Don't ask permission and don't beg forgivness

The larger question which emerged from the previous post was, "Why are so many people afraid to make a decision when it comes to decorating their home?" One reason may be no one has given them permission to. Sounds so simplistic, and it usually is.

The intention of all my writing is to give the reader “permission” to think, choose, and be comfortable with their own decisions concerning purchase, placement, and installation of vintage lighting (or any other item) in their home. There seems to be too much in the way of an authoritarian “this is the only correct stuff” mentality, instead of giving credence to our own unique preferences and for each of us to be guided by our intuition and sense of style. The whole Arts & Crafts movement was based on an individuals' wanting choice from the mass-produced “this is what you need (want)” commercialism.

I give permission back to the individual to beleive and trust in their own unique sense of style. 

Art Deco can be beautifully combined with Arts & Crafts or Spanish Revival or Victorian. This is exactly what one would have seen in the common home of the early 20th Century.

"Have nothing in your home you know not to be useful and believe to be beautiful". William Morris