/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2554845
Late Stage Capitalism Ikeacore.

When I get my house I'm going for the cozy humble cottage feel mixed in with 80s/90s childish nostalgia nerd crap.

My design pet peeve is open shelving which I loathe. My unpopular opinion is how much I love carpet and I prefer when rooms are small and not overly lit by windows

>>2554896
I love this

>>2554845
I guess I could describe it as minimalist with victorian and weeb accessories.
Now that I've had the house for almost a year I freed up some money in part so I can buy some antique furniture and decoration

>>2554958
You should post pics so people can insult you

>>2555045
Are you a gay by any chance?

>>2555048
I wish

>>2554845
Craftsman will always be my style. It's got everything - wood, textile, elegant, simple, warm. It's so enduring that it's style is still used in modern decor.

>>2554845
Federalist style. I'm slowly adding little touches of detail to my house.
Although I'm a poorfag so it's ending up a little eclectic

>>2555001
No thanks

>>2555045
>>2555051
I can tell its well put together but it's still a bit of an eyesore

My whole house has this white pine(?) trim on all the baseboards, doors, and windows. How do I coordinate cabinet and floor woods/colors with them?
Plant will be fine again in the spring.

>>2555060
The bookcase colonnades are peak kino.

>>2555206
>How do I coordinate cabinet and floor woods/colors with them?
You don't, matchy matchy is bad decor, different tones add depth and richness plus when you start matching several things the ones that don't match will stick out and look jarring

>>2554845
My home furniture wise is an amalgamation of things I got for free from people or off the internet, besides the beds and my couch (I dont think I would ever want either of those things second hand unless I really knew the person.) I also travel all over the world for work, and I've amassed a collection of kitchy shit, so I guess you could say my home is like an international cracker barrel. I would like more house plants, but I have a stubborn cst that won't leave them alone.

>>2555060
LOAD BEARING BOOK CASES

I don't know shit about interior design. Which styles are based and which styles are cringe? I wanna look up references.

Does anyone ever watch AD videos and think "You have so much money to do whatever you want and you decide to do... that?"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx09_4cEzlM

>>2555556
>calls the leopards in the stairs tigers
cringe

>>2555222
I said coordinate not match. I was thinking lighter stain white oak cabinets and trying to get enough barn boards before it collapses completely and do my floor. It's quite bleached after 200y.

>>2555556
I don't mind this. All the people she hired did a good job for what it is

My ideal

>>2554845
What's the most illegal thing I can do with a rustic motif?

>>2554863
>Late Stage Capitalism Ikeacore.
slaughter all communists

>>2557383
why are exposed brick walls so kino?

>>2557420
Conform
Consume
Repeat

>>2557889

plywood interiors

>>2560549
cool design but i hate the way plain plywood feels, paint that shit

>>2560556
Nice $20k chair faggot

>>2560565
its a knockoff buddy give me a break

>>2560556
fuck off jet, we already watch your gay ass stream

>>2554845
Getho cyberpunk

>>2558621
>metal brackets with screws instead of wood joints
you can order a cnc milled beam structure nowadays.

>>2561493
wood joints are weaker

>>2561493
Ive heard about this new guy that is doing press fit metal dowels to attach wooden structural members. I guess its extremely fast and strong.

>>2560549
i'd probably spill ssomething and stain it
needs tiles

>>2554845

Why i'm so obsessed with japanese-style houses??

>>2555171
>I can tell its well put together but it's still a bit of an eyesore
This is how I end up feeling about anything where a designer was involved. It always feels overdone with too many nonfunctional elements. A little art is ok, but if any other elements are added in, it needs to be of personal significance like important souvenirs or family heirlooms. Just buying a bunch of generic decorator shit is retarded.

>>2562289
'tism

>>2562495
w00t??

>>2562962

>>2554845
I love brutalism/desert modernism, but very unlikely I'll actually live in a house like that since the wife hates it and unfortunately I love her more than interior design. I'm also a huge fan of spanish revival, which shes more amenable to, so that's the kind of house we'll hopefully retire in.

Right now we live in a starter home craftsman, so we're kind of locked into that aesthetic, but we're trying to keep it pretty clean and open while experimenting.

