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2. In an attempt to make a small space appear larger, acrylic furnishings have become all the rage and considerably more affordable. All acrylic tables do tend to disappear in space. However, after your mother in law turns and careens over the top of it, face-planting into the sofa beyond, you’ll see how its disappearing act is not worthy of applause.
3. Styled bookcases look great. They provide a nice place to showcase books and collectibles. To obtain a uniform color palette, books have been placed on shelves with their spines facing inward and the white pages of the book facing outward for color continuity. This is all well and good and doesn’t become a decorating disaster until you want to curl up with your favorite book and beverage and have to dismantling your bookcase to find the darn thing.
4. Deep button tufted sofas and ottomans are revered for their stoic and neat appearance, especially when they’re upholstered in all white. Button tufting tends to have a no-nonsense approach to life. The problem with those deep button tufts is they become a magnet for lint, crumbs, and pet hair. That’s not a good look for anyone.
5. Pristine white on white kitchens are the darlings of Instagram these days. The appeal is timeless and fresh but can easily become a decorating disaster because the look can be boring, feel cold and sterile, and lack personality without the perfectly styled farmhouse sink full of pink peonies portrayed on social media.
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I love the farmhouse look but not all white and bland. Would love to keep the pieces I have and make it all look “intentional” instead of just thrown together. Our sofa is a dark cream linen and matching chair with ottomon (almost too much for our small living room- I thought I’d like the matching pieces, but I don’t …ugh!) – the fireplace is red brick (itching to paint, but have left it alone). Getting new carpet soon (husband hates hardwood – help me!). We have hardwood in 1/2 of our downstairs already and I love it. It was a light blonde and I recently stained it a dark walnut – just need help with artwork and those finishing beautiful touches. I don’t like clutter and junk, so I want them to be pretty and worthy of display. Looking foward to the newsletter and any help!! Kathy
Thanks for your comment, Kathy and subscribing! Hardwood floors are beautiful, people are paying extra money to add them or refinish them in their homes. My own mom lives in the Northeast and ever since she discovered the beautiful hardwoods under the carpet she is removing the carpet, room by room.