TIANLICHUJU — PERSONAL VERIFICATION WORKSHEET
Bohemian living layers with a clean circulation line
https://tianlichuju.com/journal/bohemian-living-layers-with-a-clean-circulation-line/

PROPOSED CHECKS — NO MEASURED RESULTS SUPPLIED
Date: __________________  Units: __________________
Room / product reference: __________________

1. Collection beside the route
Where: From the entrance to preferred seats, windows, and frequently opened storage.
Record: Draw the occupied path and note every basket, trailing cloth, low object, or plant that requires avoidance; measure pinch points in centimeters.
Your observation: ______________________________________________
Interpretation: The map records movement conflicts, not a judgment that personally meaningful objects are inherently clutter or should be discarded.
Alternative: Relocate groups beside the route and remove unnecessary floor boundaries before buying more display furniture.

2. Pattern hierarchy at room scale
Where: From the entrance and main seat with the largest rug, curtain, or upholstery represented.
Record: Photograph one leading textile with quieter companions, then compare the same view with competing samples; note repeated colors and scale changes.
Your observation: ______________________________________________
Interpretation: The comparison supports a visual preference, not an objective pattern limit or proof that a cultural textile belongs to a particular tradition.
Alternative: Rotate one favorite textile to another location instead of giving every pattern equal area and intensity.

3. Display versus usable landing
Where: At each side table and the main surface used for drinks, books, or games.
Record: Place ordinary activity objects without first removing the collection; note displaced pieces and whether a grouped tray makes cleaning or return easier.
Your observation: ______________________________________________
Interpretation: A deliberate group can still occupy needed surface; the trial does not establish a permanent ideal number of displayed objects.
Alternative: Move the display to a suitable shelf or reserve rotation while keeping an actual reachable landing place.

PRACTICAL TRIAL
1. Carry a normal laundry basket through the layout without clearing it first.
2. Test every different seat for a realistic conversation, not just visual variety.
3. Keep known maker and origin information rather than inventing stories for objects.

COMPARE THE SAME SCOPE
- Useful seating and clear continuous routes
- Display grouping, reserve storage, and textile care
- Lighting positions, plant access, and reversible changes
Cost drivers: Custom shelving for an expanding collection; Special care for delicate layered textiles; Restoring varied secondhand furniture
Choose another route when: Further layering is unsuitable when existing meaningful objects already displace everyday movement, useful surfaces, or the cleaning routine the household can sustain.

EVIDENCE BOUNDARY
The worksheet proposes layout and visual comparisons only. It does not authenticate objects, infer cultural provenance, or claim a measured improvement from reducing displayed items.

PHOTO REFERENCE
Upholstered chairs surround a low glass-topped table, with lamps and openings connecting adjoining spaces.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gfp-room-in-house.jpg

DECISION CONDITIONS
choose: Choose a layered arrangement when the main route stays clear, useful tables remain available, and one leading pattern gives smaller groups a legible background.
alternative: Rotate meaningful textiles and objects from protected storage when showing everything at once crowds the room or adds more care than the household wants.
stop: Stop adding layers when chairs cannot be used comfortably, plants or cloth obstruct movement, or another purchase merely imitates an unsupported story of travel and craft.

PUBLISHED REFERENCES
CCI: Basic care for textiles
https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/care-objects/textiles-costumes/basic-care-textiles.html
CCI's textile guidance emphasizes condition, careful handling, and avoiding unnecessary manipulation for significant fabrics. It distinguishes preserving a valued textile from treating it as interchangeable decoration, supporting a rotation plan that considers how an actual collected cloth is supported and cared for.
Scope: Conservation guidance concerns significant textiles; it does not require museum treatment for every modern throw or authenticate a fabric's origin.
Photographer: Yinan Chen
Licence: Public Domain https://web.archive.org/web/20230926203737/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/

Notes: ________________________________________________________