While perusing
the web, or looking at design magazines I have been noticing a trend in
décor lately. I am seeing a brighter, happier, collected over time
look.
The look has a Traditional bend, but with a fresh twist of using unmatched pieces, and patterns, with brighter, happier colors.
The patterns in the room don’t coordinate, but for some reason they work together.
The shell of the rooms are usually in the color family of whites.
What is it that makes these rooms work?
I
believe it is the love of each piece by the homeowner. There is a
quality in each piece that creates a room that is pleasing to the eye when a homeowner chooses pieces that they love.
One
of the things I love about rooms decorated in this manner is that they
really make me look into every little detail trying to figure out why it
works.
Personally
I don’t think this is an easy look to get right. It could go terribly
awry with just the wrong element placed in the wrong area of the room.
These
rooms tend to look effortless, but there has to be a very discerning
eye to pull this look off.
There is no particular theme going on. There
is a bend towards Traditional with a mix of more contemporary, and the
addition of found objects.
These
rooms never look contrived, or obvious in their elements. You won’t find
pillows matching the window treatments, or the chair fabric. It truly is
a mixed bag of goodness!
COLOR seems to be the common thread in most of these interiors.
It
is so much easier to coordinate fabrics in the same color family than
it is to do a mixed bag of colors and patterns in a room as pictured in the images in this post.
Personally I am liking this look very much. It makes me smile, and I find it very interesting.
In fact I had to make a Pinterest board called, "INTERESTING!" because these rooms did not fit into any particular design style, or theme.
Many call this look eclectic, but I call it good design.
What do you all think about this mixed bag of goodness in a room?
(All above images can be found HERE!)
