Cabinet of Curiosities

The couple’s decisions about what to collect are more deliberate than they might seem. “It’s an aesthetic decision,” Ms. Stevenson said. “If it appeals to my eye or my mind, it’s a keeper.” They revel in giving a home to unloved objects, possessions that were once dear to someone and then discarded. “To some people this would be ugly,” Ms. Meyer said. “But to other people, this is kind of earthy and lush.”

One of our fine regular SIB blog readers, J.E.Stanbury, sent us a link to this article in The New York Times. Once again we touch upon the element of this project that is somehow contemporary, almost trendy…