images of styled narrow bookshelves in a living room which has a fresh traditional style

Anonymous wrote:OMG, I was obsessed with that blue entryway a few years back. I think it was in Southern Living? Thanks for reminding me of it!

OP, can I beg of you to provide some inspiration pics or designers who have successfully refreshed 1990s era McMansions / double height living rooms and entryways?
Thank you so much for the mental vacation your posts have provided!

Anonymous wrote:Living rooms in blush and bordeaux please! I’m so tired of blue and white everything!

EyeCandyOP wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eye candy - did you see this thread:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/872061.page#16897072

A house in Kalorama by a well known designer - whomever posted pics from the house had the funniest outtakes (every once in a while when I see something plaid I think plaid: UR doing it wrong and giggle).

Anyway, very curious what you think of this look. you seem to like cleaner lines and less clutter? There's a link on the second page of that thread that compares male vs female design aesthetic - I found it a very interesting read (and it made me appreciate parts of the Kalarama house a little more).

I appreciate this house! It's lovely, even though it's not my style. I think real estate photographers with their wide lenses and over-exposing can make a home look garish when it's not. They try to fit the whole room from a doorway or corner when no human is going to use the room that way. They're trying to sell the space, not convey the vignettes or fabrics authentically.

It's interesting that thanks to Home & Design, we can see what the place really looks like.

Real Estate Photography (wide, overexposed shot so bright that it almost makes you squint):


Shelter Mag Photography (soooo much calmer, probably closer to real life when it comes to color and brightness):


Real Estate Photography (The photos is scream BIG and BRIGHT! Look at all the things!):


Shelter Mag Photography (sit down in this cozy, quiet room):





And I love the green, buffalo check guest room. Would I want it for my full-time bedroom? No, but guest rooms are like powder rooms. They're probably not used as much.



Also, I LOVE it when people throw one thing in from a totally different time period. So the modern light fixtures in the traditional rooms is fun to me. I had a friend growing up who lived in a modern house and her mother had an antique sofa and chairs, but the rest of the main floor was MCM furniture. I thought it was so cool.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tucson poster, check out Tucson Lifestyle magazine. I personally think the key is to invest in a few pieces of high quality Mexican or Native American artisan work, not a lot of kitchsy fake stuff.
There used to be a great supply place off Broadway, but it burnt down a little while ago. There’s a place on Tanque Verde at pantano-ish that has some okay Mexican stuff. I’d love one of the really big punched tin mirrors, for instance.

Thank you!! I will check it out!

Anonymous wrote:Eye candy - did you see this thread:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/872061.page#16897072

A house in Kalorama by a well known designer - whomever posted pics from the house had the funniest outtakes (every once in a while when I see something plaid I think plaid: UR doing it wrong and giggle).

Anyway, very curious what you think of this look. you seem to like cleaner lines and less clutter? There's a link on the second page of that thread that compares male vs female design aesthetic - I found it a very interesting read (and it made me appreciate parts of the Kalarama house a little more).

All white kitchen with black hardware.

Any built-in entryway storage that doesn’t look like it has a farm/rustic theme and doesn’t have open cubbies? Or are there any really interesting and upscale-looking entryway storage ideas that actually hide what is being stored?