>>2555556
This man's house is somehow exactly what I expected him to have, and I fucking loved it. The moment I finished this video I immediately wanted to buy Roman and Catholics busts, and replace my walls with classical wallpapers, holy shit.

>>2554845
The wife is trying to farmhouse with this house.

I have all this solid oak furniture that I would love to stain a bit darker like a walnut but seems like such a pain in the ass to try and sand some intricate engraving on the kitchen chairs. Plus the kitchen table has a super nice laquer finish, I’m afraid to ruin that.

I got pic related for one section of wall with no furniture in between the dining room and living room and it turned out better than I expected.

>>2560567
Did you have Nick rochefort review your house on a stream recently?

I like a lot of styles and have good taste but im also cheap and poor so im leaning into the style my old run down boomer house came with and doing my own thing with it
I would describe it as gothic cottage grannycore
Lots of good quality vintage furniture, mostly msm in teak and oak, lots of lamps, lots of blankets and rugs
Need to paint and do some work in the kitchen and on some of the flooring and 100million other things to make it perfect but i god damn love my house

>>2564207
>solid oak furniture
>stain
KYS yourself.

>>2561503
If the wood fails, all the metal brackets in the world aren't going to help you.

I fucking hate those all-neutral rooms. I don't care if they're "aesthetically pleasing" or "calming". I want some fucking colour so I don't blow my brains out. Anytime I see a house and the carpets, walls, and furniture are all cream or have "natural wood accents) I want to blow my brains out.
To summarise, kill all neutralniggers, thank you.

>>2565471
Depend on how you to it though, neutral can look really good if you pick classy pieces. Generic vinyl on MDF is always going to look shit.

>>2565471
What sucks is the all white(and grey) everything. Creams and browns really are kino.

>>2564680
Are you the guy with a puzzle on the table? Think I remember a similar environment in some other thread.

>gothic cottage grannycore
what would you say is gothic about it?

urban jungle
white + wood + as many plants as you can fit
>>2557383
i wish. i moved to the west coast. here they think a "loft" means an upper story in the apartment connected by a ladder. who wants to haul a bed up a ladder?

>>2565971
Its easier than hauling it up stairs

When I get my house I just know I'm gonna have so much anxiety and ocd with decoration and interior design. I can already feel the analysis paralysis of endless possibilities

>>2565971
Enjoy your 70% humidity and black mould.

>>2567082
That's what I thought until I got my house. You are limited by time and money to just do what you can and leaving the rest for 5 years.

>>2561904
Kek

>>2560556
gonna smash some priceless antiques next?

>>2567525
I will

>>2564198
>Plastic plants
Worse than a plastic wife

>>2554845
ngl i really like shitshacks

My style is "use whatever you have available, function and economy over aesthetics"

>>2558621
dream house, perfect blend of comfy and sophistication

>>2554845
Any of those is better than the hoarding mess my parents have.
btw how to make my room more comfy pls

>>2568518
Declutter, there's too much visual noise. I'm sure you have plenty of shit that doesn't serve your life you can simply dump.
For most things you can't bring yourself to let go of keep them tucked away out of sight.
For the select few things you really really really want to display, group them in ways that feels very intentional so that you see the group as a single unit.

As an example, if you have a bunch of little figurines that are spread out around the room all over the place, it's a mess of knick knacks. If instead you set up a single spot that is fully dedicated to all of them together it will feel more like a proper decorative piece.

>>2568597
Thats doable. I cant really change the furniture for cooler antique ones as it isnt my own house.

Ruhlmann's interiors are pvre art deco kino

>>2568518
Stop using blankets in place of blinds or cabinetry.
Make sure all your furniture matches or at least is complimentary. Mismatched wood finishes + black drawers on your desk is a big reason your room is in such disharmony. You can repaint it easy.
While we're on paint, if possible, repaint your tan accent walls something brighter, it'll make your room less claustrophobic. Consider repainting the whole thing a uniform color if you cant color match the white.
Declutter in general. Everything should have a place to go and decorative items should be minimal. Commit to getting rid of one of these two things: your anime pillow, 90s tech, and figurines, OR your brown wooden framed paintings and cottage accents (the duck). Personally I'd get rid of the anime shit AND the paintings, and keep your old tech aesthetic, but that's just me. Also why do you have two clocks?

