Coming Together

I can't decide whether I want to be a minimalist or go for a baroque ambiance at home. Ornate aesthetics look magnificent but are becoming a thing of the past and apparently require more maintenance. They say lazy people always find shortcuts. I am not sure if it's my laziness or aesthetic inclination that makes me prefer minimalism.

No, this doesn't solve the case of my lifestyle choices. In my defense, the wiring of women's brains is complicated by default. Let's put it this way:

〰️ I don't want to clean all the time.
〰️ I want everything organized.
〰️ I can't part with my possessions.
〰️ I want my place to look and feel cozy.
〰️ I want less noise (clutter, as you say).

When so many thoughts buzz in your head, you end up doing little to nothing. Before I got this place, I used to mentally picture how I wanted my new place to look, especially when I was annoyed with the suffocation I felt at the old place.

Now when it's time for action, I seem to be walking the middle road. I can't get rid of the stuff I have accumulated over the years, the least I can do is to try and keep the look of the home cohesive.

^{These are Chinioti Chairs named after the city Chiniot which is famous for intricately designed furniture. These chairs came with the home but I refurbished them with a fresh coat of polish and new upholstery. The painting at the back has my heart. I bought it from an artist along the roadside in the capital. He was very good at his work, but sadly, artists don't have many opportunities in my country. The artist has oil-painted a scene of a street in the interior of old Lahore.}

While at it, those dreamy mental pictures have shattered like a fragile glass. Why wouldn't they, when Mr. Budget has hit directly at the heart? I should have seen that blow coming. I haven't bought anything new for the home except flooring; the rest is all fixing and setting up old stuff, and we have already spent 1.5 lac rupees, which is around 3000 steam. With this speed, I will be broke in a few months. Haha

^{This old dining table also needs some revamping. I will probably just cover it with a tablecloth to cover the swollen wood.}

I would have put a pause on spending for now, I'm a conscious buyer, but I have waited so long for this place; I can't delay it further and want to turn it into my sanctuary, be it temporary.

We need to buy more flooring for the hallway. Yeah, we made a wrong estimate.

Secondly, I want a comfy chair that will go with the window in my room. I like to have a small corner to myself where I can read and work in peace. The picture below has my dream chair which would cost me an arm and a leg. I will try to get it made myself from a cheaper place.

Speaking of rugs, I'm short of rugs too. One needs to fill in the big space. God, the list never ends. I haven't written down the less expensive things. Right now, I'm trying to prioritize and squeeze everything into the budget.

My place is slowly coming together but I will stand by my words - moving to a new place is not easy. At any step.