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154 replies

Dandyarseholes · 14/11/2022 10:49

To balance out the 'hates' tgread currently running.

What do you like/love that makes your home a happy place?

Lots of colour
Books
Artwork
Wood flooring (downstairs)
Carpet in bedroom
Blankets

My house is quite quirky!

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GrouchyKiwi · 14/11/2022 19:33

I love lots of colour.
Simple patterns, and clean lines.
But I also love a floral bedspread with huge flowers.
Cushions and velvet-like fabrics.
Carpet, except in bathrooms, and maybe hallways.
Shower panels in bathrooms instead of tiles (anything in bathrooms that make them easier to clean, really).

I'd love a country-style kitchen, though it doesn't go with our house so much. Am trying to work out how I can fit in elements without it looking out of place.

Aozora13 · 14/11/2022 19:38

I posted on the snarky thread but happy to be here to provide a counterpoint!
I love dark, moody maximalism. Lots of collected bits and bobs that tell the story of the people who live there. And of course the over-stuffed bookcases! Big fan of a gallery wall. I like a warm and relaxed atmosphere, even if it’s a bit scruffy/not pristine. I enjoy colour, pattern and texture - especially jewel tones and mismatched soft furnishings (I love crafting homewares). My house would be full of plants if I didn’t kill them and I’m really envious of people who can keep them alive! I’m really into the Devol kitchen style and a Victorian style bathroom albeit ideally with a walk in shower with the trendy crittal style panels.

Yes I do spend too much time ogling interiors on instagram/Pinterest and no I don’t care 🤗

NeverDropYourMooncup · 14/11/2022 19:42

Sage green. Leaf Green. Cat eye green. Smoky, dusty blues - colours that feel like outdoors, especially with taupe - brown flooring. Then bright colours like red, bright blue, pink & yellow, like flowers amongst the green. And lots of white woodwork to brighten and highlight. I've echoed some colours in furnishings, some have contrasted.

Cool white lighting with additional lights for ambience or task lighting. Add in a small line of LED fairy lights against the darkest blue, like stars in the night sky.

Texture - even when a room is largely in neutral tones to balance the walls, it can be transformed by having a fluffy pile rug, a waffle textured sofa cover, cable knit cushions, smooth linen cushion (in red and white floral pattern), shiny gold satin throw.

Pretty metal - bronze (so green toned) light fittings and slimline shapes.

Plants. So many plants. In attractive pots, in different shapes and forms and sizes. I've got a cheeseplant (£1 to clear looking half dead and consisting of 3 tiny leaves from the crap corner of Waitrose, now 5 foot high), mother in laws tongue five times too big for the tiny pot it's in (yes, I need to divide and repot it), spider plants, yucca, trailing plants, cacti, succulents. Love having flowers as well.

Edwardian elements - tiled bathroom flooring, fully tiled walls for the bath & shower, not too much stuff out. Towels in complementary colour instead of a mishmash of odd ones including a sad greyish one looking like it's been used to clean up the scene of a crime due to hairdye that one's in the airing cupboard. A big, old wooden bed or a brass bedstead. And I'd love to have my old Edwardian wardrobe and chest of drawers, along with a dressing table with a triple mirror and my grandmother's Lalique perfume bottles.

Very small amount of pattern, just the occasional thing with a stylised folk flower print.

Crisp white bedlinen. Love broderie anglaise, as that gives texture without extra colour. Some folk-style embroidered flowers.

Pictures that mean something (largely, a love of old movies, superheroes and music).

Lots of books, CDs, LPs and musical instruments.

I'd like to have white kitchen units with solid wood worktops, a Belfast sink, a range, solid wood kitchen table (no island units), a proper larder, utility room and a ceiling mounted clothes airer, along with a rolltop bath. I've got ancient vintage cooking things as well as modern appliances. Copper and enamelled pots would be lovely.

Most of all, though, space. Not in terms of a large house, but areas of colour without anything demanding attention, so it's relaxing on the eyes instead of shouting at you for attention. Clean, organised, efficient, a mixture of old, new and nature.

Lampzade · 14/11/2022 19:44

white walls - different ‘shades
wooden floors downstairs
Framed artwork.
Carpeted bedrooms/ stairs -
Glass dining table/ side tables( which was in the hated thread)
Hotel style tiled bathrooms
elegant Italian furniture
Flowers- roses
The odd plant
traditional furniture with a modern twist
crystal vases/ candlesticks

Lampzade · 14/11/2022 19:45

Lots of cushions

Lampzade · 14/11/2022 19:46

large lamps

SusGus · 14/11/2022 19:49

I love books/bookshelves with things which are personal to the persons travels/life.

Lots of plants.

Muted tones. So I like colour, but more muted shades of pink/blue/green and sage green is an absolute all time favourite. I really like taupe-y pinks and lilacs too.

I like an eclectic mix of furniture, especially in natural wood. It doesn’t all have to be from a set or match.

