Post your favorit beautiful interior design / ideas

Yeah, that baby-shit brown is so attractive.

WARNING!! OP=TRUMP, ...fuck off Trump, I'm so sick of you....I thought DL was my last refuge.

Modern

Simple yet elegant

This is my favorite apartment. VERY Arts & Crafts. Basically the two guys who lived here in the Dakota (one of them was the Dakota board president) was running a show room out of the place. But wow. Museum quality pieces everywhere and they brought back all the original details of the apartment. And Central Park views for days.

Trump Voter

OP but would you really want to live there?

[R5] for the win ....

R5 $27.5 millions for that thing? Sorry it doesn’t look good in the pics

r9, I think it looks beautiful. And it's a huge apartment in the Dakota with park views. What are you, some hick?

Clean lines, neutral colors, classy!

I wish and can only wish my bedroom looks like this

When I was a kid in the 70s Midwest everyone decorated in either “Early American” or “Mediterranean”. We were an early American family and slightly looked down on Mediterranean decor as being tacky. People who decorated Mediterranean style were usually smokers. Anyhow I wonder if EA will ever make a comeback. Ethan Allen was full of that look.

70's private jet.

Like, r12

Authentic shabby chic

Why does my dining room not look like this 😩

That would not be a hard look to achieve, r17.

Get thee to Wayfair, r17

Bachelor's chic weekend house

"Bachelor."

R19 Wayfair is a rip-off place. Everything was WAY overpriced even it’s on sale for 80% off. I learned my lesson and never ever buy from them again

My goal to have a bedroom looking like this

the classic look in ops pic, is a stuffy, cluttered look. can be tacky.

Parisian attic

R25 👍🏻 I like it a lot

Healthy variety of snacks in Grandma's sunroom.

Me like it. Going home to this after a long stressful day at work

Love this design

Sheats Goldstein house in Beverly Hills. John Lautner was a genius.

R30 That looks like a lounge inside the recreation centre at a very chic school.

R30 so nice n spacious

Most of these are sterile and tedious. The Dakota's the best so far.

Don't forget to visit Tuesday Morning when furnishing your flat at the Dakota!

For real men

r35, that really is a bathroom for the gay guy who secretly wishes he was straight--all with a kind of shower prison look. I like it!

Nice isn’t it?

Me like it

This house in Chicago is one of my favorites.

....

Georgian period.

^Who could imagine living in that?

R35 and R37 I love that look.

R42 One doesn't imagine. one simply does.

R41 it looks haunted

That's why you're long dead, r44.

Rustic with lots of books.

If you like that firetrap look. No, thanks. Too cramped and too much wood.

R46 There are some things you just cannot comprehend. But that's fine . TO each his own. Just imaging a roaring fire and a glass of brandy and port in that room on a wild winter's evening.

And wearing hot,sweaty clothes.

Sorry, r49, it looks quite drafty. You'd need a roaring fire.

r49 Old drunk.

I'm sure this will get poo-pooed here because that's just how the DL is. But I really like mid-century modern.

You've opened a can of worms, r52. There are anti-midmod shrews here on DL.

r52, that's one of the few I've liked. I wouldn't have gone with brown and orange myself, but I like the room and everything in it.

So many dreamy houses 😲

You really don’t want to see my room down in the basement

R5, even in my dreams, I couldn't think of a more perfect floor plan for my needs than the one for the Dakota apartment you posted. Wonderful location, lovely layout, manageable size but plenty of room, just great!

I’m I just fainted just looking at the pic

😲😲😲😲

Ok whom I need to suck or kill to buy an apartment like this

Horrible view, r67.

R68 for a guy who barely makes 50k a year, that view is already a dream

[quote] If you like that firetrap look. No, thanks. Too cramped and too much wood.

Sorry. I just assumed this thread was for posting MY favorite designs and ideas, not knocking others for having different tastes than my own.

It's also a thread that people can comment on, r70.

r70 came to Datalounge not to get knocked?

Do we like those black/dark grey window/door frames? A bit too industrial?

The Sheats Goldstein house has been used in lots of video shoots, including music videos (country and rock) as well as porn shoots. I have a straight porn in my collection that shows some gal getting slamfucked on that brown leather built in cofa.

R5 Hideous. Looks like the interior of my Grandmother's rest home, and those lights on the looooong wires look ridiculous.

I'm so sure, Jan at r75, that your grandmother's rest home was awash in Tiffany and Fulper lamps, Frank Lloyd Wright and Gustav Stickley furniture, and Newcomb, Rookwood and Grueby pottery.

Hick.

Take notes.

R50, R51 Not a drunk . I like the finer things in life. And these old houses have central heating.

"And these old houses have central heating."

Yes, r78, if it's one thing England is known for, it's central heating. The point is: it's English style--read drafty. Sure you can transport it to Connecticut, but you're just some cunt from Greenwich.

