Round Rooms

wilma · ‎03-13-2010

What do you think about rooms that are round or have curved walls?

There’s a house nearby that is completely round. It’s been there since I was a child. I always wanted to go inside and see what it looked like.

My house is all straight walls and sharp angles. Does your house have any curved walls?

Here are some photos from the Internet of round rooms and curved walls.

I like the use of the curved wall space in this kitchen.

RetRN · ‎10-01-2013

I think those rooms look amazing.

jeanlake · ‎03-10-2010

It's certainly a softer armosphere. Wall decor could be an issue. No curved walls at my house except for exterior patio hardscape. My home is open concept, which helps eliminate closed-in sharp angles. I realize not everyone likes open concept.

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GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

Visually, I like it. I would have to live in it to see how furniture placement worked. I wouldn't want to have to buy furniture to fit the shape of the room.

mimomof4 · ‎03-08-2018

I love all of these rooms.

faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

I have three rooms with round walls. Like the first one pictured, the round walls are windowed walls.

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proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

The house across the street from us is round. In fact we call it the round house. Didn't really know the people who lived there, neighborhood is pretty private. They sold the house this year and I saw the inside on the realtors website. Was very nice.

mspatmac · ‎06-10-2015

They are all beautiful rooms. Would be fun to decorate, with a blank check of course.

shoptilyadropagain · ‎03-19-2014

I like the round rooms but, for the most part, I think it would, or could, be a nightmare to furnish. But then.... I'm so OCD about uniformity, symmetry, etc. LOL!

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Oznell · ‎11-08-2014

I do like round or partially curved rooms if they are part of a turret, as in a vintage house, Edwardian or Victorian.

As someone who loves all things "architecture", I'm trying to recall the folklore I've heard about this. I think one ancient old wives' tale was that living in (I assume, exclusively) round rooms, could induce insanity! I definitely don't need anything new pushing me over the edge, so will abstain, ha.

Just as fanciful, is the old tale that round rooms are a way of rebuking the devil, since supposedly the devil likes to lurk in corners, and of course with round rooms and curves, he'd be deprived of that...

Both these tales sound to me like they have their origins back in the mists of medieval times...