It has been been less than three years since I bought my house, and I am finally feeling comfortable enough in it to begin going in the direction that I wish to design. Wherever and whatever that looks like, though, I am unsure. I have a desire for white furniture and french country style design. I have a desire to go Japanese minimalist and have cushion on the floor, 1 table, and a plant in each corner. It's hard mixing all those thoughts and desires together.
Furthering this indecision is that fact that I own a small country house - a Victorian country house built in 1890 - that I believe limits what I can and cannot do with the property. Walking into a house such as this and seeing Chinese Lanterns and floor pillows would seem out of place and disconnected from the house and property. As such, I am leaning to the French style of white furniture and crisp spaces.
The next issue that arises from that is that I must have some dark to balance out the white. Too much white furniture will also ruin the look. To that end, I am leaning towards deep reds and fresh greens as the accent colours; though, when it comes to colour I am very concerned about trend. We have all seen those Harvest Gold and Avocado Green appliances from the 70s (apparently the green was popular again for a while?) that stood out as testimonial to the design aesthetic of that time, and as a reminder to be careful of colour trends. I wonder if these designs of today, such as stainless steel or what-have-you, will be passé in 20 years?
Perhaps. Perhaps not. I guess the only thing a person can do is formulate a design plan and then place it action.
M.
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