Unrequired advice

And so I found myself writing about what I know best, the only request being, to be able to do so my own way! And so I shall start straightway by pointing out that I find introductions much too conventional, as this is where I should start, telling you who I am, but I won’t. Please forgive me, but I’ve always hated introductions. Or rather, I hate introducing myself because in this case I should try and make a good impression and be somewhat smug to show you that well, after all, I’m certainly not a newcomer, someone who tries her hand at something by improvising… But no, I’m not exactly good at that and there will be time for it, later on. All you need to know is that I’ve been on the path of interior design for years and I’m absolutely devoted to it. As far as I’m concerned, there are no limits in terms of topics when they revolve around the heart of everyone’s life: the home… this is how I’ll start, generically, just to digress, something I love doing ever since I was born.

This is something I discovered just a few days ago, but did you know that Art. 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes, among other things, that everyone has the right to housing? A home is a right, or at least it should be, and these days not having one, a comfortable place where to take shelter, is even a greater tragedy. Let’s face it, this war has cornered us to the wall, having to face everything that’s wrong in our life. While for some of us, the lockdown means having to deal with health issues, the anxiety about an uncertain future or ‘troubles’ of the heart, others are luckier and simply find themselves having to answer the old dilemma: ‘what shall I do to while away my time today?’. And so they often set about fixing a nest that turns out not to be as comfortable as they thought it was. The pace of everyday life does not allow for thoughts about anything else and so, as we live through this wait consisting of conscious sedation and lavish lunches, there is one thing saving us from boredom: thinking about small jobs or planning changes, transfers, events – clearly all theoretical. Then there is the category of those in a privileged position, those mysterious telecommuters. Yes, because now, those working from home are no longer losers, but incredibly cool! But those who manage to stay fairly focused are able to do so because of two essential conditions:

1) they don’t have little monsters screaming around the house 

2) they have a dedicated room.

So NO to improvised tables in front of cartoons, NO to kitchen peninsulas used as an office desk next to the pizza dough while it is proving. Your home workstation is a small dedicated corner and having it fosters ideas. Considering that the aim is to combine reflection and productivity, having tidy instruments and symbolically closing a door helps to get into the right frame of mind. So the new trend, so to speak, will be to look for the space where to create it and always have it available to you, be it in the living room or bedroom, unless you are lucky enough to have an extra room to use as a spare if needed: anyway, it doesn’t matter, as long as there is one. For those who have room and an entrance directly in the living area, you can think of a corner with a writing desk and pouf (Mod Bardino by Miniforms). In everyday life, the desk serves as an element with a valet tray or to check the bills, or it can be fitted into the bookcase by using a large protruding shelf in the classic wall unit collection (as in the Selecta model by Lema) or with ceiling uprights (the Airport model by CattelanItalia), or even by playing around with volumes and using overlapping lightweight elements (Tomasella image) or concealed folding doors. Ultimately, my advice is to avoid being caught off-guard and I think everyone will agree with me…

Sorry, I’m Cristina…. at least I owe you that

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