Or Things I learned from an Indonesian tile floor.
- No need for perfection.
- No need for sama-sama (the same).
- No need for matchy-matchy.
- No need for new and shiny.
- No need for regularity.
Instead:
- Many different makes a beautiful whole.
- Function increased; you’re not only walking on the floor, but also smiling.
- There are as many ways to put together a tile floor as there are people (and tiles).
- It’s not in spite of, but because of its uniqueness that it makes my heart sing.
Lesson learned:
I will carry with me the theory of the tile floor. I wonder in which areas of my life this will be applicable. Parenting? Writing? Choosing what clothes to wear? This is going to be interesting… 🙂
♥Lene
Great theory of the tile floor! And… Beautiful photo! Love the colors.
Ha, ha, thanks! I guess the theory is applicable to life in general; it’s easier to embrace the mess instead of working against it 🙂 And often, the mess is quite beautiful! Thanks again.
From small things come great thinking.
Beautiful floor!!
Ylva
Thank you so much! Isn’t the floor wonderful? Sort of liberating to see the results of someone tossing aside ordinary thinking and doing their own thing, out of necessity maybe, but still beautiful. Thanks again for your always kind words.
This is very cool and really such a wonderful attitude in general. A few years ago we got Fiestaware dishes and then when I went to find placemats I couldn’t find anything that “went with” every color. I ended up buying different colored cloth placemats from a store going out of business — they go perfectly with the fiestaware and always make me happy when I look at them. I love the tiles for the same reason!
Loved to hear about your Fiesta ware — had to google that — wonderful colors and shapes! It really makes a lot of difference to invite playfulness and you’re right, it is a wonderful attitude in general. Must be beautiful when you set the table with your colorful dishes, I love it when the beauty of everyday things turn the moment into a joyful fiesta 🙂
Hello Lene! I just discovered your blog through Instagram and have been reading a bit – I especially love this post! Such good thoughts. I remember thinking how lovely a person you were back in Philadelphia – it’s so nice to read a bit more about you here and find you are even more delightful than I knew! Best of luck with your novel! 🙂
Hello Jaime!! Thank you for your kind words and good luck wishes for my novel. So great to meet up here, always felt I wanted the chance to get to know you better when we suddenly moved back to Sweden. I’m gonna go look for you on Instagram! 🙂 See you!