Do You Follow Home Trends?

Regal Bee · ‎07-20-2017

Home trends and styles come and go with the wind. I never have been one to follow them and I decorate with what I love.....whether it is in style or not.

Do you follow home trends?

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

I decorated my apartment when I moved in here in 1993. Other than changing the curtains once and rearranging some bookcases (going to do it again tomorrow) .... everything looks the same.

So ... I guess the answer is NO, I don't follow trends.

violann · ‎03-10-2010

@Regal Bee wrote:
Home trends and styles come and go with the wind. I never have been one to follow them and I decorate with what I love.....whether it is in style or not.

Do you follow home trends?

Giggles-I DO follow “trends” as long as they date back to 1955! You can expect Lucy and Ethel to come strolling around the corner any minute, and that’s EXACTLY the way DH and I like it.

Even if I wanted to “follow” I’d NEVER be able to keep up. Glad some of you who choose being trendy are enjoying decorating the way YOU do it. It takes ALL KINDS.......

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

I like to "follow" them but I don't follow them, if you know what I mean.

I like to look at magazines, blogs, online retail sites etc. But mostly I shake my head at things in the last 10 years or more.

I tend to decorate well behind the curve of what is current, trending, or popular. And that is ok with me.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I've used the same paint color in all of the 3 houses I've owned since 1980, and the wood furniture stays the same. I've replaced some upholstered pieces and changed the artwork.

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151949 · ‎03-09-2010

The media and the construction business would love for everyone to follow the home trends. But in real life very few can afford to do that.How many times can you afford to redo a kitchen in one lifetime?

My house was built 8 years ago - yet people who toured it during the time we were trying to sell commented it was out of date because we have carpet and formica countertops. Both still in excellant condition. Also that the walls are beige , not grey, and they would never consider white appliances.

Someone actually wrote that we would have to completely gut the 1960's kitchen.

I do know people who have followed every new trend - and now they are in their 70's and can't retire because they have too much debt. So given the choice between the fancy house , heavily mortgaged vs. my little house with it's 2010 decor that's all paid for - I'll stick with the paid for version.

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

I’m not a follower of trends. When I need to buy something, I buy what I like.

Our couch is 11 years old. Still looks in style to me.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
I've used the same paint color in all of the 3 houses I've owned since 1980, and the wood furniture stays the same. I've replaced some upholstered pieces and changed the artwork.

I agree. I have almost all Oak furniture, and it would look awful with grey walls & floors.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

No, never. I like what I like, which is extremely simplistic, and it’s not trendy.

A decorator would want to add rugs, pillows, artwork, and other touches to my rooms, which is exactly what I don’t like.

Regal Bee · ‎07-20-2017

@RedTop wrote:
No, never. I like what I like, which is extremely simplistic, and it’s not trendy.

A decorator would want to add rugs, pillows, artwork, and other touches to my rooms, which is exactly what I don’t like.

@RedTop a really good decorator will help you pull YOUR ideas together. Never hire someone who wants to decorate your home the way you would not be happy with it.