A Chinese rug purchased in Beijing in 1979 rests next to a Thai coffee table made from wood and a metal truck wheel bought in Bangkok in 2015. Photos: Ted Anthony/AP
Should the hanging from Thailand stay on the living room wall where it has lived since I was born? Should we lay out the family room as it was when I was eight, when I was 17, or in a completely new configuration?
Should we leave my mother’s spice rack on the north wall of the kitchen? What about the spices?