Sure, r78.

[quote]a glass of brandy and port

I could be happy here. I know I appreciate the lack of a television.

[quote]The Sheats Goldstein house has been used in lots of video shoots, including music videos (country and rock) as well as porn shoots. I have a straight porn in my collection that shows some gal getting slamfucked on that brown leather built in cofa.

Lautner houses show up all the time on film. I'm surprised about the porn though. Gross.

I'll never understand the concept of sacrificing comfort in the name of sterility and style.

Modernism is so boring, it makes me weep.

[quote] Why does my dining room not look like this 😩

Oh for heaven's sake, R17, that is an incredibly easy look to achieve. It isn't even very original. Just do it.

R76 - Oooh the ubiquitous Jan reference. How insulting and original.

R68 I'm sure a view of your loose asshole would be more pleasing.

^But it's true.

^That was meant for r86.

and I know you do..

[quote] is will get poo-pooed here because that's just how the DL is. But I really like mid-century modern.

Not by me, R52. I love midcentury modern. That room is lovely - the room itself as well as the furniture. Except that awful striped material on the chair. I'd also add some other comfortable seating. I've loved a number of different styles throughout my life and still like some but now that I'm older I just prefer the cleaner lines of MCM - I also really appreciate the architectural beauty of the furniture.

R79 Close but go east for another 3500 miles. I'll be waiting for you.

R52 wins so far.

R62 is beautiful, but I know how hot it gets on the Costa Rican coast, so I would be one unhappy mofo in that beautiful house.

That Joanna Gaines is a genius!

Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston SC.

Faded grandeur, more of the Aiken-Rhett House .

Art Deco forever. I like some mid-century, but mainly Art Deco.

R95. Beautiful. I prefer this look much more than the ugly room at R5.

^Did you see all the other rooms, room after room?

r98=hick.

A elegantly decaying French quarter town house. Check out the paintings on the kitchen cabinets.

Are you trying to gaslight me?

Is this a joke thread?

With the exception of R37, I haven't seen one attractive room yet.

Being in the land-locked Midwest has me fetishizing about anything tropical or maritime. I'd like the walls to be all beach-sky island murals. And everything hard floors, wicker, ceiling fans and fish tanks.

I know, it's adolescent. But let me dream!

Eleanor and Edsel Ford house, Grosse Pointe MI

This is my apartment

What city, R104?

Cozy

Actually OPs is my favorite so far. Classically elegant. I think that style may be retuning after MCM and barn-style get tired.

r5 Dakota

R107 I agree. The furniture compliments and balances out the room unlike some of these choices. R5 looks like more like a law firm than a home.

"The furniture compliments..."

Oh dear, r109.

Wright's "Fallingwater" might be a cliched choice but it is for a reason. If I had to be confined to a place for life and had a choice of where to do it in, this house would be it. The design pretty much covers every human need for space and novelty in one place. Is it Western in feeling? Is it Eastern? Does it glance towards the future? Is it a study on the earliest habits of human shelter creation? Does it reflect the limited materials dictated simplicity of East US Coast, historical design? Or does it reference the historic, Anasazi Pueblo "apartments" of The US Southwest?

The warmth and sturdiness of the natural materials, coziness of the elements of busy textiles scattered about to keep a human flow to the plan. Books, pillows and plants keep it homey. Cozy nooks and crannies are tucked away everywhere as little psychological "breaks' little shoots off the wide, open spaces in the center of the interior, with any claustrophobic anxiety reduced by well-placed windows. Walks and balconies that inspire introspection and a meditative pace surround the house.

Warm and cool colors are combined in harmony, with the exterior environment-- light, foliage, flora, weather -- determining which is dominant on any, given day. A sense of freedom is generated by the floor plan. In the great room, the expanse is horizontal and sweeping, rather than vertical and imposing. The ceilings maintain a cocoon effect. Wide ceiling lighting and windows keep things from getting too stuffy.

Lovely place and deserves its masterpiece status.

R38 the bathtub should be near the daylight source.

R81 I see what you did there. Bravo.

The Royal House of Savoy's 1970's villa in Geneva.

Halston's New York apartment with marble plinths and shit

BH&G's bicentennial boy's room in Dark shiny blue, flat red, and textured white. I wanted the desk made out of a door on two steamer chests soon bad.

I was disappointed in my mother's decor choices at a very young age.

[quote]I was disappointed in my mother's decor choices at a very young age.

My room was (like the rest of the house) Early American in shades of brown, beige, and olive. I hate all of it, especially Early American.

Tony Duquette house, LA

Old Farmhouse in Holland

NYC Triplex

The bar is the heart of any home.

Hotel Le Meurice Paris

I wonder how much money it would take to restore derelict Lynnewood Hall.

So green ❤️

It's a lobby but you get the idea.

