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Traditional Still Popular???

jubilant — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:16:54 GMT

Re: Traditional Still Popular???

Mimi 1883 — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:22:05 GMT

@jubilant - I Love the chair and fabric. Not really liking the coffee table though. All in all, it's a beautiful room. 👍

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SXMGirl — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:27:15 GMT

@jubilant I like the room except for the coffee table. Not sure why it is covered and I do not like the flowers because they are so large that no one could talk over them.

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godi — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:30:21 GMT

I agree with the other posters about that coffee table. Weird. Otherwise a light filled inviting room. 👍

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Meowingkitty — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:40:27 GMT

To much material. I'm not a fan of upholstered furniture or carpeting or drapes. I like leather, wood and tile and shutters. I guess these people don't have animals.

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queendiva — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:22:42 GMT

I appreciate antiques/ vintage home decor, so I am all in with traditional and transitional. Here in the NE, the architecture of most homes favors traditional decor.

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faeriemoon — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:32:12 GMT

I think the coffee table may be my favorite component.

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Patriot3 — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:43:18 GMT

Love the room, but things I would change: coffee table, pic above mantel and the three pics on the wall. They do not go together. I would get rid of the floor lamp and opt for side tables and lamps. I like the chair fabric.

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Eileen in Virginia — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:45:00 GMT

I really like this room, especially the coffee table. It looks like it might be a storage ottoman with a slip cover. I'm not crazy about the beige fabric on the sofas. I would choose a color that complements the coffee table instead.

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DREAMON — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:54:17 GMT

Pretty room and I like the coffee table. I am not a fan of animal art so I would change that.

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:17:38 GMT

I believe "Traditional" is still very popular although I'm not a fan. I also like (but not LOVE) the coffee table.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:21:44 GMT

Very Pretty room, but I would change the art work as well as the Mantel decor....

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jubilant — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:29:49 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
To much material. I'm not a fan of upholstered furniture or carpeting or drapes. I like leather, wood and tile and shutters. I guess these people don't have animals.

.............Your post brought back memories that brought a smile to my face. Grandma had cats and upholstered furniture. Granny (her mother who was very elderly) and lived with Grandma, and my Grandpa (also very elderly as he was 20 yrs. older than Grandma) always had a cat on their lap or shoulders. One of the cats always chose the top of the couch as she was more a loner and older. How you go about getting cats that only like laps and tops of furniture....I'll never know!

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Still Raining — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:33:09 GMT

Oh my, that is my chair. I must officially be old 👩🏻‍🦳

Do not care for the coffee table.

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stevieb — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:55:50 GMT

Yes, I believe traditional is still popular, though apparently it's definition changes to suit the times, which is a concept I don't support (make note Traditional Home magazine...). I don't believe a room needs to be largely Queen Anne or Chippendale to be considered 'traditional', but I so often see rooms labeled as traditional that simply aren't... This is an attractive traditional room and while I do like the ottoman, I'd prefer to see it used as an ottoman and an actual coffee table in its place...

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kaydee50 — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:28:24 GMT

I could live in this room. Love the built ins and fireplace; hate the chair and drapes.

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Sooner — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:53:12 GMT

This room confirms I am no longer big on traditional. I have pieces, but on the whole my comfort zone is more modern, large pieces cleaner lines, not much "stuff" in the shelves and on the walls and tables.

I gravitate toward a more modern lined interior with high ceilings and rooms that are more airy and light.

Even if most furnishing might be French or English it would be a less is more idea.

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River Song — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:09:00 GMT

The coffee table reminds me of a Castro Convertible ottoman that I had that folded out to a single bed. It was amazingly comfortable for a fold out bed. Wish I had kept it.

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Foxxee — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:10:45 GMT

It doesn't represent my definition of traditional, more what I'd call transitional, or semi or modern traditional done in mostly trendy neutral because it doesn't really fit any other category.

I think this room could easily transition to modern by removing the chair on the left, lamps on the mantle, oriental lamp to the left of the photo, prints, and adding a few modern touches. IMO, it would be impossible to do that to a Colonial Traditional room.

It's rare finding photos of Queen Anne and Chippendale decorated rooms, what I call pure traditional. So, I'd have to say, Colonial Traditional isn't trending or there'd be more interior designers displaying photos of their work all over the internet.

I do see much more Early American or Americana style on the internet, but that's a discussion for another time. The decor in this room doesn't come close.

To me, this is safe decorating. Not sure the owner wants to jump into pure traditional or go all modern.

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Bhvbum — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:15:00 GMT

I'm wondering what's under all those covers. Is it just bla furniture that they have slipcovered? Is it a bunch of different colors of wood that they're trying to tie together by slip covering them including the coffee table? Here's my idea of traditional with some life to it: