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[wilma]

I don't like the pink accessories or the pillows in the first room. I like the wall color, floor, and fireplace. The furniture is ok. 

I like the furnishings in the second room better, but the wallpaper would have to go. I like the green accents. Needs a bit more color for me. 

[spiderw]

I think both rooms are very appealing and lovely!  I especially like the first one with the pink colors.  The rooms look comfortable and cozy and , very nice and a yes for me!!!!!

[jannabelle1]

I agree with others about the chair blocking the fireplace in the first photo. And, that wallpaper in the 2nd photo makes the room seem smaller. What I really don't like is a sofa or love seat that is loaded up with decorative pillows! It sure doesn't make it easier to sit down while shuffling all those pillows around! And in a small room, the pillows seem to take over!

[Nonametoday]

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@jubilant wrote:

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@sceniccoast wrote:

@jubilant 

Pic 1 - I like the blush colored wall & corner windows.  Makes for a cheery room; however, I'm not a fan of the crowded seating area & all the cluttered pillows.  so, I'd make some changes there.

Pic 2 - sorry, I don't care for this room.  I have to ask a question though .. why does it seem stylish for drapes to hang on the floor in so many pics?  I just don't get the reasoning behind it.

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@sceniccoast   I really don't know how "pooling" drapery came about.  Like you, I don't care for it.  Maybe someone else here knows what got that started.  Ladies??????   

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@jubilant 

Like I have said in several posts, I have no degree in interior design nor did I attend a real school for interior decorating or decorating history but I did take a little ConEd course in interior decorating and the answer from the instructor was that it looked very luxurious and it goes back to some of the homes in Richmond from the days of Williamsburg being the capitol when fabrics ordered from Europe were very expensive and when they overpurchased as it was difficult to get the exact amount so they often overordered and they did not want to waste them so puddling them on the floor made their homes look more luxurious.  One example given was the home of Julia G Tyler, wife of Pres Tyler, who kept a diary and sent letters to her mother on the exorbitant costs of silk fabrics for curtains and her husband insisted since they were so costly, that she not waste the fabrics.  

My high school history teacher told me I have a mind like a steel trap for useless historical information.  I guess this too is an example.

[jubilant]

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@Nonametoday wrote:

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@jubilant wrote:

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@sceniccoast wrote:

@jubilant 

Pic 1 - I like the blush colored wall & corner windows.  Makes for a cheery room; however, I'm not a fan of the crowded seating area & all the cluttered pillows.  so, I'd make some changes there.

Pic 2 - sorry, I don't care for this room.  I have to ask a question though .. why does it seem stylish for drapes to hang on the floor in so many pics?  I just don't get the reasoning behind it.

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@sceniccoast   I really don't know how "pooling" drapery came about.  Like you, I don't care for it.  Maybe someone else here knows what got that started.  Ladies??????   

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@jubilant 

Like I have said in several posts, I have no degree in interior design nor did I attend a real school for interior decorating or decorating history but I did take a little ConEd course in interior decorating and the answer from the instructor was that it looked very luxurious and it goes back to some of the homes in Richmond from the days of Williamsburg being the capitol when fabrics ordered from Europe were very expensive and when they overpurchased as it was difficult to get the exact amount so they often overordered and they did not want to waste them so puddling them on the floor made their homes look more luxurious.  One example given was the home of Julia G Tyler, wife of Pres Tyler, who kept a diary and sent letters to her mother on the exorbitant costs of silk fabrics for curtains and her husband insisted since they were so costly, that she not waste the fabrics.  

My high school history teacher told me I have a mind like a steel trap for useless historical information.  I guess this too is an example.

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@Nonametoday  Thanks for replying.  It does make sense!  I am glad to know it.

[sometimesQVCaddict]

Love them both!! I have an older home, so appreciate small spaces done well!

[Regal Bee]

Both rooms are lovely but I do not care for all the color in the first picture.

[ECBG]

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@sceniccoast wrote:

@jubilant 

Pic 1 - I like the blush colored wall & corner windows.  Makes for a cheery room; however, I'm not a fan of the crowded seating area & all the cluttered pillows.  so, I'd make some changes there.

Pic 2 - sorry, I don't care for this room.  I have to ask a question though .. why does it seem stylish for drapes to hang on the floor in so many pics?  I just don't get the reasoning behind it.

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@sceniccoast 

In the last 20-30 years, puddling drapery gives a softer look compared to the tailored formal pleated drapes.