The Sense of Time in Collecting: Not Bought All at Once

An eclectic interior that appears to have accumulated over many years. The age of the objects is distinctly varied: some wooden furniture shows polished luster and signs of use, some textiles have faded colors from many washes, and some artifacts have repaired areas; yet, there are also one or two items that are clearly brand new. This coexistence of old and new gives the space a sense of temporal depth, unlike a space furnished all on the same day. Avoid: making everything look brand new, making everything look aged to the same year, using mass-produced items that are deliberately distressed, making the space look like a show home.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個看起來累積多年的折衷室內。物件的新舊程度明顯不同:有些木家具已經磨出光澤與使用的痕跡、有些織品洗過很多次顏色淡了、有些器物有修補過的地方;但也有一兩件是明顯全新的。這種新舊並存讓空間有時間的深度,不像同一天佈置完成的。避免:讓所有東西看起來都是全新的、把所有東西都做舊成同一個年份、使用刻意仿舊的量產品、讓空間看起來像樣品屋。