From Japanese kokeshi dolls to a candle kit for the dining room table.
in Sydney, but decided it would be too hard to get back to New York. As she recalls, “The owner knew I was obsessed with it and DMed me a few months later to say, ‘She’s just sent me more. Do you want one?’ I bit the bullet and said yes.” It arrived intact, and she’s since bought a few smaller ones, including a wooden trio from a Brooklyn antiques store that reminded her of her children.
“I’m not really sure why I collect them,” she says with a laugh. “I like the fact that they’ve got a history I don’t know about and that they’ve lived through other hands and hopefully brought joy to other people’s homes and lives.” There are many myths and meanings surrounding the dolls—some say they bring hope and luck, others that they symbolize something more sinister. “They’re quite odd, which is why I like them.
On her dining-table-slash-desk is another mood-shifting tableau: a candle kit put together to brighten her workday. The round cork trivet and stack of coasters echo the shape of her new table, which she’d been dreaming of for ages. The antique rectangular French table she’d had for years was a wedding gift from her sister that had followed her and her husband from Australia, but she felt it didn’t allow her to see everyone’s faces. Last year, she realized, “My kids are getting old.
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