Your Interior Decorating Style...

[adorefaith]

here are some images which have been inspiring me as i decorate.. i don't know if there's any consistency between them all other than i love each one of them.

desiretoinspire,brabournefarm,thestylefiles

sorry for bombarding this thread.. i love this stuff...

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ So cute (the clock) And the armchair looks perfect for reading. The style of your upholstery is similar to mine, and it was the same with me ... it was what the house wanted It's a little cottage, it wasn't up for anything edgy and modern ...

Now I can see the pix ... I was at work earlier & I think they have a lot of pictures blocked or something. That's not just a couch But I still think you could soften it with cashmere throws. I quite like it, but admittedly it's not very restful.

Ideally you could have a yang room with this, and an "away" room with something more restful. My sofa is slipcovered in plum linen with an ivory knife edge & to me, it is the very definition of restful

PS I see the common thread in your inspiration pix ... I like how that room with the huge gilded mirror really takes the edge off its formality ...

 

[adorefaith]

tata i would love to see pictures of your home someday, if you could manage it!

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ You are so much closer now than you used to be, you should just come see it for yourself

 

[Hanne]

Adorefaith - congratulations on the new home!
I LOVE your clock and the style you're planning on persuing (Love the rawish wood and the light color pallette)
I think you're doing the right thing by letting the process be organic..and shaping it little by little.. so you get just the right pieces and the sense of home..

 

[Dizzydi]

Thank you for all the great advice!

I'll see what I can do

 

[fashionista-ta]

thosmoser

Am saving up for this bed in tiger maple ...

 

[Melisande]

That looks literally delicious ta-ta!

Sigh...what a lovely thread. I'll be nomadic for the next few years...my own bed and all this lovely decorating will have to wait...

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Thanks, Melisande

I thought I was all set for a bed ... I have a pine one I love ... but one of the side rails broke, and right now two large stacks of magazines are propping it up & holding the whole thing together Not my idea of an elegant solution It's Ethan Allen ... the 5-year warranty has expired, and there are no replacement parts as it's also discontinued (it's about 10 years old). I was so disgusted ...

So this one is hardwood, and has a lifetime warranty. Hopefully this will be the last bed I have to buy for myself ...

 

[Melisande]

^ Thanks, Melisande

I thought I was all set for a bed ... I have a pine one I love ... but one of the side rails broke, and right now two large stacks of magazines are propping it up & holding the whole thing together Not my idea of an elegant solution It's Ethan Allen ... the 5-year warranty has expired, and there are no replacement parts as it's also discontinued (it's about 10 years old). I was so disgusted ...

So this one is hardwood, and has a lifetime warranty. Hopefully this will be the last bed I have to buy for myself ...

lifetime guarantee, sounds good!
It's frustrating when a significant piece of furniture cannot be repaired...In Japan we have artisan carpenters who specialize in these things, but I think they are quite expensive.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I'm sure there must be someone who does furniture repair around here, but given what's already happened & the fact that it is softwood, I'm not sure it's worth it. Plus the whole thing would have to be torn down, and I kind of need it right now

I have learned my lesson ... hardwood beds only

 

[fashionista-ta]

thosmoser

This is the tiger maple (I wouldn't mind having this blanket box either--I never seem to have enough space for linens

 

[Melisande]

I have learned my lesson ... hardwood beds only

Ooh, I'll keep it in mind!
By the way, that box is gorgeous!! Such a good idea too.

 

[dramatique]

Ahhh... I am such a fan of upholstered beds though I do love tigerwood maple. The grains are lovely.

My style would be erm... eclectic. I am trying to keep it preppy vintage. So I have a vintage french bergere chair (that I rescued off Ebay) with a Crate and Barrel marble top coffee table (no moving that around to vacuum!). A vintage red french secretary from the 1920s with a framed ikat print I also got off Ebay. Early Thonet chairs from craigslist with a Saarinen inspired table from Ikea. lol.

More like thrift store chic I guess.

Now I really need a book shelf and a media center.

 

[fashionista-ta]

thosmoser

^ The secretary sounds great! I've always wanted a secretary, but have a plain desk.

I still have my original dining table and chairs--free college furniture that I had slipcovers custom made for. I kind of regretted spending a fair amount 'making a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' but I am still using them all these years later, so I've more than gotten my money's worth.

My bookshelves are Cargo--I have four, of three slightly different designs. In the latest ones the shelves can be moved, whereas the earlier ones were fixed. So many are not built to hold actual books--these are, and they're not terribly expensive.

As I'm sure you know, some early Thonets cost the earth, so hang onto those puppies!

I'm thinking of needlepointing covers for these chairs for the dining room (I would get maple instead of cherry

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Oh, I also have a glassed-in bookcase from the 30s, carved, with an Art Deco influence. It has drawers at the top. It's beautiful, but as it turned out I'm not crazy about having the books behind doors ... I like the open shelves better.

 

[dramatique]

Ya, I am about to just bite the bullet and get Ikea shelves. But I am so not a fan a "placeholders" for things. Because you end up spending more than you would like, first on the place holder and then on the actual item. But there is no more room in the little storage room in my apartment (my vacuum is literally sitting outside) for my books and I have another stack on one of my dining chairs and another stack in my bedroom. It is starting to get ridiculous.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I agree ... I don't do placeholders either. Better to just have a blank spot till you figure it out.

The issue I have with IKEA is their stuff isn't solid wood (typically), so it off-gasses ... I refuse to allow any MDF into my home.

PS See the clutter-clearing thread for tips on shedding books you no longer really need

 

[dramatique]

^ I'll trade you my secretary for your deco book shelves. lol.

I would love to decorate like Anthropologie. They do it amazingly.

I am dying for this lamp. Why is it $400?!?!

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Not such a bad price ... I'm sure there's some money in the design, and the balance mechanism and weighting I expect may be fairly complex. If you think that's bad, check out pricing on vintage floor lamps ... the ugly ones are $1000.