When I was a teenager (in the 70s), I bought a lavishly illustrated book of Robert Adams' Country Houses. His use of contrasting colors was a revelation for me: the colors used in interior design back then (avocado and orange, for example) were aesthetically so awful, so seeing subtle and pleasing colors used in harmony really spoke to me. Of course, my house now isn't a Georgian mansion, but I've used similar colors and contrasts, and I'm really pleased with the results.

R27 Cheers! I would love an admission to "grandma's sunroom" too!

R125 The Adams Bros. certainly had it going on... still timeless and ethereal today.

Luxury bathroom

Who do I have to fuck to get a place like this?

The Best!!

r129 this guy. If you let him fuck you he'll let you stay in his guest room.

Nothing says class like paintings of dogs - Brooke Astor's country estate.

Interesting color choice

why spend all that money on custom wood cabinets and then fill them with silly decor items and paint them too many colors? DESIGN OVERKILL NOBODY LIVES HERE NOBODY USES THIS KITCHEN

R133 That is a tasteful kitchen AND a lovely shade of green.

R133 I think I’m gonna paint my kitchen with that shade of green. So lovely

R133, I do love those greens. The yellow sort of freaks me out a bit, though. I would just substitute white for the yellow, but otherwise, I'd be happy with that.

The interiors in the film "The Proposal."

Love the green kitchen but how the fuck are you supposed to reach the top shelves?

Stunning

Color

I'm a fan of the interior spaces of the surrealist artist and director Jean Cocteau.

One more Cocteau interior

R141 I’m not sure if I can live in a very colorful house like that unless you have a lot of children in the house. It looks nice at first but becomes tacky after awhile.

Old bones with modern aesthetic

R140 wins it for me! Love it

I like this blue bold color

I like the look of that room, r147, but if it's a kitchen someone's actually supposed to work in, such a dark color can be a mistake. I know.

😮 👍🏻 beautiful

Love R145 . Even better if it’s natural granite stone with light gray walls. Hate brick but stone is a lovely earthy vibe in a more sterile modern space.

The NYC triplex at r119 and the NOLA house owned by the artist are breathtaking. Okay maybe not comfy/slouchy but wow.

A beautiful mix of traditional and modern.

OP's original photo looks like my grandparents NYC apartment on the upper east side

Interesting

These fridges have my vote

I cannot lie. I still love high Victorian.

Maybe something like this, cozy modern.

Classic and calming

The living room in Ca'Toga, a villa in Calistoga, Ca.

Nice drawing room.

Light and bright and a lot weird.

R160, that is a lovely room, though, I don't get crates. I usually don't care for green due the over-abundance of it in my childhood. We lived in a house painted green, my parents drove a green car, the dining room had green walls, curtains & carpet. Oh, & the spare bedroom was done in green.

R160, where are you supposed to draw in that room?

R163 There is a sheaf of papers on the chair. One could draw on them. Or simply just sit there and draw breaths.

R159 😮👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Simple yet elegant

Howard Slatkin's former 5th Ave apartment. It's so OTT I love it.

Nice bathroom

I really like the Slatkin apartment. I feel that I would remove most of the bibelots and the rooms could breath and one could appreciate the details of the surface treatments.

What is "favorit," the latest thing from IKEA?

Another police grammar troll? Fuck off already. You r annoying!

Word order, dear R171. Grammar Police

Grandpa strikes again Don’t forget your daily pills, old grumpy man

Adjective order, dear.

Don’t forget your meds, grandpa

I like OP's style. Modern and generic does nothing for me - for me personally interior design peaked around 1890. More is more, less is boring! Everything in developer cream and beige and white and oh so many shades of grey, enough already. I want colours, as many as possible, I'm with R84 - Modernism is so boring, it makes me weep. Good call Liz! The Aitken Rhett house in SC posted in R95 and R96 is pretty cool too, although I prefer my glory a bit less faded The Eleanor and Edsel Ford house, Grosse Pointe posted in R103 is damn nice too, could move right into that R125, the Georgian era had some beautiful architecture for sure, another look I like I love the maximalist look of the Tony Duquette house, LA that R117 posted Light bright and a lot weird that was posted in R161 is pretty cool too, love the busy patterned wallpaper, and I like a few weird touches, adds character. R160 is nice too, like the green. I could live with that just fine Probably my favourite though is the High Victorian look R156 posted. That is just awesome I used to own a modern apartment and totally redid the interior in that look, I miss that place!

This is really boring

Farmhouse

This Conservatory looks like such a cozy place for a rainy day.

R179 😲 so lovely 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

For girly men or drag queens

Boring?

Continue

I have a fascination with the aubusson rugs...man, I love them.

LOVE the wood floor color

COzy

R182/183, there are no words for how much I hate that look - there's something post-apocalyptic about it!

