Our homes and its contents

While the house is a symbol of our place in society, the house interiors and its contents are a mirror of our inner psychological self.

Thus, throughout our lives, whether we are conscious of it or not, our homes and its contents are very potent statements about who we are.

Viena - Austria

For many people, their furniture, pictures, and other moveable objects are more powerful expressions of self than is the house-structure it self.

We display in the physical environment messages from the unconscious about who we are, who we were, and who we might become. Unable to comprehend all that is encapsulated in the psyche, we need to place it “out there” for us to contemplate, just as we need to view our physical body in a mirror.

by Clare Cooper Marcus