Has your taste changed?

[atroop711]

I''ve noticed recently that my taste is changing. The furniture we have and I LOVED 10 yrs ago...I''m not really loving anymore. I''m getting away from traditional elegance to more of a modern, simplistic, elegant, clean line feel. I mentioned this to my best friend and she''s going through the same thing. Is this what happens in your 40''s? lol

We are moving and need to furnish a new apt and I want a different style (husband still wants the old style). I had NO IDEA and now the choices are so damn hard.

Example...light fixtures for the apt. Currently we have these flush ceiling pendants and I HATE THEM...It looks like I have "boobs" (sorry but it''s the truth) protruding from my ceiling. What the hell will I get since I don''t like 80% of the things out there? Ugh..

Just venting

Anyone else going through a big change?

 

[D&T]

I went from R&B and country music to more alternative Rock. Its been 10 years. Yeah, I totally know what you mean! Not a big change, but a change

 

[bebe]

I saw a lot when I was designing and building custom homes. It''s so hard to come home and think Oh I could change this and that soooo easy.
But then I change my mind again, so nothing gets done. Paralysis by analysis. And everything is so expensive, even with a builders discount.
My taste in furniture pretty much stays within a certain range, but I like to throw in something different just to mix it all up. And so I don''t get so bored with it all.
Which I am right now.

 

[packrat]

I don''t know so much that my tastes have changed, but I like to do different things-I think I get bored easily or something. This might be why we''ve painted the kitchen 4 times in 8 years.

 

[kenny]

Absolutely!

Change is good.

 

[lyra]

Decorating is the bane of my existance usually. I''m terrible at it, and hate my choices in paint, light fixtures and even accessories almost as soon as something is done. I''ve had the dining room fixture changed 3 times already in 7 years, and I dearly want to change it again. Hate those boobie lamps, but they are the second fixtures I''ve put up, so a change would make it number 3 on those too. Ugh. I look at other people''s homes and they seem so put together. I don''t know how to achieve that and actually not hate it after a year.

 

[somethingshiny]

I think your values and morals are the least changeable over time. Aesthetically, there SHOULD be changes. It indicates that you are expanding your view of beauty--always a good thing. Ten years ago I would never have thought that I would like abstract art or even impressionism. But, I''m very glad I discovered the beauty of it. Maybe someday I''ll find the beauty in "trash art."

When we bought our house nearly a year ago, EVERYTHING changed. I wanted new wall decor, light fixtures, furniture, even new fragrances! But, I''m also a bit of a nut job and I think that your house kind of tells you what it wants. My little ranch did not want doilies and music boxes. It wanted impressionist art with minimal furnishings.

 

[Fly Girl]

Years ago we mainly purchased Scandinavian style furniture for our home. My tastes haven''t changed, because I still love that style, and I love those pieces. However, we recently purchased an older home that demands more traditional furniture. I hired a decorator, and she points me in the right direction regarding colors and styles. But, a lot of furniture choices are compromises between us, because I just don''t love traditional as much. I have come to respect the skills that my decorator brings to the table, but DH and I still make the final decisions. Hopefully our selections will stand the test of time.

 

[rainwood]

I think light fixtures are the hardest. Everything is either very traditional or super modern, and we''re somewhere in between. We''ve never been able to find a light fixture we like for any of our dining rooms. It''s now kind of a joke.

We''re doing an addition so now we have to look for light fixtures again. And we''re going a little more simplified in our tastes too now that we''re in our 50''s. But mostly I look at lights and the first thing I ask is "How am I going to clean that?"

 

[HollyS]

My former cottage style (kind of English country, not shabby chic) is not something I want to take into my new home. We will be looking for a balance between contemporary and traditional - - clean lines, no flowered prints, minimal accessories. I''m really looking for a more sophisticated decor that is still ''homey''.

And it IS hard to decide just what I want. Which is why we haven''t bought a darn thing for a house that we will move into in the next 30 days. I just have the feeling that I''ll know IT when I see IT. And so far, I haven''t seen IT.

 

[that_someone_special]

Date: 8/22/2009 10:21:41 PM
Author: packrat
I don''t know so much that my tastes have changed, but I like to do different things-I think I get bored easily or something. This might be why we''ve painted the kitchen 4 times in 8 years.

I was quickly scanning this thread and read "painted the KITTEN 4 times.." I was like

haha. ok. that''s all.

 

[Sharon101]

Date: 8/23/2009 7:57:51 PM
Author: rainwood
I think light fixtures are the hardest. Everything is either very traditional or super modern, and we''re somewhere in between. We''ve never been able to find a light fixture we like for any of our dining rooms. It''s now kind of a joke.


We''re doing an addition so now we have to look for light fixtures again. And we''re going a little more simplified in our tastes too now that we''re in our 50''s. But mostly I look at lights and the first thing I ask is ''How am I going to clean that?''

LOL, we have chandaliers(sp) that I kick myself over buying now that they are so dirty, and the cost of getting them cleaned pretty much makes me want to just replace them instead!

And as for the changing of tastes, I drove my dh crazy making him buy everything french provincial, cherrywood tables, bedside tables, ratten chairs etc. Now, I want to get rid of everything and have straight edged simple cutting edge modern. But of course I cant just start again for our whole house, maybe for the next house in my dreams!