Or like the rejected set design idea for the home of a Bond Villain, which was rejected because it looks too disquieting.

r187 It looks like an advanced case of ceiling mold that was never remediated.

Cozy and elegant

My fervent hope is that soon the dull Greige look will die off, and the next big trend will be the brilliant colors use in the décor of Indian homes.

Yeah, let's see some COLOR!!!

If you don't have the nerve, of course the India look can be toned down for western tastes.

Even the toned-down look is infinitely better than more fucking grey-and-beige.

Bill Eubanks is a friend of mine. I've known him for years. We both grew up poor as shit in Mississippi but, thankfully, went on to much bigger and better things. Me to medical school and him to design school. I know it's not for everyone but there's nothing more luxurious than an interior designed by Bill. I went to a lot of parties at his home in Memphis, TN, on Willet which was a 6,000 square foot English manor built in the 30s. He sold it a long time ago and I still miss it. It was the most stunningly exquisite space I'd ever seen. Sheer perfection.

The only color I hate more than greige/brown, r190 r191, is orange.

Did y'all see Michael Douglas and Z Jones' place in NYC? It's so ugly!

R190 couldnt agree more - I'm so over greige, that and all the soulless drab colour schemes I see everywhere - white on white on developer cream. Gimme colours, the more the merrier, and although orange isnt my first preference, if its mixed with purples and greens and reds all good.

R192 your friend has got good taste, those interiors are damn nice. Could maybe do with more colours in some cases, but even as they are they're refreshingly different from the mainstream. Definitely a strong Victorian influence. If ever I had serious money enough to hire someone to do my place he'd be a top pick

R184 those rugs are damn nice, no two ways about it.

R182/R183 definitely not boring, but does nothing for me either, too sterile

R181 I kinda like it. Makes me a girly man, fuck it I can live with that

Too beautiful!

You can get really great cheap imitation Aubusson rugs on Wayfair pretty cheap. I refuse to spend tons on rugs that likely won’t work in my next house - and when selling, the quality is less important than the look. I’ve been impressed how much they have stepped up their game in the imitation rug business.

The challenge with Aubusson type rugs is ALWAYS getting the tone and mix of colors right. It’s so hard to determine without seeing - and returning online rugs is a pain.

Trailer trash paneling is becoming chic again.

I'd like this to be the entry to my first pantry.

If I had any really nice dishes, I'd store them in something like this...

If I was into air drying them, I'd go with this one.

Maybe something in a light grey with plenty of drawers..

Thanks for the heads-up on Wayfair rugs R197.

I like kitchens with unique lines & focal points.

If I had an oven that stood out like this one, I'd probably use it more often.

R197 I second the comment above haha.

One of the most beautiful sink areas that an average income could probably recreate=

R133 Here's a brighter green kitchen with a bigger view of the outdoors

To me this is the perfect home.

Too much space.

This might be the best sink evah

Omg at r210

This double sink cabinet would make for a relaxing bathroom visit.

For God sakes, whatever you do......

A Jacuzzi with a built in tv.

I'm so there!

You can now have the universe literally at your feet!

Trump probably has this flooring somewhere.

A nicely organized blue bedroom

Some 2019 bedroom ideas

A sunny master bedroom with closet space

Does anyone have any other tips for buying carpets online? I’m in the market for one but I’m so afraid to buy one off the internet. It’s hard to know the exact colors when you haven’t seen it in person, and I’m concerned about the quality— it doesn’t need to be the nicest rug ever, but I don’t want to get one that immediately falls apart.

Wow - it was going well until around R200 - then the taste level fell off a cliff. Were they all by the same person? R206 and R222 have been the only vaguely decent images.

Rugs - Wayfair and Overstock are my go to. Occasionally WalMart will surprise with some Safavieh - but rare.

I like the wall color

Hey, R226 has found a room that can make a bright sunny day seem overcast and depressing!

It's the perfect décor for someone who misses Seattle.

I'm not 226 but I like darker colors and less sunny rooms. When I read listings for homes that start with "SUNNY ... " I move to the next one. East facing bedroom windows are torture (for me) whereas other people search them out. I'd be happy in a bank vault.

I'd have to put curtains over the window in that pic - too bright as is!

Early Pleistocene

This is pretty cool

Very narrow bathroom made inviting and elegant with art nouveau designs

Damn, R192 that's so beautiful!

R228, I sort of understand what you mean. I like some rooms to be sunny and full of light, and as I keep odd hours I like my bedrooms dark. And it's not just because of the odd hours and the need to sleep during the day sometimes, some deep dark colors are incredibly restful and soothing.

Deep blues in particular are relaxing, as if you were under the sky at twilight. Which is perfect for a bedroom, but light sunny rooms are energizing and I need that at time. An entire dark living space would be depressing.

I love a dark bedroom. But unrealistic. Hard to sell a house with dark rooms. Always better to be brighter. Greige is as dark as you can go - assuming you want to eventually sell.

