I constantly "curate" the objects in our livng room. It is small, and I want things to be nice. Because, you know, i lived with ladders and constructin equipment for 20 years in our livng room.

I do not need any more pieces of furniture, but I am still looking for an elusive one for beauty and function, and when I find it, will replace one piece.

The idea of curating is embodied in decoratng advice to display only a few beloved objects at one time, put most of them away, and swap,them out periodically. Our architect died at a tragically young age of AIDS back in the 90's, and I remember his mother making the comment at his funeral that he always told his clients to put away most of their stuff, and rotate it out.