Wear & Tear

Of course it wouldn't pay for us all to be the same; as they say, 'it takes all sorts to make a world'. But it seems to me that it is the majority who scuttle around the high streets buying pristine and perfect goods to add to their gleaming homes, at an almost obscene level. Acquiring items because the ones they own already are 'beyond their best' and need replacing.
It is good to know, through the power of blogging, that there are a minority of us who appreciate the general wear and tear that occurs to the objects that surround us with the passing of time. As well as those who actively seek out and recycle treasures with time-worn characteristics to add uniqueness to their surroundings.
Be it: Tarnished and rusted metals, crusty with oxidisation.

Rubbed, threadbare and shredded fabrics....

Worn thin from a loving touch.

Repairs, patches and darns adding their own sympathetic additions.

Faded, mellow colours to evoke a calming, easy-on-the-eye quality.

Creased, crumpled, floppy adornments that just can't be replicated in the modern world.

Frayed, scuffed, tattered and torn lovelies...

with ragged, shabby edges.

Cracks and wrinkles expressing that passing of the decades.

The chips and knocks of a well-loved piece.

Scratches, scrapes and nicks revealing the bare bones beneath.

Mottled, grungy, stained surfaces echo that elapse of time.

Weathered, windswept, craggy and eroded stonework...

Creating homes to lichen and mosses, who envelop and add character to the gnarled and battered surfaces.

Smoothed areas from daily handling...

and distressed edges creating a comfortable, lived-in look.

Textiles yellowed with age - not seen as a flaw or weakness.

Dilapidated and blemished, but embraced and relished.

Love and enjoy the things around you and accept and welcome their defects for the individuality they imbue.

Niki x