R228 and r233 I’m with ya. I prefer my house and rooms to be dark at all time. Just my thing I like inky interiors and dark walss

Dark interiors are the best

Poor R225 talks about the taste level of this thread falling off a cliff & then admits to shopping at Walmart. Oh my sides!!!!

Hey DL did you know the likes of R212 can be outdone by Walmart products! R214 cost 40 grand but Walmart has a superior one!

Maybe R225 should start a "Walmart decorated room" appreciation thread to educate the rest of us on what we're missing by posting photos without Walmart products.

I want this mural wallpaper for my bathroom, when I buy a place of my own.

fuk this fake shit

give me grey gardens and the

staunch fun of racoons

This is actually my place, so try not to be evil. But I like it and though I still have a couple of rooms to redo, it’s almost there.

R240 Cozy place. Cute dog. In the fifth picture, I would turn that middle star in the grouping of 3, above the white couch, upright because it looks too intentional and laborious that way (yes, I know: Groupings of 3,5,7 and don't line things up like it's a shooting range but that would look better, in this case.) Otherwise, a homey, comfy place.

R240 It’s really nice. I like it 👍

TY, R241. Those effing stars. The reason they’re there is that the previous - drunk - owner had a branding iron and would run around the house searing the logs with his initials. A couple of those are fun. A hundred are ridiculous.

I will tend to the problematic star the next time I’m there!

R243 LOL! I love that there's a backstory to it. That makes your house fun.

R240 it’s so nice 👍🏻 . I really like your beautiful house

Chuck, I understand what you are going for. You did it all. My two cents, even inside that style, I would suggest removing 25-33% of that decor and letting the rental breath a bit to appeal to a wider range of guests. Also, you are a man with testicles, still producing testosterone?

R240 That's a cozy and welcoming-looking house. I can see spending Christmas there. I agree with R246 about removing 25-33% of the decor (e.g., the decorative stuff (roosters) that block the view from the windows) for a wider appeal. The bedrooms, in particular, seem fussy and not sexy. I know that sexy is not what you're going for, but the decor should also not be a sexual turn-off. The kitchen is nice.

Just my opinions.

Thanks for the comments about my house. Yes, there's too much crap in it, but the HomeAway people LOVE it. I'm actually going to stop renting it after I put the pool in next year. The bedroom above the living room will go away then, creating an open barn feeling in the LR. There will definitely be a post rental stage to the property that will be very different.

Plain but elegant

Apartment in Taiwan

^^ smells like Asian

R251 fuck off already piece of shit

Sorry, R249 and R250, I find those places bland to the point of dreariness.

They're all yours!

Super cozy

Ohmygawd, that designer of the chateau at r208. I dated him a few times in my early 20s! I am mid 50s now. He was a bit off, but mainly because I don't think he was fully out....hard to imagine looking at him now, but he was pretty butch back then. He's also 6'3" with the largest dick I've ever seen on a white man.

I always wondered what happened to him. As far as I recall he had done some acting and was a lawyer at the time. He had a swanky apartment in the East 70s, but it wasn't really flashy. Still, he seemed to have no money problems. He was a bit possessive and weird, so I wasn't planning continuing dating him, but I guess the feeling was mutual, as I never heard from him again, lol.

Like the slightly retro touch to R249.

R254 Hygge heaven. Full on cozy, no pretensions.

Feeling R249 -- an elegant approach that could be reproduced in a (relatively) budget-conscious rental apartment

Ruhlmann - Grand Salon of the Pavillon d'un Collectionneur

Donald Deskey - apartment for manager of Radio City Music Hall

At r208 it's not my thing at all but its very lovely. He seems affable enough and high energy to decorate so many rooms so often. And ENORMOUS cock? M'kay

R131, no wonder he's homeless. How does anyone get anything done with a dick like that? Life limiting.

Hotel du Petit Moulin Paris by Christian Lacroix

Too understated

Only R140 & R240 has lots of potential. 97% of these choices don't care for outright. Some are so close but never make it there for me. I'm kind of shocked by the tastes here.

I'm a big fan of italian contemporary & japanese. Love country cabin but japanese version is always where my heart goes.

Japanese garden for tiny yards. Best part is you can replicate this for next to nothing. One person alone.

Tiny houses. The concept of zen, no clutter and minimalism but when done correctly there's a warmth in the atmosphere.

[quote] I'm kind of shocked by the tastes here.

It's interesting that you think people should like the same things you do in order to have good taste. Just because ornate rooms don't appeal to you personally doesn't mean they're in bad taste.

Simplicity. Almost sparse while pulling off an inviting comfort zone. The only thing that lights a fire under my ass to declutter and clean.

