It’s my style — eclectic, bookish, worldly, comfortable but a little more traditional. My own home is a reflection of my love for ikea/things I could afford to buy, and stuff from my parents house after my mom died. I don’t like trendy decor. As soon as I admire it, it’s everywhere— think the Warby Parker aesthetic.

I prefer art and decor to have real meaning and sentimental qualities. So, for instance, a vase and silver plate my immigrant parents bought on their honeymoon in Niagara Falls. A Persian rug my dad purchased from his friend, whose brother was stuck in Iran and had all their wealth in rugs. Handicrafts from India (I’m Indian American)—but not too much, this can quickly become clutter. I like mid century furniture but I’m not strict about it’s provenance. Add white walls downstairs with modern lamps and bright art or family photos in a gallery display. Upstairs we have walls painted rich espresso, lilac, pale blue and lemon yellow, and more family collectibles and art we’ve created. I do see something in most of the visual clutter. I keep it tidy but not all at right angles, exactly on the mark. It’s a home, not a a hotel or museum.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm picturing the Home Alone house based on your description:

https://betweennapsontheporch.net/home-alone-the-house-and-the-movie-decorating-in-red-and-green/

Colonial, classic, traditional. Large yet cozy.

Yes! Me too. I thought of it as John Hughes movies. Also the Bueller’s house in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the house in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I love colonials.

We purchased our house because it’s an exact dupe of the Planes, Trains, and Automobiles House. You can never go wrong with the classic architecture of a colonial.

These homes also read as pretty preppy to me. They remind me of the big houses some of my friends lived in , in the ny suburbs, affluent towns of norther nj. (Maplewood, Westfield, Summit, etc) I envied them at the time and see how they continued to influence me because my current house is similar, albeit in the md suburbs. It's archetypal family decorating. Timeless in many ways.

Oops...planes, trains...

Oh I never saw the trains, planes, etc movie thanks for posting. That entryway is timeless, looks like sisal as a stair runner or other neutral and the striped wallpaper holds up, not glaringly dated. Love it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm picturing the Home Alone house based on your description:

https://betweennapsontheporch.net/home-alone-the-house-and-the-movie-decorating-in-red-and-green/

Colonial, classic, traditional. Large yet cozy.

Yes! Me too. I thought of it as John Hughes movies. Also the Bueller’s house in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the house in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I love colonials.

https://hookedonhouses.net/2012/05/21/planes-trains-automobiles-house/

https://hookedonhouses.net/2008/12/10/the-family-stone-home-for-the-holidays/

These seem to be what OP is talking about.

Traditional with global and eclectic elements?

Anonymous wrote:I'm picturing the Home Alone house based on your description:

https://betweennapsontheporch.net/home-alone-the-house-and-the-movie-decorating-in-red-and-green/

Colonial, classic, traditional. Large yet cozy.

Yes! Me too. I thought of it as John Hughes movies. Also the Bueller’s house in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the house in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I love colonials.

Anonymous wrote:I'm picturing the Home Alone house based on your description:

https://betweennapsontheporch.net/home-alone-the-house-and-the-movie-decorating-in-red-and-green/

Colonial, classic, traditional. Large yet cozy.

Great thread OP. I think the home alone house is awesome but a little TOO themed. But I can see if you like red or green, using it across the board with neutrals and accents. Not whole hog red and green.

Any Nancy Meyers movie (love her sets)

Anonymous wrote:Maybe New England Colonial: https://www.oldhouseonline.com/house-tours/traditional-new-england-colonial

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Country Living magazine during the nancy soriano years (98 to 2010?) featured a lot of these homes as did the now defunct "cottage living" . Both can be purchased in bulk on eBay. The style is absolutely making a comeback: comfort, color, personal and layered. For some of us, it never went out of style.

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Editors called this True Blue

Not OP but now I’m off on a quest to find this stuff, love this style.

Here are 7 issues for only about $17 on ebay (that's a good price, most of the time they are $3 or $4 per issue I think).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-7-Country-Living-Magazines-2002-Decorating-Gardening-Farmhouse-Cottages/124575168642?hash=item1d01423882:g:-gkAAOSwUwVgKsF8

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Country Living magazine during the nancy soriano years (98 to 2010?) featured a lot of these homes as did the now defunct "cottage living" . Both can be purchased in bulk on eBay. The style is absolutely making a comeback: comfort, color, personal and layered. For some of us, it never went out of style.

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Editors called this True Blue

Not OP but now I’m off on a quest to find this stuff, love this style.

Those magazines were so good, and the houses seemed really much more creative and warm than what you see today (but all were impeccably styled of course).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Country Living magazine during the nancy soriano years (98 to 2010?) featured a lot of these homes as did the now defunct "cottage living" . Both can be purchased in bulk on eBay. The style is absolutely making a comeback: comfort, color, personal and layered. For some of us, it never went out of style.

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Editors called this True Blue

Not OP but now I’m off on a quest to find this stuff, love this style.

I would call this transitional. The bones of the house are traditional (hardwood floors and molding), but the lighting and furnishings are updated. The addition of decorations, from pillows to window treatments to to Knick knacks depends on your fussiness tolerance.