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[on the bay]

@Oznell,

I liked hearing aobut how you feel about the rooms you show.

Ok, I've got another question.

I know you often say something isn't to your liking or taste but you will say maybe how you appreciate how she incorporated something like a color or design making it cohesive. 

Have you ever showed something that you really didn't like at all?

And I would love to see a room or house that matches yours pretty well. I know you like vases and flowers and arrangements and some colors. I guess there are a lot of things you like. 

I think you look a lot at the details of how a designer arranges and chooses things, and not letting the overall feel or what some may see as "clutter" bother you? For me if something looks too formal or staged, I may overlook any details that I might have liked.

You could show what you think is the perfect house for you! Or maybe like a lot of us, there are many types we can admire, but really only one or a few we would want to live in.

[GingerHead]

     I love seeing a chosen color popped throughout the room and even the whole house multiple times (at least 3 times) because it does, as you say, promote a favorite color and cohesiveness. 

  I dislike when each room is unique onto itself as if they could all belong to a completely different house. I want cohesiveness in some way....

*I can tell I'd like this room (#2) too. It's very fresh, I love the harlequin sisal rug and the pale aqua Orr propped against the fireplace. 

*I agree, without that pop of copper that dining room (#4) wouldn't look nearly as nice. Great example of what one well thought out accessory can do for the whole look/feel of a room.

*That bedroom is so pretty (#8+9)...The windows, the architecture, the simple & Large dull gold chandelier (love) ,the colors, the live tree and streaming light. Just dreamy....

*Great bathtub and I always love that black and white tile.

*#13 love the rough and aged color and texture of that mantel

*#14 Love the stately and elegant black doored and walled entry. The colors are rich and the lighting and furnishings are lovely.

And, like you say, all those lush flowers would be fantastic for a special event or party. 

  Yes, I agree with the other posters, sometimes you can just tell by reading posts and responses what the true essence of a person is and @Oznell , your posts just ooze with respect, kindness, elegance and fun.

I always look forward to your posts. Thanks!.

[CarolinaGirl88]

From what I can see, I would like these rooms, too! 7 and 13 are my favorites. 

[We rescue cats]

I LOVE ROOM 1! That is my style, down to the fire, I love the warmth, the throws, candles. . . 

Would love room 2 if it were not so light in color, our cats would put an end to that. Just as they would the beautiful florals that are in the different rooms. I would need to use artificials.

Dining areas, I prefer #7, it's more my comfort level that that beautiful copper that would make me a crazy woman chasing the finger prints! But I like the setting of #10 for a more civilized dining setting!

That layered mantle treatment is too much form me, but I fell in love as soon as I saw #14!!

[spiderw]

There is beauty and appeal in all the photos and it is always enjoyable to see how others decorate.  I love the mantle setting in #13, the paintings are so lovely.  I also love the entryway in #14, so much to see!  All the photos have something to admire !

[AngelPuppy1]

Give me #1, #4, and #8 an I will be one happy woman!!!  

[Oznell]

Oh, boy, @on the bay,  those are great questions, here goes!

I don't *think* I've ever posted something I really can't stand or think is completely horrible. Am so fond of design so hate to waste time on a total dud. 

That's why those TV shows that feature grotesque houses and terrible choices hold zero appeal.  I don't like the mockery, and they make me a bit sad.

I'll definitely single out things I don't like, within rooms that that might be otherwise good. Learn a lot by seeing what we don't like, and why it doesn't work! 

As mentioned before, posts are a form of "pinterest board" for me-- aside from the fun of sharing finds with others, they help me crystallize my own likes and dislikes.

I do focus on details, which can "make or break" a room; yet, funnily enough, it's almost always the overall mood or "feeling" of a space that gets me in the end.

Of course these judgments are somewhat subjective, BUT:

If a room is just a cliche of all the latest trends ( and you wouldn't believe how many online rooms are just that);

Or if it is stiff; 

Or too cutesy with frills and furbelows, I turn off.

It can be formal, as long as it has some type of zest, and is still inviting, by my standards.  It can be casual, if it shows personality and adherence to at least some aesthetic standards....

Generally, prefer rooms and houses that lean traditional, with cottage-y elements, but have a breezy aspect and are eclectic enough to allow some modernity and global influence-- either in art, accessories, an occasional piece of furniture.

Should be "collected" over time,  not put all together from the same generic store.

As far as rooms that are the closest to my so-called style, over time I've posted a few of those, here and there.  Mostly in the designers like Steven Gambrel, or McGrath II, some of Mark D. Sikes, when he's not too "florid".  For a more modern, understated direction, Jean Stoffer has a similar sensibility...

Maybe I'll go back and see which rooms come closest, and post for you!  It might take time.

Meanwhile, this tiny vignette from Steven Gambrel sort of sums up a lot of what I like, in miniature. 

Color-- soft off-pastels, and neutrals.

Texture, the vigor and organic quality of the table base. And the nearby outsize basket.

Contrast, the way the coiled root or driftwood ( or whatever it is) is completely different from the smooth marble. 

Age, in the form of the old bottle turned-lamp- base, the old metal planter and shutters. 

Vitality, and growing things, in the form of the plants.

I enjoy your intellectual curiosity.

[Oznell]

@GingerHead ,  as usual, you are too, too kind, but thank you.  You're a light on the forum.

Love reading about the details you invariably pick up on, like the harlequin sisal, and the black-doored wall and entry.  Those perfect aspects that bring life and individuality, that you have an unerring eye for.

@We rescue cats ,  so glad you respond to the #10 dining spot-- it's so romantic in feeling, and the contrast of the different elements so beguiling...  

[on the bay]

Thank you @Oznell.

I really enjoyed reading more in detail how you felt about rooms and decor you like. I know you do that with many of the rooms you show and what you don't like but it was interesting to see here in your overall thoughts, if that makes sense 

[AuntG]

You brought us some beautiful rooms.