It's hard to just donate shit. Yet if you create a curb alert on craigslist (only use street location never house #) you'll be motivated if you consider cleaning curb area as a staging ground. If you have bulk of something, put out a couple of samples so the person who came for the item can contact you to buy rest of said item on Craigslist.

This is curb improvement mixed with decluttering, giveaways and chance of future sales

While I don't adore this particular image -the scene devoid of tryhard, simplistic yet has a cozy feel. It's inviting.

Nice try R267. Love classic pays French Provence style. It's pretty busy but flows. Then there's the Norman style chateaux.. Anything involving the French=fine.

So, yeah, the taste here isn't what I'd expect. 1st quarter of comments here I found disturbing. The overly white ones are streisand herself. She reads here you know. Truth seekers read here. Maybe they don't comment but they read here bc we are self moderating so there's no agenda.

Someone tries to push damaging agenda gets called out.......and in the cattiest of ways. Comedy central DL.

What's not to love?

An anonymous board allows some poor souls to fly their freak flag. Makes one really appreciate their own stations in life. I keep coming as this place humbles me with gratitude. The nasty preoccupation trolls who post antagonistic threads about banner umbrellas, demographics I happen to fall under due to mere birth fills me with wonder. Their sheer envy and pining to posses what I have is priceless. Makes me strive harder and believe in myself that much more.

Why I rarely block individuals

With a breathtaking skylight, nobody will care that the furniture came from Target.

Can you see the parallels? All of my designs mix contemporary italian, shown here with japanese. I go nuts combining the two outdoor elements in one exterior. Interiors are a cakewalk. Forget my bathrooms! My hot tub combos. My own bathrooms aren't renovated because the italians make choosing glass tile a dizzying experience. Every damned year at design conventions they keep out doing their own selves.

So facile incorporating these styles into hybrid minimalism sans coldness.

The glass dichroic tile out of Italy is heart stopping.

R267's accusitory post is such a consolation to my inner soul. Personally, I've been through the wringer usually suffering the actions of others like family members from afar of late.

By sheer innate resiliency fueled by my passion to make something from nothing and beat "the man" by living well is the cornerstone of sanity.

We're going to start building your winter cold weather tiny backyard living quarters for practically free. The universe freely provides.

Let's just start with a simple, free and money saving cooking heat source. You'll find the bricks for free. Won't even have to purchase each block for fifty cents.

Basic ass simple rocket stove

A compilation of -$20 diy rocket stove heaters in youtube search.

Looking for basic simplicity and practically free and money saving. So costs could be -$300. Use what the universe gives you.

R127/R128 I couldn't agree more. Not only hideous but frightful as well. I'm calling it Post-Apocalyptic Penicillin-Farmhouse!

Sorry, ^ meant for R187/R188

R237 You ought to try to stop sounding like such a pretentious Phillistine. Obviously you haven't a clue what a Safavieh rug even is, let alone the fact that walmart.com sells many luxury products from third parties one would never see in their bricks and mortar stores. These are often great deals, and not Walmart products per se. Pop on over to safavieh.com and edu-macate yourself. There is absolutely nothing wrong with shopping walmart either.

[quote]R267's accusitory post is such a consolation to my inner soul. Personally, I've been through the wringer usually suffering the actions of others like family members from afar of late.

You're very sensitive. I guess you haven't been on DataLounge very long. There are some really nasty queens on here (although I suppose most of their nasty comments are meant as a joke and are supposed to be entertaining). I don't know if you'll survive.

We'll commence when the freaks are sleeping. Outdoor winter living room.

My retirement dream home is going to look rather like this. Mellow colors, white trim, fainting couches, and absolutely - plain wood flooring!

So that the Roomba can do all the floor-level cleaning with no help from me. They do get stuck on the edges of area rugs.

Whaddya think - are painted ceilings going to catch on?

I mean, this one is rather nice.

But this one is cheap and hideous.

Gutfreund apartment at 834 Fifth Avenue

I like lots of white with accents of blue and green, maybe turquoise.

Go back & read your posts. R278 You're the one who started sounding pretentious by slamming others choices ya big hypocrite. You just don't like it when someone does it back to you.

I've never been interested in safavieh rugs. They tend to be small & ugly. They remind me of you.

Also a Walmart find is still a Walmart product no matter how you try to spin it.

A pretentious Walmart spin doctor on the DL (now I've heard of everything).

How are you coming on the "Walmart decorated room" appreciation thread? Any posts yet?

I hate machine made rugs and would never own one...

[quote]Whaddya think - are painted ceilings going to catch on?

I’m seeing wall papered and painted ceilings more and more from designers with very varied styles.

One designer painted a small bathroom ceiling black to add drama and height. It looked great.

Something like this, in Mahdia Tunisia

I looked up pictures of rooms with black ceilings and hated them all, except for this one.

If I ever get so rich I can pay someone to get creative with the lighting, I'm having a ceiling like this put in somewhere!

