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Your house is speaking to you. Are you listening?

  • lvzdesign
  • Aug 29
  • 2 min read

A Timeless Rule for Modern Homes


Nineteenth-century textile designer and philosopher William Morris left us with a deceptively simple rule: “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”


It is a tidy sentence with untidy implications. A century and a half later, it still circulates on Pinterest boards, in decluttering manifestos, and whispered promises made to oneself while standing in line at HomeSense.


And yet, if you glance around your own living room right now, can you honestly say every object passes Morris’s test? Or are there a few things that stopped “sparking joy” sometime around delivery day?


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The Age of Too Much


We live in an era where accumulation requires no effort. One-click checkout, free shipping, and the intoxicating lure of a flash sale mean that homes fill faster than closets on Boxing Day. The casualties? Rooms that look more staged than lived in. Instagram’s endless scroll of beige bouclé and cookie-cutter side tables is a reminder that convenience is easy, but character is hard.


At LVZ Design, we talk a lot about longevity—not just in materials, but in meaning. Because what is the point of a chair if it collapses after one holiday dinner? Or a table that looks like every other table, with no story to tell? A home becomes magnetic when its contents earn their keep: a well-built chair, a lamp discovered on travels and hauled home with minor injury but major pride, a dining table scarred by real life and better for it.



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More Story, Less Stuff


This is not a call for minimalist austerity or a sterile, showroom-perfect life. It is about editing with intention. Buy fewer things. Better things. Things that deserve their square footage in your home. The best interiors, after all, leave room for imperfection: the antique rug that does not quite align, the odd little vessel that makes you smile, the chair that creaks like an old uncle but feels like family.


Not everything needs to match. But it should matter.


So the next time a midnight sale whispers seductively from your cart, ask yourself:

·        Is it useful?

·        Is it beautiful?

·        Or—perhaps most importantly—does it mean something to me?


If the answer is yes to any of the above, you are on the right track.


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On that note, we are excited to share some news: our shop, La Moquette, is now a retailer for Hauer Market, a wholesaler of vintage pottery and collectables. Their pieces are proof that imperfect beauty has staying power—and that the quiet patina of age often outshines the gloss of the new.


When in doubt, resist the impulse-buy. Buy old. Buy storied. Buy something that makes your home feel like yours.


Shop our vintage finds from Hauer Market here:




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