I like a lot of wood finishes in general.

Love slightly more old school Ercol.

I love unusual architecture, and especially split level double height ceilings 80s homes, with (gasp) orange pine everywhere, granted not the biggest fan of the tone of the wood but still.

Davethecat2001 · 14/11/2022 20:02

@Aozora13 your list sounds a lot like my home!

I reckon we have very similar tastes!

NewHouseNewMe · 14/11/2022 20:07

I’ve met my people!

I am rocking the Irish Georgian look with large Island/prep table, pantry, tons of lighting options (wall, overhead, spots, over table and island etc.), dog beds, lots of comfortable chairs and sofas, books, pictures, art and a mix of styles.

QuatDot · 14/11/2022 20:32

William Morris prints - I am on the verge of having too much though, so need to limit myself, but they suit my house.

The way that different colours look together makes me happy looking at them - e.g. olive and navy, or sage green and burnt orange - I think that I may have some form of hyper colour vision!

Patterned hall floor tiles.

Linocut prints on walls.

QuatDot · 14/11/2022 20:36

Plus lots of books on shelves.

808Kate1 · 14/11/2022 20:47

Oh thank god you're all here - was on the other thread at the weekend and was told that having lots of books is showy and 'passe'!

Slanty · 14/11/2022 20:49

I have a modern and quite minimalistic house which is very much my style.
In it, I love-

Quirky lamps.
Lamps connected to the light switches so you can turn on overhead lights and side lamps from the same place.
An island with a hob so that you can face the room while cooking and chat to people.
Solid wood flooring.
Square or rectangular rooms- my last house was a weird shape with lots of triangular rooms.
Houseplants, especially in colours that compliment quirky lamps.
Lots of candles.
Light fittings that cast prisms.
Big fireplaces in big rooms.

DappledThings · 14/11/2022 20:58

808Kate1 · 14/11/2022 20:47

Oh thank god you're all here - was on the other thread at the weekend and was told that having lots of books is showy and 'passe'!

I'm glad I skipped that whole thread. My bookshelves are the second most expensive thing we've paid for in this house. Only less expensive than the bathroom.

They are triple the shelf space I had previously, lots empty at the moment but they are future proofed for the next 20 years or so I hope!

2ndMrsdeWinter · 14/11/2022 21:01

mixed metals
texture over colour
natural materials
candles
real fires
large rugs
side tables and low lighting
art that means something
plants
throws and blankets
the smell of fresh bedding
at least one dog

FrightfullyFreezy · 14/11/2022 21:10

I love our massive settee that takes up most of the tiny living room. I also like the soft and fluffy blankets and the cushions.

I like lamps, warm white fairy lights, candles and jars filled with smaller, micro fairy lights.

I like a mishmash of books on the book shelves and a mishmash of photos on the walls.

StuntPineapples · 14/11/2022 21:15

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Lansonmaid · 14/11/2022 21:27

Books- loads of them (looks about wondering where to put another book case)
Exposed beams
Window seats
Wood burner
Enough family photos to feel homely but not overwhelming
Big porch full of wellies and outdoors stuff

But at present do have the brown leather sofa and carpet tiles in living room and dining room but they are on the things to replace list.

minipie · 14/11/2022 21:40

Large windows
Natural materials
Lamps
Things that look comfortable- upholstered beds, blankets, rugs, nothing too formal
Clear surfaces - can’t bear clutter
Plains and textures, but not strong patterns (having said that I did just order an Oriental rug)
Neutral, modern bathrooms. Period style bathrooms are pretty but not practical
Fireplaces
Flowers

I lust after Nigel Slater’s house.

NewHouseNewMe · 14/11/2022 22:01

@StuntPineapples don’t most bathrooms have electricity? Wall lights, lighted mirrors, shavers etc.?

StuntPineapples · 14/11/2022 22:14

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Cattenberg · 14/11/2022 22:20

I love wood at the moment - it’s so tactile and wooden items often age beautifully with such character.

Lots of textures - including wood, chunky knits, linen, ceramics, glass and a small amount of stone. But I go easy on metal, because I’m not aiming for the industrial look.

French beds

Pretty mirrors, including ones with foxed glass

Playing with size/scale to add a bit of an Alice in Wonderland effect - I find it tricky to get right though.

Handicrafts from different countries. One of my favourites is a fair trade Peruvian appliqué wall hanging of a countryside scene. It’s brightly-coloured, naive (but made with love and skill) and it’s absolutely joyous.

Fxxoffuliars · 14/11/2022 22:37

Rich colours
real plants
antiques
artwork from around the world painted by real artists and not canvas prints !
victorianesque style interior obviously for older homes with high ceilings and not new builds
traditional looking furniture
real wood or oak furniture/floors
portugese tiles 😍😍

Fxxoffuliars · 14/11/2022 22:39

Country kitchens but has to match the property type!

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