If anyone is interested in the "peak inside someone else's home" genre, I highly recommend the Never Too Small YouTube channel. They focus on small living spaces (like you'd see in one of those...
If anyone is interested in the "peak inside someone else's home" genre, I highly recommend the Never Too Small YouTube channel. They focus on small living spaces (like you'd see in one of those Ikea store rooms) but it's always amazing to see how well these spaces are used.
Personally I find the choices that this person has made for her home rather garish and a bit much to look at, but as a renter myself it's dead interesting to see how much she's been able to make a...
Personally I find the choices that this person has made for her home rather garish and a bit much to look at, but as a renter myself it's dead interesting to see how much she's been able to make a space her own. I don't know if it's different outside the UK, but landlords here tend not to look too fondly on people decorating their properties.
Same here in Texas. As for @bilbodwyer's garish comment, I'll have to agree that it doesn't suit my tastes either. My wife and I have quite a bit of artwork (almost exclusively local artists) on...
In Canada, as long as you are able to return the unit to its original state when you move anything like they've done goes.
Same here in Texas.
As for @bilbodwyer's garish comment, I'll have to agree that it doesn't suit my tastes either. My wife and I have quite a bit of artwork (almost exclusively local artists) on the walls, but we avoid anything with a message like the multiple giant text pieces she has. It tends not to age well and my home is a place for relaxation, not being yelled at/preached to. Won't comment on the animal print as we all have patterns we do and do not like, plus I've found few who adore paisley as much as I do. There's a whole argument on judging people by their bookshelves, but I'm thinking that color coordinating hers doesn't lend a lot of credence that they're much more than decoration. Which seems to be the theme as there's very little utility apparent. All seating is covered in so many pillows that it makes the comfortable use of such impossible or at least visually discouraged. I'm also curious how much her partner was allowed input into the decorating as I'm not seeing any spaces that are left untouched. In our home my wife handles her office, I handle mine, but the common spaces have agreed upon decorations, some she likes more than I, some I like more than she, some we're both fans of. Anything vetoed can go in the offices of whoever is a fan or be tossed/donated/sold/stored.
To each their own though, it's certainly a unique space and I'm sure she'd find my house drab.
You made me curious, so I took a look at the original resolution copy and they're all cookery books - an entire bookshelf of them is a statement in and of itself, I think. As for the rest, I...
There's a whole argument on judging people by their bookshelves, but I'm thinking that color coordinating hers doesn't lend a lot of credence that they're much more than decoration.
You made me curious, so I took a look at the original resolution copy and they're all cookery books - an entire bookshelf of them is a statement in and of itself, I think.
As for the rest, I pretty much agree. The word I'd use is "trendy" - I doubt it'll age especially well, but I get the impression that changing and updating it is a hobby for her anyway, so perhaps it doesn't need to. I tend to find on-trend to be a bit impersonal (it feels like crowd following to me), but I'm aware of my own tendency to go a bit "no true Scotsman" on the concept of authenticity and individuality, so on that front I should probably just be quiet and let people enjoy things!
Solid call on the high resolution! Trendy is something I meant to put in my comment, but it got lost, as is typical of me, when trying to make several points. I'm with you on it feeling like crowd...
Solid call on the high resolution!
Trendy is something I meant to put in my comment, but it got lost, as is typical of me, when trying to make several points. I'm with you on it feeling like crowd following and, in my opinion, made expressly for social media consumption and/or marketing.
I'm not sure trendy really fits here. Right now when I think of 'trendy' home design I think of muted palettes and whispy floor to ceiling curtains or something similar straight out of any home...
I'm not sure trendy really fits here. Right now when I think of 'trendy' home design I think of muted palettes and whispy floor to ceiling curtains or something similar straight out of any home design magazine. This house seems much more the product of someone trying to buck or define trends rather than following them.
That's an interesting one actually, because I do know what you mean about the muted, home magazine look as well. Perhaps it's a question of parallel trends - I see her style as being pulled...
That's an interesting one actually, because I do know what you mean about the muted, home magazine look as well.
