Clean, clutter-free tables
and countertops make me happy.
Yet, totally bare surfaces seem empty,
lacking life, as though no lives
in the house.
Thus, I strive to balance a life-filled
house without life-clutter.
Lavender
creates joie de livre
even before it blooms.
The scent alone enlivens a room,
even if there are no flowers.
A single large white oval stoneware bowl
holding two small nursery lavender plants
give joy and life to the kitchen.
Each time one passes and gently touches a leafy stalk,
a wondrous scent fills the air.
The metal lavender label adds a focal point,
causing one to stop to read what is says.
A white wicker tray under the bowl
keeps the bowl from scratching or
water-damaging the table.
But, white on white...?
The kitchen towel covering the tray
is the perfect shade of French bleu and white.
Plus, it is from France.
Seeing it each day makes me smile;
it is another reminder
of the lavender fields of France.
Yes, the centerpiece is providing life to the kitchen.
The dark blue tablecloth made clashing blues...
and too much layering...
Easy...remove the dark blue tablecloth
simplifying the clutter.
Add just one other element to connect
white, wood, and herbs together...
A box of white wooden herb stakes...
A few herb markers scattered on the tray...
A few scattered in the box with lavender on top...
For me, this table centerpiece balances
creating a life-filled kitchen
without life-clutter.
The centerpiece brings memories of a good time in France,
has a beautiful blue (my favorite color),
has a crisp white stoneware bowl
(my new favorite thing),
and has a fragrant up-lifting scent.
These days in my life I see symbolism everywhere.
A clutter-free environment, but one still
filled with beauty is what I want my life to be.
I do not want a bare life.
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The white stoneware bowl and
the box of wooden herb markers
are from my shop.
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