Which hopelessly trendy kitchen chair?
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Comments (11)Mary, can you post a picture of the room, with the pieces that the chair will be going with? Since the fabrics are so disparate, I don't feel that I can say go for one or the other without seeing the room and its furniture and accessories. I am 'leaning' toward the 'word' fabric, but it's only because I am not a contemporary person, and the bold fabric doesn't do anything for me. But I love gsciencechick's fabric just above! I search for fabric for projects almost every day, and the 'word' or script fabric is still very popular and comes in many forms and colors. I don't think we can say how long either will be popular, though. Here is a link that might be useful: See many script fabrics on Etsy here...See MoreWhat did you do that wasn't trendy?
Comments (71)Some of this is hard to evaluate, particularly the white cabinets. As has been discussed a lot here, white cabinets seem to be "new and trendy" in some areas, but "longtime classic that happens to be popular right now" in others. We live in an area where the latter is the case, so I'm not viewing the fact that I'm painting cabinets white to be trendy, per se. But anyway: dark distressed wood floors - No, our wood floors are the rather standard "medium" finish oak, and I am perfectly fine with them. I think the really dark floors are one of those things that are going to wind up looking really dated really fast. white counter tops - No, we're going with honed jet mist granite (which, in fairness, could also be viewed as trendy I suppose). white cabinets - Yes, but as I said above, I view them as more classic than trendy white walls - Sort of. Wall color (and our kitchen is totally open to dining/sitting, so I had to pick a color that would work overall) is more of a very light beige/cream. So not white white, but not a bold color big gas range - Absolutely, and I can't wait. farmhouse sink - No. I wanted one, but since we're not doing a full gut and are using existing cabinets, it would have been kind of a pain to install stainless steel - yes. I have rather mixed feelings on this one. I'm fine with stainless steel, but don't love it in a House Hunters sense of "I NEED MY STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES". The range we ordered is a Blue Star, and I kind of wanted to go with one of the fun color options. But on the other hand, I wouldn't say that this is our "forever" house, and I do want to keep resale in mind. I may order a set of colored knobs eventually, though - I want obnoxious lime green ones to pay homage to the 70s era formica in my childhood home. Other things: Backsplash - I am doing subway tiles, but not white. That's where I'm bringing in some color, and am currently trying to decide between Fireclay's "nautical" and "crater lake" blues. The current cabinetry is raised panel. I'm about 75% sure that we're just painting (there is a chance we may replace just the doors with shaker style, which would be my preference, but budget plays a role). Even though the shaker is my preference, I won't be crushed if it doesn't happen and we stick with the raised panel. I don't really view raised panel as dated, I think of it as classic. I also think of shaker as classic, though, because it is. We are turning an existing peninsula into an island, but it's to improve flow/create a more circular floor plan, not because it's trendy. No built in microwave drawer. Keeping existing fridge which isn't counter depth. So yeah, it isn't as perfectly flush and sleek as it could be, but it holds groceries for a family, plus a collector-level amount of craft beer, so it's staying....See MoreRecognizing trendy and what will be dated (long, with pics)
Comments (150)All this talk of decay and decadence brings me back to this project, which is to humanize a living space that's proportioned, except for the average sized kitchen, along palatial lines, while leaving the open concept open. It's interesting that with all this marketing of the raw, this former industrial space is pretty polished. The concrete is clean and smooth (not really anything like Palimpsest's favorite Brutalism), the metals (trusses, stairs, catwalks, ducts, window frames) are smooth and painted an appealing white with a green cast, and are in great shape and don't need to be redone. These may be industrial relics, but very civilizedly so. The decadent part is the size of the space, especially for one person who is barely beyond being a "girl". Most urbanites would be comfy (well...cramped but content) in something the size of the mezzanine. Without the upper bits, it's basically a two bedroom, two bathroom, open concept apartment with a dining area, living area and kitchen. On steroids. Big time. :) The owner is confused by our discussion, as I've relayed some of the more interesting bits, but it's helped us focus on how to make the living room functional for more than cocktail parties. She doesn't want to divide the space, which would suck all the grandeur out of it, and she doesn't want conversation groups. Palimpsest's digital living gave me an idea which I thought was silly, but might be a go, for a central tower for media, rather than putting it against a wall. This must have been done before--it doesn't feel particularly original--but I think it would work. We talked about making it out of wood and hiding all the blackness of the equipment, but it would be awfully big and block the view. More honest and practical would be to have a central service column with all the cables and juice, and put lots of screens on swing arms, as well as media players and the like. Perhaps have smaller screens facing into the catwalks. It would sort of be an inside out control console crossed with the monolith from 2001. Or it could, I suppose, be made of of brass steam fittings and go all steampunk. :) Becky, I totally forgot about that place!! Thanks for linking it. I think its the Navajos who don't tear down old structures but let the earth reclaim them naturally. Seeing it done on a castle scale is offputting, however, to put it mildly. I used to know someone who had owned and lived in a castle--the real ancient fortress kind--for many years. It really sounds dreadfully uncomfortable, and one imagines that they do best as amusements for tourists....See MoreDesign motifs, classic, trendy or dated?
Comments (37)kswl2 wrote: I'll call BS on Angelo first, lol. There IS good design and bad design. Very true Kswl2, but that's not what Angelo said. He told the viewer to go out there and look at the good and bad and then choose to use what they love in their own home. Though he said there were no rules, I believe he meant we shouldn't worry about them, but to do what makes us happy. And yes, some homes will look fabulous and some will look like pooh, but if the people that live in them love them, then so be it. We worry too much about what others think. What should matter most is to enjoy living in our homes, not worrying about what others perceive our homes should look like. Others don't live there. Decorating a home, like how we dress or wear our hair, is truly personal. If we have to worry all the time about whether or not it's pleasing to others then we lose our creativity, the freedom to do what we love. In my book that's sad. If you think about it, if everyone followed that line of thinking, wouldn't the world be a terribly boring place? Everything would be uniform looking, (and I don't think even those with OCD like myself would be totally happy) music would all sound the same, all artist would paint what things literally looked like. The TV movie The Stepford Wives come to mind. The rule enforcers are the men in this movie. They have an idea of what is right and expect the women (those that like freedom to be themselves) to follow their rules, no matter what. Sorry to everyone that didn't care for what Angelo said, but I think he's right in giving everyone freedom of choice to do what makes them sing, be joyful and love their surroundings. I do very much agree with your comment that good design is not the same thing as trendy design. Never has, never will be in my opinion. cawaps, like anything, rules can help one do anything better than without them. Rules are somewhat like instructions for putting something together. When written well they help and I believe most design "rule" are well thought out. My hubby can attest to my being big on following instructions, having often said to him "If all else fails, read the instructions." Which in the case of decorating ones home can help too. But they shouldn't keep someone from trying or even using something they personally like that doesn't follow the rules. I think Angelo's point was more about being fearless in doing what you love. To be creative. I'm sure the way he worded it gave quite a few other designers a lot to talk about. I have to admit I take after my Mom in just knowing what is pleasing to most. But we have to remember that not everything pleases everyone. What one person thinks of as beautiful another may think is ugly. Discernment is in the eye of the beholder. Melle_sacto, I knew what you meant....See Moremtnrdredux_gw
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