Well, we have been at the house approximately a month. Sitting in the “conversation” room, I slowly survey all of the items that we have collected. Each item contributes to both the way we live in the house, and the way that we interact with each other. While we are adapting to the new living conditions, our decisions are altered by that which we collect. The four couches that canvass the living room have determined its existence as a conversation room. The couches refuse the space typically alloted for television monitors, or stereo-systems. Although the conversation room was amongst preliminary plans for the house, the acquisition of the couches determined the fate of the room, and subsequently, the distracting speakers which the green couch displaced. It is like this throughout the entirety of the house. Chairs, art pieces, shelves, and various lighting fixtures alter what can be considered existence within the house. The next few posts will be dedicated to exploring this interaction with “home.”