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helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
2.0
Here's my Buzzfeed-style review, Home Decorations That Prove You Have Too Much Money
+Giant, framed art that's on the floor, leaning against the wall. This is a thing, I guess. Want to be a decorating rebel? Just lean that shit against the wall. C'mon, don't be a dick. That's terrible. That's basically the easiest way to say "I do not vacuum/mop/sweep my own house."
+Outdoor, concrete garden statues, note the plural, inside, on the floor. If you don't want that room, you can just board it up, you know. Tell people it's haunted. Now THAT'S fun.
+Stacks of books all over the floor, sometimes with art perched on top, sometimes a vase.
This is one of those rich man/poor man things. Your artfully arranged, on-the-floor book stacks do nothing for me, sir. I would go so far as to say I hate them.
+Lamps that rich people own. Seriously, these table lamps look like infectious disease cells as viewed under a microscope. How is it that rich people have the worst lamps? They could get any, cool lamp they wanted, and the crap they get, my god, it's like a ceramic thing someone made, and while they were throwing it on the wheel, they vomited all over it and just kept on a spinnin'.
+Crazy fucking chairs. These are very generously called chairs because no one is sitting on that fucking thing. A metal, wire frame chair? That's like something they would have in a movie inside of a futuristic prison. Here's a hint: If you're buying a chair from a store, and if that chair is the only one of its kind, I probably hate that chair.
+Trilobites. That's a bug, sir. If you want to decorate with bugs, come by my place, see how it works for real.
+A giant mirror, leaned up against THE WINDOW, at like a 45-degree angle. Just, why?
+Giant, weird, fake animal furs on the floor. This is like a universal rich person decoration. A giant, fake cowhide, or a giant, fake polar bear fur or something. They love that shit. I don't know why.
+Giant, old-timey maps. If it's got a sea monster where Hawaii should be, and if it's sold at a pricey map store in a downtown storefront, then it's a must-have for richards.
+A tree stump. Yeah, you can try and perch a newspaper on that sucker. We know how it really functions. We know it's a matter of hauling something up a flight of stairs and then just slowly building up the guts to toss it off the balcony. You'll get there.
+Giant, framed art that's on the floor, leaning against the wall. This is a thing, I guess. Want to be a decorating rebel? Just lean that shit against the wall. C'mon, don't be a dick. That's terrible. That's basically the easiest way to say "I do not vacuum/mop/sweep my own house."
+Outdoor, concrete garden statues, note the plural, inside, on the floor. If you don't want that room, you can just board it up, you know. Tell people it's haunted. Now THAT'S fun.
+Stacks of books all over the floor, sometimes with art perched on top, sometimes a vase.
This is one of those rich man/poor man things. Your artfully arranged, on-the-floor book stacks do nothing for me, sir. I would go so far as to say I hate them.
+Lamps that rich people own. Seriously, these table lamps look like infectious disease cells as viewed under a microscope. How is it that rich people have the worst lamps? They could get any, cool lamp they wanted, and the crap they get, my god, it's like a ceramic thing someone made, and while they were throwing it on the wheel, they vomited all over it and just kept on a spinnin'.
+Crazy fucking chairs. These are very generously called chairs because no one is sitting on that fucking thing. A metal, wire frame chair? That's like something they would have in a movie inside of a futuristic prison. Here's a hint: If you're buying a chair from a store, and if that chair is the only one of its kind, I probably hate that chair.
+Trilobites. That's a bug, sir. If you want to decorate with bugs, come by my place, see how it works for real.
+A giant mirror, leaned up against THE WINDOW, at like a 45-degree angle. Just, why?
+Giant, weird, fake animal furs on the floor. This is like a universal rich person decoration. A giant, fake cowhide, or a giant, fake polar bear fur or something. They love that shit. I don't know why.
+Giant, old-timey maps. If it's got a sea monster where Hawaii should be, and if it's sold at a pricey map store in a downtown storefront, then it's a must-have for richards.
+A tree stump. Yeah, you can try and perch a newspaper on that sucker. We know how it really functions. We know it's a matter of hauling something up a flight of stairs and then just slowly building up the guts to toss it off the balcony. You'll get there.
toastymaloney's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty rooms and homes. Nothing I could or would do with my own home, but pleasant to look at.
alisarae's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of Californians featured in a book version of a Dwell/Apartment Therapy/Design Sponge article.
caroparr's review against another edition
3.0
If you have either a great collection of things or a minimalist sensibility, you can have great design. Fun to look at, but no take-aways for me.
mrsthrift's review against another edition
4.0
This interior design book, from the creators of DwellStudio, is about breaking rules like harmony, balance, scale and moderation. The premise of this book is that we, the people, are on the cusp of an "undecorate" movement in contemporary interior design. The advent of the internet democratizes interior style, providing inspiration, a soap box and suitable d.i.y. instruction to turn anyone with a sense of style into their own interior designer. In this environment, breaking the stuffy old conventional rules of interior design is de rigueur. The only rule that seems to remain is that you must love it. Fabrics and patterns don't match or even complement each other. Wallpaper creeps up the ceiling.
Some of the homes in this book are not exactly my taste, but I found myself "ooh"ing and "aah"ing more often than not. Each home is distinctly different from the others in the book because this isn't a lesson in A Style; it's an inspiration for Style. What they have in common is a truly personal expression of each quirky, creative, busy person/people/family. The resource list is predictable if you read websites like Apartment Therapy, and the really exciting shopping comes from flea markets, antique stores & thrift shops. We all already knew that, but I admire the way these homes pull that together and make it look so effortless.
Some of the homes in this book are not exactly my taste, but I found myself "ooh"ing and "aah"ing more often than not. Each home is distinctly different from the others in the book because this isn't a lesson in A Style; it's an inspiration for Style. What they have in common is a truly personal expression of each quirky, creative, busy person/people/family. The resource list is predictable if you read websites like Apartment Therapy, and the really exciting shopping comes from flea markets, antique stores & thrift shops. We all already knew that, but I admire the way these homes pull that together and make it look so effortless.
selenajournal's review against another edition
5.0
don't judge me - i love decorating (let's be honest, shopping is a talent of mine). decorating is the only plus side of the moving process.
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