Anyone successfully gone minimalist?

Allexie

frizz_head wrote:

Lush walrus is right - remember how mad we all went for borders in the early 90s - they look awful now!!

Creams and Browns are the must have colours at the moment, but there was a time, again in the early 90s, when Magnolia was considered 'too old fashioned'.

eeek frizz....

borders, stencilling, rag-rolling, dado rails :rotfl:

Luis

I have hit a happy medium with my front room so far - having previously been very into the cluttered style, now have laminate floor, lovely neutral walls etc, but have blinds and curtains, a few pieces of dark wood indian furniture, big sqodgy sofa with lots of textures, lamps etc. (It is a big room, so still has masses of unused space).

I think the key is when you mix styles, to take elements from both that you like, and combine them in a way which works for you. I have a few ornamental pieces, but concentrate them in one area (fireplace) only. I could not be doing with the absolute starkness of true minimalism, but that is what individual style is all about - what suits you and what feels right. So don't worry about what you need for a look - have what you want for a feel of home.

I am really into the less-is-more feel of my front room, it is so much easier to tidy and clean, and is very restful - I am hoping to replicate the feel in the bedroom when I can afford (and can be bothered) to do that.

And I have been a hopeless devotee of magnolia forever - you can put anything with it! Have developed a strange liking for beigey neutral tones over last few years though