>>2568518
Ignore this >>2568711
The different colored walls are comfy. You need to own the fact that it will always be a bit hodge podge and spending much resources to have everything matchy matchy would be a waste of money. I agree that you should declutter some and everything should a proper dedicated place.
One thing that caught my eye is how sad it is for a huge painting to be in the corner obstructed by the monitor, with how much blank space there is on the cream wall above the bed you could easily readjust it so it can fit all your frames, let that be your art gallery.

>>2556259
Agreed, it's over the top but there was obviously thought put into it, she got what she wanted, and personally I find it a lot less troubling than people who are afraid to use anything more bold than oatmeal as an inspiration for their home decor, colors, etc.

When I go in a house with zero decorative content it creeps me out, that's what prisons look like, and for a reason.

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>>2568790
Always the painting. I was going to bring it back to the thrift store until i tried it behind the monitor.
>>2568711
I have tried but it became worse

wew

take me back

take me back.

>>2568790
>The different colored walls are comfy
they are not
that's a cat piss reeking hoarder grandma's living room from 30 years ago
repaint them white
>>2568518
first of all:
books = comfy (you don't have to read them)
get rid off all the hideous kitsch dust collectors - duck, windmill, toy car, plastic plants, gay anime shit, most of the old cheap consumer electronics and the curtains
get solid color bedsheets
paint all "wooden" furniture in 1 or 2 solid colors to tie it together somewhat - I'd go with off-white and black
and/or make custom fitted shelves to use all your limited room as much as possible instead of the cheapo furniture that's falling apart
only then you can start to make up your mind about what style you want your room to have
right now I'm getting "80yo mid-West Grandma co-habiting with a 25yo Japanese child molestor" vibe

>>2571136
This guy is a moron

>>2554845

>>2571492
wat?

>>2557889
>>2554863
>Posted from my iPhone

>>2568518
>>2568711
>>2568790
>>2571136
Ill see what random garbage i can get rid off. Doesnt help that i received more things to resell now.

>>2555060
I thought the style was called arts & crafts after the movement? Not trying to pwn you, actually just curious because I like it too. Was the architecture and furniture of my childhood home

>>2554958
you should post some pictures so I can compliment you

>>2564198
whoa, chrissy - I thought I had you wacked

>>2554845
Vintage minimalist, wide open spaces with scarce pieces of decor as bold statements of psyche, and ornate/carefully designed window/door/ frames/borders.

Interior designers should be federally mandated, with the state of so many homes these days.

>>2555556
ugly home

>>2568942
most people don't have creative depth, so when they "design" their home, it's painting the wall a random color and buying printed bedsheets on amazon

>>2554845
>So what's your style anon? Mid Century Modern? Japandi? Art Deco? Coastal? Farmhouse? Minimalist?...
Minimize amount of hidden/unkilled spiders. Whatever the fuck it's called.

>>2554896
white walls are gey
>>2555045
8/10
>>2555051
maroon red is better
>>2555060
7/10
>>2555206
water your plants fag
>>2555556
gross
>>2557383
gay cuch
>>2558621
super gay couch
>>2560549
white walls are for the poor
>>2560556
get rid of the carpet
>>2564680
gay chair
>>2565492
get a better rug
>>2565971
>le white walls
>>2568518
10/10
>>2569342
terrible couches
>>2569711
9/10
>>2571029
9/10
>>2572578
terrible rug
>>2573887
11/10

for me its a dystopian techno future theme

>>2568518
Buy trays and proper storage boxes/shelves. Go throughout all your stuff and throw everything out that you don't use/isn't a collectible.

I am always throwing things out, always. The only time where there isn't a thing to throw out, is when everything has a place and there is nothing extra.

>>2554845
I don't have a style exactly, as I put function first but tend to prefer a simple coherence. That often groups me with Mid Century Modern and Minimalist, but usability and build quality is more important to me.

