Me, me!!! I do!!!!!!

I love staring at home designs, furniture, home improvement blogs, DIY stuff, IKEA website, store displays, HGTV.. you name it! Anything related to the home makes me stop and stare with my mouth half open.

Lately, I’m getting more and more hardcore about furniture and layouts because I’m moving to LA soon (10 days left!!! yay!!!!). I will have to start getting things organized and set up the way I like it, so just planning things out makes me feel all happy and high.

I used to like super sleek modern looks. Where everything is in a monochromatic theme with a splash of color here and there. Plus, it requires uber cleanness with a bit of coldness added to the everthing-is-placed-in-a-right-angle-place.

Something like these places..

Image from deisgnmo.com

Image from homedit.com

Image from decodir.com

Modern furniture is okay. I mean it’s clean and spotless, but I feel like it’s more of a look that is meant to be looked and adored than to be used. If you scatter your stuff around the sofa, it’s going to upset the look, which in my case will be inevitable in less than 30 seconds.

I decided to let go of my modern fantasy and embrace the other style I equally adored: the mid-century modern look (or aka ‘modern retro) – to be a bit more specific, the Danish Modern look.

I like vintage and retro looking stuff (clothing, furniture, books..etc), but I don’t like it too loud or with too much elements clashing. I liked the modern look because I like clean and simple lines, but I also like warmth in the products too. I need to see more wood and natural tones than shiny monochromatic leather or marble floors, if that makes sense. It’s hard to define, but here’s some examples.

image from freshhome.com

The sofa looks nice, but the array of patterns is a bit too much for me. I could go with one or maybe even two colors, but this is pushing it too much.

image from about-a-house.com

I would go with something more toned down like this. Nice earthy colors that are easier to blend in with the entire place.