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Personal Narrative: My Livin Decor

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Decor has always been important to me because it changes the way I interact with my environment. As someone who is heavily involved in the arts, I am ridiculously visual. I cannot work if my workspace is not organized, I once had an office job and I could barely stand my boring cubicle. My pinterest is filled with boards of cute dorm ideas and home decor DIYs. I am a person whose mood can change the second they step into a pretty room, and I use my space around me as another form of self expression. Without trying to air out my life story, I personally have struggled with depression for years now, and one of the few things that actually helps me cope is cleaning my room and redecorating. Being in a nice environment that matches my tastes has this weird ability to instantly lift my spirits and launch me into productivity. However, decor itself is very important to me culturally, not just as a way to “anti-stress”. My parents are Peruvian and Mexican respectively, and so our house is filled with different cultural pieces from each country. In our …show more content…

There is a difference between a bare home and a cozy home, there is a difference between a sleek kitchen with chrome countertops and a kitchen filled with knick-knacks and a refrigerator covered with magnets. The space that surrounds us is an extension of ourselves, it is a part of human nature to want to cover our walls with paintings and our living rooms with cozy blankets. Ancient civilizations had luxurious rugs, intricate mosaics, cravings and murals; modern day humans have the wonderful ikea. Jokes aside, we as a people have always delegated special attention to decor in every aspect of our lives. One must only need to look at gorgeously furnished temples, churches and mosques to wonder why humans place such a big importance on places, especially those that are sacred to

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