Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Re-imagining


Are you sick of hearing me talk about process in my own house?
I know that's what I love about the blogs I read, but I am also aware that I have a shocking amount to say/think/process/do on the topic, and that perhaps it is getting just a little bit.....boring?

Well.  Sometimes, you just have to take a step back.

This is the challenge with both incremental decorating and the "collected" vibe: I have been working so hard to find the one piece that makes everything "work", I didn't really stop to consider if I like what's going on.  I'm pretty sure this is a common phenomenon.  Some call it "throwing good money after bad."

So I did what one does.  I made a design board.  Of my own dining room.

But first I asked: what do I love, what stays, what goes?  (I'm a professional, but yes, you can try this at home.)

What stays: vintage blue eames chairs (someday: upgrade to dowel bases); church pew; chinoiserie cabinet; sale block print pillows from Pottery Barn; ceramic hex tile backsplash in the kitchen

What goes: the temporary art and the rug that I love love love, but which also represents where I was at 15 years ago.  Turns out, these two pieces are majorly bossing around the palette in this room.

Could go either way: While I feel that the Maskros light is "over," I actually simply love it.  It stays.  And the chartreuse curtains?  Well, I am not averse to swapping them out for some plain white Ikeas, but really, why?

And here's what I got.




Is this for everybody?  Hell to the no.  In fact, I may lose clients just posting this.  That is A LOT of color and mish mash.  But this is what I want: happy color, bold but worn in rugs, big, strong art, a slightly exotic feel, pieces with stories.  A home that says: yup, we are interesting.  Disheveled, but interesting.  That's just what I want to come home to.

So....I'm curious.  Which scheme do you hate the least?

Those Indian Mughal portraits at the top, quick: love or hate?

(Love.)


4 comments:

  1. yes to the Indian prints! i like both boards, but the 2nd rug really drew me in. however, I do like the chairs with the art in #1. what color are the walls? I'm not much help!

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    1. Walls are white! I should also say that the art are real possibilities, but the rugs are more just for idea. They are the wrong size or wrong price point, so I would be looking for something similar (vintage) or have something made to copy them.....And my chairs are slightly less bright!

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  2. Love the Indian prints and I like the top board best. Don't feel like Maskros is over - that's one thing we see a lot that I still like very much! And I've worried about losing potential clients after seeing what's going on in my home too!

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    1. Those prints are pretty awesome, aren't they??? They would be a major splurge, but also a major impact. I guess our homes are our "labs," right? I am hosting book club next month and several of the ladies in the club are also clients....should be interesting!

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