As I’ve been here in the second half of my journey in Madrid, my aunt gave me some pretty solid advice: notice the interiors because you will probably see design elements and styles that are not typical in Miami (or anywhere else) that are unique to Madrid. She was right! Spot on. I quickly realized that interiors are the representation of one’s soul and the display of one’s life and personality. The arranging and rearranging and assortment of objects is a reflection of how we are as humans. Our personalities and thoughts are composed by an assortment of things and arranged in a certain order and as we grow our style and perspective changes. I started to notice and document the interiors of the spaces that I would enter while I’m here, and as you can probably guess, yes, most of them are coffee shops! hahaha. My personal opinion is that coffee shops is where you will find the most charm and quirkiness. I couldn’t help but take notice of every single one that I entered. It was a mish mash of cozy, distressed, rustic, modern, whatever works, you name it… and it all worked, somehow, someway. The boldness, of putting designs and things together that would not typically make any sense, so that every piece, every inch, has a character, a dialogue, something to tell you, if you pay attention.
