topic Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say... in Home

Too Much Pattern, You Say...

stevieb — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:59:50 GMT

Though a few of us thought it a pretty room, some of you found the amount of pattern in the recently posted living room, below, overwhelming... Just wanted you to see it juxtaposed along side the adjoining dining room... Hope no one needs a Dramamine...

Personally, I think they're pretty rooms, but would have skipped the dining room wallpaper...

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

DREAMON — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:40:52 GMT

I think they are very pretty rooms minus the dining room wallpaper, drapes between the rooms, and print lamp shade in the living room. I like the hanging lamp in the dining room.

I would like to see the room divider drapes replacing the print drapes in the living room....if I lived there.

I love the dining room chairs..fireplace looks like it is very pretty too. I always wanted a fireplace in my dining room but never had one.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

LoveMyBaby — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:31:47 GMT

They are pretty rooms, too much blue, and patterns for my liking though.

No dramamine needed but i appreciate the humor

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

Foxxee — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:42:45 GMT

Too much for the eyes to take in. All I see is "busy." The photo of the DR looking into the LR says it all.

The focal point in the LR, the fireplace, has been given a back seat with nondescript furniture and accessories overwhelmed by patterns. The fireplace blends into the wall.

I like to see each piece of furniture and accessory have a personality of its own, but doesn't conflict with one another. Nothing here has a personality.

I don't see a dark DR table, the table and chairs usually the focal point, fitting in this room and color scheme.

These rooms fail = F.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

mspatmac — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:11:22 GMT

Pass the whole bottle of Dramamine please! I am a blue fan but it looks to me that someone took a color swatch of blue and bought every patterned piece they could find. The purple flowers in the dining room tabe just about did me in. The are some beautiful pieces that I would enjoy having but all together it looks terrible IMO. Just imagine sitting in the dining room with that wall paper and looking into the living room

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

luvzchiz — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:34:19 GMT

Although blue and white are my favorite colors, and I do love some of the patterns, there are just too many for my liking. JMHO

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

manny2 — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:40:16 GMT

It is a pretty room, but busy, so your eye can't focus on any one thing. Less is more in my opinion.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

Sooner — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 21:29:06 GMT

I don't like the sofa and chair in the living room 'cause I don't like sofas on legs and that chair is just ugly and not inviting to sit it.

The teal color on the chairs in the dining room needs to go too--it clashes. Other than that, I don't hate any of it.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

stevieb — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:04:05 GMT

Wow @Foxxee, your opinion is, of course, as valid as any, but that's harsh!

I like both rooms and don't find anything nondescript about them, though I'd certainly make a few changes...

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

DiAnne — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:07:09 GMT

I like both rooms.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

stevieb — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:07:37 GMT

@DREAMON Agree with you on the dining wallpaper and the curtain divider which just seems pointless, unnecessary and adds a layer of fabric that didn't need to be added... I too love a fireplace and it looks like both rooms have them... I like the dining room chairs too...

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

chrystaltree — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:09:43 GMT

Much to much of a good thing. That room could bring on a migrane if you aren't subject to migraine headaches.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

Lake4 — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:18:44 GMT

My first reaction was to start laughing! No Dramamine needed, but these rooms are way too busy, with too much stuff.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

Oznell — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:27:26 GMT

Agree on the dining room wallpaper, @stevieb -- it's that "bridge too far" for me, ha.

In that particular dining room, I find the shaded pendant light also a bit too frou frou-- would prefer a metal chandelier or perhaps a hanging lantern.

Still like the sitting room!

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

GingerPeach — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:08:00 GMT

What I see is a lack of imagination, a lack of thought, and a severe attempt at conformity. Whether that is what they intended, that's what I see.

It makes me wonder what they actually wanted to accomplish.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

Katcat1 — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:56:21 GMT

I have seen the first picture in another thread. These two rooms would drive me crazy with all the blue and frilly looks -- too busy for me.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

jannabelle1 — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:02:09 GMT

I love blue and white, and enjoyed seeing the DR included in the second photo. The one thing I didn't like in the original LR photo was the drapery. I agree with the comment made that I'd rather have the plain "divider drapes" that are shown in the DR photo. That would be calmer to my old eyes! The wall covering in the dining room is not something I'd choose to go with the blue/white color scheme. Thanks for posting the 2nd photo....it's nice to see another perspective! Would love to be living in this beautiful home!

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

ECBG — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:07:13 GMT

I can "see" all of it. Very well done. I would take out the drapes from the dinning room to the great room. They'd be impossible to keep clean.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

spiderw — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:41:33 GMT

I like both rooms but would make some changes in the style furniture.

Re: Too Much Pattern, You Say...

stevieb — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:45:11 GMT

@Oznell wrote:
Agree on the dining room wallpaper, @stevieb -- it's that "bridge too far" for me, ha.

In that particular dining room, I find the shaded pendant light also a bit too frou frou-- would prefer a metal chandelier or perhaps a hanging lantern.

Still like the sitting room!

@Oznell I'm thinking that with the divider drape and wallpaper gone, I'm good with the light fixture though I too might have chosen something else... I do not get that divider... Not to harp on it, but it just makes no sense to me... The drapes, themselves, are great looking, but I can't imagine ever closing them and if some sort of visual divider was desired between the two rooms, something else would have been preferable... I also think he should have stopped with the floral centerpiece and not added all the small vases around the table... I like the two spaces but think he might have benefitted from a bit more restraint...