint tins neatly stacked, in easy reach. It's all orderly but to me chaotic and I want to get it all done in the blink of an eye so I can move on to the relaxing enjoyment and creative part.

I am in a constant cycle of editing things in my home... this is more intense when moving house, which is always an opportunity to edit. For some time I was a bit of a bowerbird, I think this comes from my mother who has always been a collector of things... of beautiful things, and it is because of my mother that my appreciation of craftsmanship developed. She has been op-shopping since I was a child and her knowledge of good craftsmanship seeped into my consciousness over the years. I have many pieces of second hand furniture, and many decorative items that I have collected along life's journey are second hand. I don't have a problem with clutter, I like to keep things streamlined but I am in no way minimalist. I love beautiful things and display these in my home because I feel they add character and an artistic layer. I think it's just the right amount of decor, lots of 'white space' around, balanced and visually appealing.

There is just something so satisfying about decluttering and editing the stuff in your life! It makes room for the things that are really important. I am a homemaker, it is something that brings me much joy.

[Image by Dirk (Beeki®) Schumacher from Pixabay]