The steps help to show time, progression, a process or a journey. The scattered pieces of fabric almost resemble a trail left behind. There is a subtle sense of falling/dangling, which I could exaggerate if I wanted to increase a feeling of uncertainty or vulnerability, and potentially fear of the future.
The furniture suggests that a human was present. Maybe this draws too much attention to the fact that the human is no longer present; it may look like they have left, and are finished with the work. It has a slightly nostalgic feeling, like when a home environment has become cluttered with relics of the past; someone's home has become their little museum. This probably wouldn't be remedied by having me there with the work, still creating. It would tell a different story with a nostalgic feeling - something like a hoarder being buried. None of this is negative; I just need to figure out if it's the story I want to tell.
The shelf suggests an accumulation of objects (since the objects are laid flat, rather than being objects that can stand, or flat objects displayed on a wall). My issues with this are mainly visual - the lack of contrast, and the space between the shelves.
