Interior Decora

Our homes tell a story about our shared experience. Homes are defined by the people we share with them, be it our parents, siblings, our pets or even our room mates. Homes can be battlefields with constant squabbles over the dinner table. Yet, they can also be the place where we live and set up with our love ones.

Until the 1960s, houses were designed to be very compartmentalized. Kitchen and dinning areas were seperated and children played in seperated room with their own bedroom. Semi-open plan living became more common in the 1970s with kitchens and dinning rooms combined, allow the housewives to watch over the kids as they prepare food in the kitchen.

In the 1980s, the walls were totally swept away. This was probably a result of the influence by Architect Mies Van de Rohe. Often the kitchen, living room and bedroom would be arranged within one big, free-flowing space. This appoach of opening up the house plan make it much easier to be more sociable within the home. It makes the spaces more fluid and much more flexible. The public and private spaces dissolved such that when we have guests at our place, it is much easier for host and guests to circulate around the space without feelinf as though they have to be rooted to the sofa.

The focus of the home has changed over the years. The television has replaced the hearth and the kitchen becomes a common place for family to socialise, drink, cook and partying. Indeed, home tells a story about life and family.