"There's no need to discard an item you love just because you don't feel like it matches your room's aesthetic. "Any item can work given the right selections, colors, and textures surrounding it," says designer Angela Todd. Sentimentality beats aesthetics any day of the week, and if you love something, it's worth having in your life. "Forget about the trends or what everyone else has in their home and design around what makes your heart sing," she adds."
"This philosophy rings especially true for designer Tiffany Hanken, who believes the items you surround yourself with are there to tell your life story. She seamlessly integrated a vintage china set that she inherited from her great-grandmother into her space, using it daily and mixing and matching the pieces with new tableware for dinner parties. "It brings me so much happiness to think my great-grandmother used them during her life and that now I am as well," she says."
Keep decor items that truly speak to personal taste and sentiment rather than discarding them for mismatched aesthetics or passing trends. Any item can be integrated through appropriate selections, colors, and textures. Sentimentality often outweighs aesthetic conformity, and beloved pieces are worth retaining. Heirloom items, such as vintage china, can be used daily and mixed with modern tableware to create meaningful gatherings. Hard-copy photographs retain tangible value despite digital ubiquity and deserve preservation and creative display. Staples that withstand remodels, moves, or purges provide long-term utility and emotional resonance.
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