Carroll Petrie apartment at 834 Fifth Avenue

"I hate machine made rugs and would never own one..."

Why are you telling me, Miss Girl? I'm not buying you any rugs.

I don't understand how people can live in places like the one at R291's link. It's so grandiose and expensive, how can a person relax and be comfortable?

Kicking off your shoes in a place like that would be a crime against art!

Those stark modern bathrooms are horrid. The fixtures all look incredibly uncomfortable. I need softer, warmer look in my bathroom. I appreciate a streamlined look but some of those look like prison bathrooms.

Some of you may dream of R291's grandiose apartment, but my dream home would look more like this...

But with a bit more mellow color.

[quote]I don't understand how people can live in places like the one at [R291]'s link. It's so grandiose and expensive, how can a person relax and be comfortable? Kicking off your shoes in a place like that would be a crime against art!

When she's at home, Anna Wintour lounges around in sweatpants and a stained T shirt and stuffs her face with Cheetos.

[quote]I don't understand how people can live in places like the one at [R291]'s link. It's so grandiose and expensive, how can a person relax and be comfortable? Kicking off your shoes in a place like that would be a crime against art!

People like the Gutfreunds, Carroll Petrie, Brooke Astor and so on were part of New York society and represented an older generation (actually they've all passed away). They were expected to always look their best, especially when they went out. Surely there are very rich people who have beautiful homes and dress very casually at home. If you look at traveller photos of 5 star hotels on tripadvisor, most of the people are dressed casually. They can't all be middle class people splurging on a really nice hotel. Many of them must be rich.

R286 I didn't disparage anyone for where he said he shopped; you did, and in the queeniest manner possible. I'm of the mindset that if one has a good eye he can find great spoils no matter where he shops, and no matter how tight his budget may be, unlike you. I defended that posters advice, because the other person asking was in need of an affordable source, a la Wayfair. The Safavieh rugs offered from Walmart are a much better option. People like you are so sad, as you haven't a clue how ignorant you sound.

When I look at living spaces like the one at R291, I think of Marie Antoinette, who regarded the luxury and formality of the French royal court as a prison and who built herself a little fake village to get the fuck away from it. Because yes, a living space like that demands formality for at least 18 hours out of 24, even if there's nobody around to impress but the staff, and who wants to spend their life impressing the staff? Or telling your children to stay out of the public rooms until they're 21?

No, a place like that is intended to impress visitors, and impress in a way that makes the visitor at least slightly uncomfortable. Which is all very well in a king's court, but that would suck in a private home that isn't very large.

People like Brooke Astor and Carroll Petrie didn't expect (or want) you to be comfortable in their homes, they wanted you to be impressed. Your comfort was the least of their concerns.

For all her airs and graces (and a couple hundred million dollars of Vincent Astor's money) Brooke Astor was an Army brat. You don't get rich in the Army. You do get rich when you earn your money the old-fashioned way: marrying it. Three times in her case. Carroll Petrie was a "model" in NYC before she married the Marquis de Portago, the first of her four husbands and probably the poorest. She fucked her way to the top and died there, alone, at 90 a couple of years ago. To their credit, both women worked hard to give away their husband's fortunes.

And Mrs. Petrie was caftan-adjacent, so there's that...

R291 I lived in a billionaire's mansions, townhouses and chateaux. I found it very relaxing. Of course one can kick off one's shoes and relax.

Exactly. If you make a mess, the help cleans it up right away.

Biltmore in Asheville, NC

R303 reminds me of a lodge version of Downton Abbey.

Joan Rivers' NY apartment was neo-French Classic style.

This is Joan Rivers' 5,000 sq.-ft. "Connecticut country manor."

The kitchen in Joan Rivers' "Connecticut country manor."

[quote]R303 reminds me of a lodge version of Downton Abbey.

I'd love to visit Biltmore one of these days. So many Gilded Age mansions have been demolished or are in ruins, eg. on Long Island's north shore. I like Old Westbury Gardens but the house isn't that grand and the interior is fairly empty.

I like that kitchen, R307, except the paintings look out of place and the chandelier is too formal.

Joan had pretty good taste. Very mainstream but both houses were well done in classic design. Location and quality of the real estate was impeccable - and the design lived up to both.

[quote]Joan had pretty good taste. Very mainstream but both houses were well done in classic design. Location and quality of the real estate was impeccable - and the design lived up to both.

Yes, you can't get much more prestigious than 1 East 62nd Street.

Old Westbury Gardens is very attractive on the exterior but obviously it's not on the same grand scale as Biltmore.

Masson House in Nancy, France

When you live in dog eat dog NY, to come home to an apartment like the the Petrie, Gutfreund, or Rivers' apartments is heavenly. I know. I live in a smaller classically designed apt. in NYC.

