Comments on: Eclecticism in Action http://manolohome.com/2008/11/06/eclecticism-in-action/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: rural juror http://manolohome.com/2008/11/06/eclecticism-in-action/comment-page-1/#comment-4391 rural juror Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:42:41 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/11/06/eclecticism-in-action/#comment-4391 Great post-I agree completely. One of the comments on this last season of Top Design that really resonated with me was a criticism that one room looked as if all the furniture had been bought at the same store. No personality- totally sterile. My own desire for my house is that each item, whether decorative or functional, be unique and interesting in some way. I love houses that remind me of miniature museums or curio stores; wherever you look is an item that MEANS something. Great post-I agree completely. One of the comments on this last season of Top Design that really resonated with me was a criticism that one room looked as if all the furniture had been bought at the same store. No personality- totally sterile.

My own desire for my house is that each item, whether decorative or functional, be unique and interesting in some way. I love houses that remind me of miniature museums or curio stores; wherever you look is an item that MEANS something.

]]> By: La Petite Acadienne http://manolohome.com/2008/11/06/eclecticism-in-action/comment-page-1/#comment-4384 La Petite Acadienne Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:20:30 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/11/06/eclecticism-in-action/#comment-4384 That IS an excellent quote. The key is to make sure that you're keeping your older (or hand-me-down) things because you genuinely do love them, not because you feel obligated to keep them. If you continue to evolve your rooms, only keeping that which you truly love, then yes, the result will be much better than an insta-room from a catalogue. That IS an excellent quote. The key is to make sure that you’re keeping your older (or hand-me-down) things because you genuinely do love them, not because you feel obligated to keep them. If you continue to evolve your rooms, only keeping that which you truly love, then yes, the result will be much better than an insta-room from a catalogue.

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