Perhaps it's a question of parallel trends - I see her style as being pulled straight from East London, and I can even think of a specific shop that sells the aesthetic; those three images along the bottom of the homepage could have come straight from her house!
She's following one clear trend, the wispy curtains and stripped-oak floors are following another, but there's not a lot of overlap between them. I guess another way of saying what I mean is that I see it as a very archetypal example of its genre?
That's a good point. Local frames of reference ground our experiences that it's hard to remember they aren't universal! I don't think I could imagine finding someone in my entire town with this...
That's a good point. Local frames of reference ground our experiences that it's hard to remember they aren't universal! I don't think I could imagine finding someone in my entire town with this home decor and there are plenty of eccentrics here. I can see how this is obviously a bit more popular in the UK and thus trendy.
If anyone is interested in the "peak inside someone else's home" genre, I highly recommend the Never Too Small YouTube channel. They focus on small living spaces (like you'd see in one of those Ikea store rooms) but it's always amazing to see how well these spaces are used.
Personally I find the choices that this person has made for her home rather garish and a bit much to look at, but as a renter myself it's dead interesting to see how much she's been able to make a space her own. I don't know if it's different outside the UK, but landlords here tend not to look too fondly on people decorating their properties.
Same here in Texas.
As for @bilbodwyer's garish comment, I'll have to agree that it doesn't suit my tastes either. My wife and I have quite a bit of artwork (almost exclusively local artists) on the walls, but we avoid anything with a message like the multiple giant text pieces she has. It tends not to age well and my home is a place for relaxation, not being yelled at/preached to. Won't comment on the animal print as we all have patterns we do and do not like, plus I've found few who adore paisley as much as I do. There's a whole argument on judging people by their bookshelves, but I'm thinking that color coordinating hers doesn't lend a lot of credence that they're much more than decoration. Which seems to be the theme as there's very little utility apparent. All seating is covered in so many pillows that it makes the comfortable use of such impossible or at least visually discouraged. I'm also curious how much her partner was allowed input into the decorating as I'm not seeing any spaces that are left untouched. In our home my wife handles her office, I handle mine, but the common spaces have agreed upon decorations, some she likes more than I, some I like more than she, some we're both fans of. Anything vetoed can go in the offices of whoever is a fan or be tossed/donated/sold/stored.
To each their own though, it's certainly a unique space and I'm sure she'd find my house drab.
You made me curious, so I took a look at the original resolution copy and they're all cookery books - an entire bookshelf of them is a statement in and of itself, I think.
As for the rest, I pretty much agree. The word I'd use is "trendy" - I doubt it'll age especially well, but I get the impression that changing and updating it is a hobby for her anyway, so perhaps it doesn't need to. I tend to find on-trend to be a bit impersonal (it feels like crowd following to me), but I'm aware of my own tendency to go a bit "no true Scotsman" on the concept of authenticity and individuality, so on that front I should probably just be quiet and let people enjoy things!
Solid call on the high resolution!
Trendy is something I meant to put in my comment, but it got lost, as is typical of me, when trying to make several points. I'm with you on it feeling like crowd following and, in my opinion, made expressly for social media consumption and/or marketing.
I'm not sure trendy really fits here. Right now when I think of 'trendy' home design I think of muted palettes and whispy floor to ceiling curtains or something similar straight out of any home design magazine. This house seems much more the product of someone trying to buck or define trends rather than following them.
That's an interesting one actually, because I do know what you mean about the muted, home magazine look as well.
Perhaps it's a question of parallel trends - I see her style as being pulled straight from East London, and I can even think of a specific shop that sells the aesthetic; those three images along the bottom of the homepage could have come straight from her house!
She's following one clear trend, the wispy curtains and stripped-oak floors are following another, but there's not a lot of overlap between them. I guess another way of saying what I mean is that I see it as a very archetypal example of its genre?
That's a good point. Local frames of reference ground our experiences that it's hard to remember they aren't universal! I don't think I could imagine finding someone in my entire town with this home decor and there are plenty of eccentrics here. I can see how this is obviously a bit more popular in the UK and thus trendy.
Good eye!
Eh. I have my bookshelf arranged by size because it looks more visually appealing. I know what my books look like and which ones are where.