Often, we speak about home decorating as being frivolous, as opposed to another interest seen as something more: some sort of intellectual pursuit, or something that makes one smarter, or stronger, or somehow more well-rounded. But what I realized, in watching countless buyers and shop owners spending hours and days scanning the wares at market, is that there’s nothing frivolous about it at all. And you know what? Loving our homes and loving to search for beautiful things (which is just another form of appreciating art, really) actually makes us all smarter, too. And happier!