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Currently house-hunting and so happy when I find one with brown tiles and yellow shagpile carpet or a coloured-brick entryway with some funky bathtub... some woodpanel wallpaper or stained glass. Fills me with joy to be in a place with some character and history and imagine which parts of it I could preserve if it was mine.
Feb 19, 2025
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Need I say more? When homes had personality and colour. When homes had patios and carefully thought out layouts. When intricate designs were a necessity and not a luxury or dubbed ‘quirky’.
When did we deem modern, bland, four-walled homes the superior options?
Bring back bay windows and grand porches, window art and unique doors, wrap-around patios and exterior and interior texture, fun wallpaper and fun furniture.
BRING BACK THE FLAVOUR
Jan 21, 2025
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always thought i was a paint color purist but i just signed a lease on a place w a partly marigold kitchen and a half-pink bathroom and i couldn’t be happier
Oct 16, 2024
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I’m not sure about the exterior - maybe an old apartment in Paris or NYC, maybe a traditional little house in coastal Italy, maybe something else entirely. Inside, to sum it up, eclectic. Furniture and decorations I’ll have gathered over the years, the best things will have a story behind them. There’ll be books in every single room, and somewhere to actually sit and read them. While I’m at it, same goes for music, record players or a radio or an instrument in every room. Stationary and arty stuff everywhere, too, I’d like to be able to create as soon as the mood hits. Also, a really nice tv with shelves near it that will hold an extensive DVD collection - physical media everywhere! Pictures on every wall, regardless of if they have any sort of relevance to each other, just whatever I think is cool. Plates and mugs and cutlery and stuff will all be mismatched, the only common theme being “I think it’s cute”. Plants everywhere. Warm lighting, preferably mostly ambient. Plenty of blankets and cushions and rugs (all the floors will be wood or tile, no carpet). Some sort of cool feature, like a balcony, or maybe a window seat. Oh my god, the things I’d do to have a balcony!! Completely maximalist, but in a balanced way - cozy, not overwhelming. Nice windows, also. The vibe is teenage girl meets chic grandma, but also the kind of thing my friends would see and say “omg that’s SO you!!”
Jan 26, 2025
