Robert St. John: Holding on when it matters

Robert St. John: Holding on when it matters

Before every party at our house – whether it’s a fundraiser, an engagement, or just another excuse to gather people – my wife finds a reason to rearrange the furniture, repaint something, or bring home another piece. She calls it “freshening up.” I call it “buying more stuff.” Somewhere around the W. Bush administration I figured we had reached our maximum décor capacity. Yet somehow, sideboards still multiply, armoires appear out of nowhere, an…