What is that macrame thing in the corner? It looks nice but I can't figure out if it has a function too. This is my style, although some would call it cluttered. It skirts the boundary, IMHO. What is this style called? Sentimental? Boomer Nostalgia?

I would call it Boho...

I think the thing in the corner is a 60's hanging oil fountain/ lamp covered in a macrame cozy

It looks like a spider plant is growing inside the macrame thing. It's being used as a plant hanger.

I think that may be made of shells. It looks like things I saw being crafted in little workrooms when I lived in the Philippines. Might have been planters or even just hanging decor. This overall look is nostalgic for me as well and exactly how I would've liked my home to look in the early 80s.

This would give me the willies. It's too cluttered for me.

I really like this room. Very charming!

I think the hanging thing is one of these shell planters. Definitely a product of the Philippines, just like I remember. This stuff really takes me back. At the time we who lived there bought all of the rattan and shell stuff and carved mahogany furniture because that's what was made in that part of the world and it's what we could afford. I actually longed for "country" style decor, however, which was just starting to gain popularity. I had some furnishings made by local craftsmen in my preferred style, but the proportions were slightly off and the pieces never looked quite right. With the mishmash of southeast Asian items I'd collected, I'm sure my little house was a sight to behold, and not in a good way... but I sure did love it.

Perhaps too much to dust. But charming, nevertheless.

Yes, that's why I gave up all my plants. Even though they were good at eliminating indoor air pollution, they made up for that by gathering dust. I wasn't good at cleaning them off regularly. Same with that shell thing, it IS super charming but I would have to forgo that due to dust. I guess I could use a feather duster on it . . . yeah, like THAT's gonna happen . . .

That’s kind my style! I like that kind of sideboard, though it’s talents are wasted here. They are great for a small space with the top closed, but opened up for company.

and of course with my housekeeping (and our cats), I’ve learned that things need to be either dusted regularly or (more likely), rinsed before use.

Not my style at all, no way.

Would you like some pothos with your coffee?

A bit cluttered for me.

If that were my area, the plants would die in record time. But I could live with the rest!

I wouldn't like that in my house, but like others I find it charming. Kind of "homey" and comfy.

I love the color of the wall, and how they used the space for the coffee area. This reminds me a lot of the 70s.

It just seems to be missing the big Mary Richards "M" on the wall. ;)

Not for me either but I'd love to visit. It's charming.

ETA: Nice to see one of your posts again, chijim. :)

Not for my house but a friend of mine owns and runs a small independent neighbourhood coffee shop very similar in style. I love going there and judging by how busy it always is so do a lot of others.

I would enjoy having a cup of coffee in that setting even though it's not my own style. I really like the 'peacock' back chair.

One of our oldest friends lives in a log home that she and her husband built and she has decorated it with all her favorite pieces - quilts, painting, photographs, books etc. We enjoy visiting and I discover something new each time I'm there.

This is what my sister and I call “one sequin too many.” What’s with the tassels on the coffee cups??

I’d remove about 5 things, including the too-small rug, then I’d be good! I do like the whole coffee-station idea.

I would love it if sliding stained glass doors would cover it all when I didn't love it. :-). I am in between styles forever and a day. And I love brightly coloured stained glass so it would be win-win for me.

Thanks for carrying the tradition over here Chijim. Always look for your posts and miss them!

Yes, but what type of personality, chijim?

I agree the hanging tchotchke looks like a shell decoration. I worked in a beach gift shop when I was in college and we had tons of stuff like that - and the shops here still do.

Too many dustcatchers for me, and I am definitely not that much of a coffee drinker - 1 cup a day is my limit, and hubby never touches the stuff.

I’d like in the right setting. Maybe if I was at aunt Bea’s and she was fix-in on baking me a rhubarb pie.

It's nice to hear from you again, Jim! I personally love that coffee station. It has a happy, warm, welcoming look to it.

I'm with LynnNM on this one :-)

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Yes, but what type of personality, chijim?

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Well I'll bet they're happy/cheerful and march to the beat of their own drummer surrounding themselves with what they like even if it isn't au courant.

If you watch HGTV's Good Bones, I can imagine the mother, Karen, being very comfortable in that room.

I’m twitching a bit just looking at the photo. I‘m imagining trying to pass through that room without knocking things over left and right, without getting the table scarf all twisted and tugged around, and without getting a big plant leaf caught in my purse strap . . . in my imagination I’m unsuccessful.

For me, the deal breakers are the plant on the shelf and the large plant in the corner. Without those plants, the room would be visually more accessible.

I've gone back to the photo several times and tried to see what it is that others are seeing when they say it's cluttered. I too am really only seeing the imposing aspects of the two plants in that regard.

I love a well curated maximal room but this doesn't work at all for me. I don't think it goes with the architecture of the room and the individual pieces aren't the best representation of what could be.

I wouldn't term it 'cluttered', more like 'busy'.

Cheerful, yes, but also crowded.

Makes me feel like the bull in the china shop.

Remove the hanging shell thing and the tablecloth and I could hang out there!

I think there's something about the room that is just very sweet and almost naive ... like someone just used what they had to put together a place that felt homey, rather than worrrying about whether or not it was on trend or done "right." Really reminds me of how I decorated when I was a young woman just starting out in a home of my own. (I didn't have access to a sewing machine, so I even hand-sewed curtains out of green calico for my kitchen windows.) Those were just very simple, sweet, almost "innocent" times when I look back on them. And that's where this room takes me in my mind.

I agree with IdaClaire about the feel of the room And would love to have my morning coffee there with just a few changes. The large green plant is cluttering up the airy feel of that corner; I would rather see more of the window and drapes and have my breathing room there. I would move the small plant that is to the right of the cabinet near the window under the small mirror. Like Sue said, I would want a slightly larger rug. The hanging vine on the cabinet is too much (I would probably knock leaves down in my coffee). I like the greenery on the left ledge, but would probably remove it to have a spot for “pouring my coffee”.

At first, I didn’t think I liked the table cloth, but studying the room several times, it works. In fact, one could use just about any old quirky, vintage cloth on that table and it would still look good.

I would remove the hanging plants, the macrame thing, the table scarf, and that little rug under the table. Then we are good!