\nDoing a bit of decorating and wondering, to what extent am I even supposed to have ashtrays anymore? I’m not particularly expected to have spittoons or antimacassars.
They\u2019re small and ornamental.
Yeah, and then how do I balance their ornamental value catching eyes on an otherwise empty horizontal surface vs. utility catching ash in proximity to places smoking people might want to occupy? Should I have some deployed for every obvious place to settle? In reserve, like drink coasters?
Do you want people proactively smoking cigarettes in your house? Because if I see an ashtray in someone’s house, I’m assuming they smoke, and are okay with others smoking, which is not appealing. If you really want to accommodate smokers, you could leave one on the deck. you’re better off with painted rocks or candy bowls for decoration.
\u2026yeah, kinda, both my parents smoked and so the smell, ritual, and accoutrements all resonate as home to me, and in making provision for it I’m connecting my home to an older world that I was just old enough to experience in person
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