topic Re: Collector’s Room in Home

Collector’s Room

wilma — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:01:58 GMT

What do you think about how this person displayed their collectibles?

Even though there are lots of items in the room, it looks very neat & organized. It’s still a bit too cluttered for me, but considering how much they displayed, I think it’s done fairly well.

I really like the built-in on the wall and the secretary cabinet. My least favorite item is the mirror. The other furniture & accessories are ok.

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Nonametoday — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:06:10 GMT

@wilma

Looks a lot like my house.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:06:20 GMT

Well designed displays but too many of them in addition to all the other stuff in the room. The eye needs a resting place somewhere.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:06:23 GMT

Dust collectors/magnets

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BirkiLady — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:08:01 GMT

There seems to be a confusing mess of "collectibles" in this room. Nothing appears to be anything memorable or of a specific theme. It's stuff anyone could purchase at any discount store. Not my idea a nice collection or the purchases well put together in this room. Remove those items.

The room is much more attractive without all those junky items! Begin again with a few QUALITY pieces.

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Mombo1 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:08:14 GMT

@wilma wrote:

What do you think about how this person displayed their collectibles?

Even though there are lots of items in the room, it looks very neat & organized. It’s still a bit too cluttered for me, but considering how much they displayed, I think it’s done fairly well.

I really like the built-in on the wall and the secretary cabinet. My least favorite item is the mirror. The other furniture & accessories are ok.

@wilma Just too much stuff for me. Definitely a "No Kid" zone.....

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KathyM23 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:09:11 GMT

I have something pretty and decorataive on most of my walls and most of the flat surfaces but this to too much all together. Even the floor items and furniture is too much to too close together. No room to move around. This is just too much and nothing stands. Besides there is not one thing in this room that appeal to me.

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January121 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:10:54 GMT

Too claustrophobic for me ..... I do love the mirror 😉

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ALRATIBA — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:21:56 GMT

The display sort of reminds me of my parent's house. They traveled a lot and had lots and lots and lots of stuff on display.

I now have a lot of their things, but not displayed all in one place. I have pieces "here and there."

I don't like fireplaces (been there, done that) or the white furniture. Doesn't look comfortable. My idea/imagination is that a room with a fireplace should look cozy.

I do like the secretary desk - but not in that room.

I love mirrors - but not that mirror. It looks out of place.

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faeriemoon — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:48:45 GMT

I love the room, but I don't love the "collectibles." When things of value are all bunched together they look like junky clutter. It's too bad because the room has great style (aside from the bookshelves of junk.)

(I also imagine the china closet portion of the desk is filled with the same.)

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Stormygirl — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:52:30 GMT

Nice but IMHO too many dust collectors= too much work LOL....at least for me. Seems like a mix of maybe shabby chic, Country and maybe some traditional with a mix of collectables.

I have 2 friends who started out like that piccy but now......full blown hoarding. Can tell they probably have no small children around. Cute...but very busy.

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millieshops — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:58:55 GMT

@Mombo1 I also really like that secretary, but I think the room would be better off without it.

Reminds me of things I do though - keep something I have just because I like it, not because it's makes a picture-perfect room.

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Oznell — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:04:54 GMT

I agree that the room has potential, but could do with a good pruning. The collector could decide, which are my most choice pieces, and then display just a few of those, with lots of air to "breathe" around them. If absolutely necessary, they could store some in a few large bins out of sight, and then rotate things in and out. To me though, it looks like a fair amount of it could go, frankly.

The blue and white ginger jars, and garden stools, are beautiful and always enliven a space. Also love the big white ginger jar on the hearth.

With these pieces alone, and the lovely antiques and big vintage basket, they have the start of a great room!

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:07:18 GMT

Nope, too much , your eyes don't know where to look first!

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Boomernichols — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:11:22 GMT

@wilma This would be a very intensive labor room to keep clean. My least favorite chore is to dust so this would need to be scaled back for my liking.

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Patriot3 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:12:40 GMT

Like the secretary, but not all the stuff on it. Would like to have those bookselves for all my books and I like the fireplace. Everything else can go.

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DREAMON — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:45:57 GMT

Way too much for me. When I study the room I see things that I really like but it is overload and nothing is appreciated.

50% would have to be removed for it to be pleasing to the eye.

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jubilant — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:46:13 GMT

It's a nice room. I think the shelves would look better with books. They don't look very deep though so maybe that's not possible. I would change out the mirror above the mantel on the fireplace and use different decor to make it a focal point. Right now, it seems everything is a focal point!

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PA Mom-mom — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:53:47 GMT

@wilma DH and I started collecting antiques and collectibles 50 years ago when we were dating. Needless to say, our house is like your example - on steroids! Impossible to dust every week. But, we love our collections!

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ladycos — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:58:59 GMT

They have kept all the nick knacks in the same color scheme of neutrals which is cleaver. But there’s too much going on in this room between the chest and vases on top, the mirror, things on the coffee table etc. maybe some tweaking and it would work better. I agree with @Kachina624, the eye needs a place to rest. That being said I have built ins on both sides of my fireplace. They need tweaking too, haha!