 

[Sharon101]

Date: 8/23/2009 7:40:29 PM
Author: Fly Girl
Years ago we mainly purchased Scandinavian style furniture for our home. My tastes haven''t changed, because I still love that style, and I love those pieces. However, we recently purchased an older home that demands more traditional furniture. I hired a decorator, and she points me in the right direction regarding colors and styles. But, a lot of furniture choices are compromises between us, because I just don''t love traditional as much. I have come to respect the skills that my decorator brings to the table, but DH and I still make the final decisions. Hopefully our selections will stand the test of time.

I was going to say that the one style that does definately pass the test of time is Scandinavian style furniture. I really believe that. I would think it would fit into almost any style of house from beachfront mansion to old victorian. I hope your decorator understands that!

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 8/24/2009 8:49:28 AM
Author: Sharon101

Date: 8/23/2009 7:40:29 PM
Author: Fly Girl
Years ago we mainly purchased Scandinavian style furniture for our home. My tastes haven''t changed, because I still love that style, and I love those pieces. However, we recently purchased an older home that demands more traditional furniture. I hired a decorator, and she points me in the right direction regarding colors and styles. But, a lot of furniture choices are compromises between us, because I just don''t love traditional as much. I have come to respect the skills that my decorator brings to the table, but DH and I still make the final decisions. Hopefully our selections will stand the test of time.

I was going to say that the one style that does definately pass the test of time is Scandinavian style furniture. I really believe that. I would think it would fit into almost any style of house from beachfront mansion to old victorian. I hope your decorator understands that!

I sneak the Scandinavian pieces into the house after she leaves!

Seriously, she did point me to rattan and wicker furniture, which I used to never like. The reason was all I had ever seen were cheap knockoffs. She said that the reason there were so many cheap knockoffs was because the good stuff was really great. She was right. I love, love, love my Palecek pieces. Link So classic and perfect for my lake home. I''m sure they will stand the test of time.

 

[Cehrabehra]

my tastes change for color and simple things, but I do tend to like classic things that last forever and I get very attached to them. Wood items in particular I just grow too fond of. I have this mission style coffee table that was the first piece of new furniture I bought. Nothing in my house even remotely screams "mission style", and the thing is so dented and all of the finish is totally stripped off the top. Talk about distressed! But I will never part with it - it is beyond fashion. My daughter colored under it, it can take a wet can of soda overnight - no coasters needed, it is strong enough to stand on, and when you enter the room, still looks good (from a distance lol). It is the perfect family room coffee table that you can put your feet up on or use for anything and I can''t imagine changing that. Now, if I were to pick up a new one I''d go for something *totally* different, but I will never rid of this one in my lifetime. That''s what the *other* living room is for

 

[pennquaker09]

Date: 8/24/2009 12:22:29 AM
Author: HollyS
My former cottage style (kind of English country, not shabby chic) is not something I want to take into my new home. We will be looking for a balance between contemporary and traditional - - clean lines, no flowered prints, minimal accessories. I''m really looking for a more sophisticated decor that is still ''homey''.

And it IS hard to decide just what I want. Which is why we haven''t bought a darn thing for a house that we will move into in the next 30 days. I just have the feeling that I''ll know IT when I see IT. And so far, I haven''t seen IT.

If it helps, flowered prints can be modern. Or do you not like flowered prints at all?

 

[asscherisme]

Yes, my tastes have changed a lot. I got a lot of furniture in my 20s and now that I''m 40, I hate a lot of it. I use to like more ornate stuff . I think I thought thats what grown up was suppose to be and I was trying hard to be grown up and live the part. I was a new mom and thats what I thought I should get.

Now I like more simple, minimalist, clean lines, Sort of modern but classic at the same time. Hard to describe, but I know when I like things,

I have also learned to not "talk" myself into something decorating wise. If it speaks to me, great. If not, not going to spend money on it.

 

[radiantquest]

I am fairly young in the whole scheme of things and my tastes really haven''t changed. That may be because I just got my own tastes. I have a pretty eclectic taste and I don''t care if stuff matches. If I like a traditional light fixture and a modern sofa I will buy them both and find some way to tie it all in. I just really don''t care what the finished product looks like, I just buy what I like. Usually it works out somehow.

 

[Camille]

Oh yeah my tastes have change lots....If I remember correctly we spent 3 days looking for 2 crystal chandeliers one is in the living room where I don''t see often and needs to be cleaned. The other is in the garage, still in the box....has been there for 4 years

 

[Elmorton]

Okay, so I'm in my mid-20's, so it's hard to truthfully answer this question because of the time issue (ie, my tastes have certainly changed from the way my dorm room was decorated), but I think my taste is pretty unchanging. As a very little kid, I loooooooved Victorian homes. I dreamed of having a turret bedroom and my favorite item in my dollhouse was a little sleigh bed. A few years later, we learned about Frank Lloyd Wright in art class, and I fell totally in love with prairie/craftsman styled things. So, while I know Victorian and mission don't really jive, that's what I always wanted to have.

Fast forward a decade, and that's definitely where I'm at - I love antiques and beautiful, well-crafted things, but prefer simpler shapes and styles - I don't really lean toward ornate pieces. When DH and I first started looking at furniture and houses together, I was shocked by how similar we are in that we love old stuff with a more mission feel. Since both of us have tastes that are influenced by what we liked in childhood (DH grew up in an old house) and the space we're decorating more than anything else, I can't imagine that our taste will change drastically in 10 more years.