Elements of tasteful decor

[Anonymous]

Tips and tricks on tasteful decor?

[Anonymous]

No. Word. Art.

[Anonymous]

-If you collect things that you love over time and only buy things that “spark joy” (as they say), you’ll have a nicer and more authentic home then if you go into pottery barn (or any store) and buy an entire room.

-Don’t buy matched sets of bedroom furniture or living room furniture.

-Make sure to incorporate vintage or antique or family heirloom pieces into your home. It should ideally be a mix of old and new.

-Don’t be ashamed to flip through decor magazines and try to copy a room that you love.

[Anonymous]

Taste is relative, there’s always another group of people with different taste

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Word. Art.

This. NO signs, stencils, framed sayings. None.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:-If you collect things that you love over time and only buy things that “spark joy” (as they say), you’ll have a nicer and more authentic home then if you go into pottery barn (or any store) and buy an entire room.

-Don’t buy matched sets of bedroom furniture or living room furniture.

-Make sure to incorporate vintage or antique or family heirloom pieces into your home. It should ideally be a mix of old and new.

-Don’t be ashamed to flip through decor magazines and try to copy a room that you love.

I disagree with this. I hate old stuff, and hate my parents' taste. I think a house can absolutely be tastefully decorated without those things.

[Anonymous]

People here think nothing can look nice unless it's expensive but I don't agree with that. A lot of my stuff is from Ikea, Target and Macy's, and the key to it all looking nice is that it flows together and is in good shape. No kids jumping on furniture, no food eaten on couches, etc. Too much of any one thing really IS too much. I collect one thing, and display SOME of that collection (and for my own eye, I rotate what's out and what's put away).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:-If you collect things that you love over time and only buy things that “spark joy” (as they say), you’ll have a nicer and more authentic home then if you go into pottery barn (or any store) and buy an entire room.

-Don’t buy matched sets of bedroom furniture or living room furniture.

-Make sure to incorporate vintage or antique or family heirloom pieces into your home. It should ideally be a mix of old and new.

-Don’t be ashamed to flip through decor magazines and try to copy a room that you love.

I disagree with this. I hate old stuff, and hate my parents' taste. I think a house can absolutely be tastefully decorated without those things.

Are you thinking about vintage or found items broadly though? What about framing an antique map or print in the frame of your choice? Or buying an out-of-print hardcover book for your shelf display or coffee table, such as a first edition book of a favorite classic novel? You really have to have everything brand new?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:-If you collect things that you love over time and only buy things that “spark joy” (as they say), you’ll have a nicer and more authentic home then if you go into pottery barn (or any store) and buy an entire room.

-Don’t buy matched sets of bedroom furniture or living room furniture.

-Make sure to incorporate vintage or antique or family heirloom pieces into your home. It should ideally be a mix of old and new.

-Don’t be ashamed to flip through decor magazines and try to copy a room that you love.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:-If you collect things that you love over time and only buy things that “spark joy” (as they say), you’ll have a nicer and more authentic home then if you go into pottery barn (or any store) and buy an entire room.

-Don’t buy matched sets of bedroom furniture or living room furniture.

-Make sure to incorporate vintage or antique or family heirloom pieces into your home. It should ideally be a mix of old and new.

-Don’t be ashamed to flip through decor magazines and try to copy a room that you love.

I disagree with this. I hate old stuff, and hate my parents' taste. I think a house can absolutely be tastefully decorated without those things.

Are you thinking about vintage or found items broadly though? What about framing an antique map or print in the frame of your choice? Or buying an out-of-print hardcover book for your shelf display or coffee table, such as a first edition book of a favorite classic novel? You really have to have everything brand new?

I don't like antiques. I don't own more than 20 books because although I read a lot, I'm a library person. I don't really like classic novels.

[Anonymous]

Taste is developed over years, and even then, it will not appeal to everyone. I would start with reading about proportion, scale, color, architecture. Take some books out of the library and hone in on those that outline the basics.If