To ask the reverse of interior design hates

[DevilsDumplings]

LotsOfSausage asked what were people interior design hates. Fab thread and have enjoyed reading it (NRFT).

It seems a lot of people know what they hate in home interiors. I'd like to ask what you love.

I'll start ... I love comfy armchairs, woollen blankets and ambient lighting.

I also love a nice scented home that's always a pleasure to enter and makes you feel 'warmly embraced'. I also like clean and gleaming worktops and dust free wooden furniture. Clean & tidy is never out of style

books and paintings

Lots of books. Rugs. Family photos. Fresh flowers.

My lilac sofa is a thing of beauty

Somewhere that people clearly live in and use. I like 'stuff'. I like to feel comfortable and not scared to spill something by mistake.

Somewhere that is personal and individual, with things people love, whether or not they 'go' or are on trend.

Colour, colour, colour!

My duresta sofa. The comfiest thing in the world.

I agree Daily' lots of books. I love my books and when I think about it they are in every room!

'Consults Google on Duresta sofas Not heard of them but interested.

Another one of my favourites to have around is fresh cut flowers! Currently I have gladioli

Antique furniture, blue and white china, rush matting.
Dried physalis in a jug.

Colour and personality basically.

Dark walls
Dark wood furniture (solid wood)
Oriental rugs
Art everywhere
Velvet sofas
Victorian cast iron fires with beautiful original decorative tiles (scored one on eBay recently).
Proper wooden floors
Parquet
Chinoiserie (Mrs Brown's bedroom in Paddington is my dream 😍😍😍).

Basically, everything that is the opposite of white and minimal.

Books definitely. But I don't like clutter, so I generally prefer a minimalist look as long as it's not too sterile.

Plants. Lots and lots of plants.
I love bohemian homes with "stuff" everywhere but i couldn't live in one so will stick to my grey and white minimal home

YY to both plants and books!

I currently have 6 plants in my living room as well as a few bunches of yellow roses. Has to be the real kind, hate fake plants.

A few things I really like:

Parquet / proper wood floor
Things that have been chosen because they're loved, rather than to match
Painted walls rather than loud wallpaper
Art
Solid wood, especially old furniture
Original features (mainly on anything older than mid 20th century)
Lamps for evenings rather than ceiling lights
Fireplaces with either an open fire or a nice wood burner
Wood frames on windows rather than pvcu

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2982053-Interior-design-loves similar thread started two days ago.

Didn't see that post Lally'