All of my life cars have had rear view mirrors. Now, they have cameras and screens of which the purpose of both is to see where you’ve been and what’s behind you.

When you drive, you look through the windshield to see where you are going and what is ahead and not into the rear view mirrors.

This same approach can be used, and would be intellectual in doing such, in the approaches we use for the designs, interior and exterior, of our residences.

During my life time cars always had rear view mirrors. Now they have cameras and ‘screens the purpose of both is to see where you’ve beenWhen we drive we look through the windshield in from of us to see where are going and what lies ahead and not into the rear view mirror to see where we’ve been.The same approach we have for driving could be, but generally is not, used for the designs, inside and outside, for the houses in which we live.

If you look at the majority of houses and their furnishings in this country, you will see that they are based upon designs of the past. Designs that can be seen in the rear view mirror.

Civilizations only make progress when they move forward and not remain in the static and comfort of past designs.

The best and only authentic designs reflect the times, materials, life styles, and intellectual level of their day.

The choices you make in the designs, interior and exterior, of your residence as to whether you remain stationary depending upon the past or choose to go forward is a personal one. You may not be interested in or comfortable in going forward.

You make the choices with which you live.

Food for thought.