Yes, in some of the prestige buildings on Fifth Avenue or Park Avenue, an apartment can take up a whole floor.

Although some of these very rich people do ruthless and unethical things to earn their money.

Most R316.

I have a well proportioned small 1BR apartment that is perfect for one. I often think what a brilliant architect designed it in the 1930s. Small but extremely functional and livable.

R305, I call that look Le Highrise Trianon.

I've never liked the 18th century French look very much, even in France.

Rod Stewart’s Beverly Park Mansion is one of my favourites.

Surprised by the lack of mentions for Art Deco in this thread.

Art moderne

Lovely, R313, I wish Art Nouveau had more influence on contemporary taste!

It was so nice while it lasted, but nothing about it seems to have lasted.

And Streamline Moderne

You can keep your granite, marble and quartz - give me VITROLITE!

Art Deco and Art Moderne are a very specific taste. Personally r321 and R324 are ugly to me - though I appreciate there is design involved, it’s not for everyone. Kinda like mid century modern.

R320 is from the movie about Cole Porter isn’t it? I love that fireplace. It’s my dream fireplace.

Love vitrolite too. That stuff seems to last forever. It’s sort of an illustration of the idea that if you do something right, you never have to do it again.

So far, R264 is the winner for me. I'm no design historian but a lot of these interiors seem very specific to a particular period or climate and not adaptable to the lifestyles of the 99%. I actually like the "Moderne" interior at R323--it reminds me of ships from the 30s-60s--but then all your other stuff would have to be of the same style and any repair or remodeling would have to be expensive custom work. Maybe it's because I've lived in Japan but I love their way with simple, easily accessible materials and how they manage space (often very little space), and that the design, though on the minimal side, is warm and human. A lot of the steel and glass "high design" looks seem very cold and corporate, and would seem even more so in the Pacific Northwest where I live. Ditto the mid century modern looks that you see everywhere here, they work better in hot climates like California and Arizona but up here all I can imagine is the heating bills for those expanses of glass and the moss growth on the siding.

I still think Wright's Falling Water is Being Best. I would just never get sick of that place and there's such a fine blending of moods and natural lines with the stylized in it, that it would always feel both fresh and cozy to me. It's also neat and interesting but not fussy and sterile, so you can really relax there. It's a place that allows you to be introspective and solitary when you want to be and it's also perfect for social gatherings.

It feels like you can both, lodge people and really tuck away from them when you wanted to on the very same days. Everyone separates into their own, little nooks then finds their way back to the center for social time.

R328

Yes, I realized after "Fallingwater" is proper. So that's my correction. And there's this:

R330 Comfy corner:

And of course, I love natural light so would love working in this corner:

Hmmm. Joan Rivers penthouse triplex at 1 E 62nd Street sold for full price, $28 million, and was bought by Middle Eastern royalty.

So peaceful and romantic ❤️

The late David Rockefeller's townhouse at 146 East 65th Street

146 East 65th Street

Art Deco for life.

Very nice, R337.

Boy, that sure is red, R335.

I like it. The White House has a red room. I guess it's a tradition among the old money crowd from generations ago.

In general, red is my least favorite wall color, most reds are too harsh and hot for interiors.

If you MUST decorate with red, use a subtle shade and not too much of it, and put in some warm neutrals to mellow things out.

That does look very good, R341.

I guess now it just evokes thoughts of poorly written fan fiction and bad acting, R336.

R341 stunning 😲

[quote]I guess now it just evokes thoughts of poorly written fan fiction and bad acting, R336.

True. I guess it has gone out of fashion as a wall colour. If it's not done right, it can make your place look like a brothel.

Phyllis Lambert from the Bronfman family of Montreal mentioned the red walls of her family home when she was growing up. It was such a strong colour that she would dream about it in her sleep. Her father wanted his kids to have the best manners. She said the atmosphere at home was so formal that Queen Victoria would have felt ill at ease.

Phyllis Lambert's childhood home - 15 Belvedere Road, Westmount, Montreal

One of David Rockefeller's residences - don't like the chairs or the painting, like the chest.

another mid-century modern here, ideally in a Ray Kappe home, where the light, the plant life, the wood/stone materials make it cozier

Not this one.

Too gaudy.

What's that thing next to the lamp? Art?

Château de la Bourlie

A nice spacious bathroom

Which 2019 bedroom design is your favorite?

Post the time stamp in your reply.

I like a shiny bathroom =

I don't care much for log home designs but I could live with this one...

I would love this as a dining room =

I think white kitchens have been done to death

but I like this eat in kitchen with a great view =

bump

I would have not a house but a compound with different homes all decorated in various styles that my friends can live in. We'd also have a house as B&B to help make money for upkeep of compound.

My house

Just kidding

This is a hotel rather than a private residence, but the spaces in the Hotel Corinthia in London are utterly, absolutely perfect. And they look as good IRL as in photos.