Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:58     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
PP here--by the way, those "I like this" photos are basic mission. Too Matchy-matchy for me.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:57     Subject: Re:MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Yes, that is my point. It's been around since the 1950s. Therefore, it is not a fad.


Of course it has been around that long, but it's only been fashionable for ten years or so. No one was making their houses look that way on purpose in the 80s or 90s.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:56     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
I love my MCM house. It is so WARM because of all the light! I mix and match decor. Just bought a few mCM pieces....interesting with unique angles and curves. I also have a Lazboy sofa so I guess DCUM loves to hate my house. It is comfortable and quirky, though, so I am good.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:52     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Anonymous wrote:Loved by architects, hated by everyone else


+1
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:51     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I like this style. Ideally with a tiled fireplace, lots of pretty wood trim, stained glass, and inlay floors.







I love MCM, but none of these look even remotely like it.


Yeah, this is more of a Craftsman style
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:39     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Gorgeous! Hate all this oversized lazy boy fat people furniture that people have nowadays.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 19:35     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Yep, the houses in Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. So unfriendly looking. Not the kind of decor that gives you a feeling of home, warmth, comfort, family.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 18:10     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
looks cold
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 16:52     Subject: Re:MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
MCM is very simple, straight lines, basic circles or curves. Not plush. Think the homes from Bewitched or I Dream of Jeannie. Some examples







Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 16:34     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Anonymous wrote:I like this style. Ideally with a tiled fireplace, lots of pretty wood trim, stained glass, and inlay floors.







OK? That's not MCM at all. That's more like Stickley/Shaker/Craftsman.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 16:33     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
The MCM that's popular now is a more updated version. Think Emily Henderson. It's softer, more textured, but still clean lines.

I HATE that Louis XVI furniture posted upthread. It's vomit inducing. It looks like something a Saudi royal would have in their house. Or a house in Potomac here where 20 people live together.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 16:21     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
I like MCM bc it is unfussy.My own home was built in that era but really I have no midcentury decor, so....
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 15:53     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
I thought she meant Marine Corps Marathon!
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 15:50     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Agree. MCM=Super ugly.
Love bungalow style craftsman.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2017 15:47     Subject: MCM is this permanent? Am I the only one who hates it?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You realize that mid-century refers to *last* century, right? So no, it's not a fad.


It is very clearly used to describe 1950's-60s style furniture/decorating etc.. Mid century(half a century being 100) so yeah 1950. Good try though.


Yes, that is my point. It's been around since the 1950s. Therefore, it is not a fad. No idea what "good try though" is supposed to mean here, but I can't understand how you thought reiterating my comment was refuting it either.


Everything is cyclical. I grew up in a house full of what is now called MCM stuff and I couldn't get away from it fast enough. It's been around but it was out of style for a long time.

I always found it cold and not at all welcoming or comfortable. I was lucky enough to have access to a lot of grandparental furniture which my kids like and enjoy also.

People should get what they like and what makes their place feel like home to them. Don't worry about what is in style.