After moving into this new house, I've decided to totally redecorate. Or actually, I really should just say decorate since I really didn't do much with our house in Jacksonville (oops). But now we finally bought a bedroom set (so I feel like our bedroom needs some decor), a bed & bookcase for the boys' room, and moved our old master bed set up to the guest room (so it finally feels like we have an "official" guest bedroom now). But my problem is that I like SO many different styles
that I feel like everything looks mismatched! Yikes!
So in my efforts to streamline, I'm going to try to narrow down my "likes" and "dislikes" to try and figure out what my decor style is. This may prove to be tougher than what I thought. Oh yeah, and write down all of my ideas for these rooms! Sounds like a full on project to me.
My favorite styles, by store:
Pottery Barn
Anthropologie
West Elm
Ikea
Yep, that pretty much is what I like to a T. The problem lies with that fact that while PB and West Elm are somewhat similar, Anthro seems like it is on a completely different style page! And then there is Ikea. Mostly modern with a twist of neutral? PB especially is very neutral (with a few colors/patterns thrown in) while Anthro is pretty much the opposite - bright and funky! Soooo. How in the world do I incorporate these three correctly without making it look like a teenager decorated my house!?
I suppose I'm going for a bit of neutral adult-like sophistication (hah!) with some bright/eclectic choices thrown in. Hmm. I don't mind mismatching wood/metal/white/glass simply because that's what I have! Too matchy-matchy is overrated ;)
That being said, I really like:
Dark walnut wood
White wood
Turquoise, navy, & green (all shades!)
Orange and dark red accent colors
Metal mixed with glass & wood
Burlap & bold patterns
Neutral walls
Neutral bedding and sofas
Bright accents (pillows, vases, photo frames)
Jute rugs
White subway tile (which I am so lucky to have in this kitchen!)
Rustic mixed with modern
Mirrors
Typography & map decor
Beach decor (starfish, turtles, whales, anchors)
Ok, on paper (or typed, I suppose I should say!) those all sound pretty cohesive. But for some reason I am having a hard time tying them all together in my house. I think I need an interior decorator! Haha! Why didn't any of my friends decide to go to college for this?! ;)
Searching for fabric to recover my old pillows for the couch...solid or patterned?
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