Still working on my bathroom (going on a forever project), simple shapes and high contrast black and white with stainless steel. It got this way by first figuring what would have the longest life and lowest maintenance and then some adjustments so things matched up better so it didn't look skitzo. Color was reduced for long term flexibility, soft elements like towels and toiletry cups and bottles bring in the theme and color so they can be easily changed out when I get tired of them without a remodel

Later stage upstairs (still years out) will be bright white walls and ceiling to help the light spread. I work nights so I need good light control to make the night as my daytime so I already got high K value lights with good spread for my indoor daylight. Together the room will be a bit brighter and with hint more blue light then people are use to, but I already added dimmer switches to help tone it down when guests come over and if needed I can flip it back full normal by changing light bulbs and new paint. One odd thing I am doing to further this is I am making my doors and trim a soft gray so the doors and trim are darker then the walls, a bit backwards but the walls have more area so I want them brighter for lighting. Eventually I plan to use bloodwood for the floors both for durability and because I hate the color yellow which most woods have. As it ages the wood floor will become louder with the white walls, so I'll need to think about it again if a blood red floor and bright white walls and gray door is too much, it works functionally to my goals but I do need to be able to sell if needed

Haven't thought about downstairs or kitchen, timeline is too far out given how slow things are moving and how buying the best quality is near bankrupting me

How do I find and develop my style?

>>2575130
Just be yourself

just moved into a new apartment and have no roommates for the first time

am i gay for wanting this look in my living room

>>2577095
seems inoffensive and gender neutral to me

>>2555556
For me its queen Vanessa Carlton making her way downtown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jqi9k3tXoQ

>>2555556
For me its queen Vanessa Carlton making her way downtown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jqi9k3tXoQ

I'm dumb and autistic. I can't imagine a style, i just want functionality.
I want floors that are easy to clean, a closet with windows so i don't have stinky wardrobes, a big shower, a hot tub, a separate kitchen so i don't stink up the home when i cook, ceilings i can reach with a broom so the cobwebs don't demand a ladder to clean and heating is not a nightmare.

>>2577692
I like the artistic side of home design and strongly value looks, as they do have an effect on the overall experience of being in a room (often more than the practical aspects), but they ALWAYS have to be constrained by the function.
Seeing so many homes be designed by prioritizing form at the expense of function is madness.
There are entire categories of houses that only look cool in a picture or if you're visiting as a guest, but living in them seems like a constant state of frustration and annoyance. Like open spaces and lofts, or those tiny houses that cost as much as a larger house because of how expensive it is to turn them into something just barely livable.
Or the gigantic mansions that require having a team of strangers constantly in your house just to maintain it, and having to waste half your day just walking from wing to wing any time you need to go to a different place in the house.
Plus, so many houses that are overall sensible have specific things that ruin them by putting form over function (For exmaple by not prioritizing the things you mentioned).
Maybe I'm just being autistic and normal people simply don't care, but even then, just a bit of thinking would easily make a tangible improvement on the enjoyment of the home (in a "wow, I didn't know I needed X but now I can't imagine living without it" kind of way).

https://youtu.be/GiYK_6FxNts

I don't get the hate this video got normies memed the fuck.put of it.
I've seen much worse cringier rich mansions, the guy is a total dunce of course the chick has to take over and lead the tour

>>2577715
She's the one who designed it, makes sense she'd lead the tour.

I find interesting the materials and design of Communist interiors from official buildings. Mostly from Chinese ones. Verry stylish modern type.

>>2573887
this looks like 2009 web design

>>2568518

haven't I seen you on /g/?

>>2578935
>the materials
no just no. it's was all shitty sawdust board
t. actually lived in commie interior

>>2554845
Alright, where can I find design ideas for real bathrooms? If I go on pinterest or google and search "small bathroom design dark" I get all of these "small" bathrooms that are the size of the bottom floor of my house, and cost more than my truck.

There seems to be a massive gap between "shitty paintjob and some new knicknacks" and "$80k bathroom makeover with a new tub carved from a Himalayan boulder"

>>2579734
how about $20k bathroom makeover?

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/10/ten-timber-clad-bathrooms-lookbooks/

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/30/ten-white-bathroom-interiors-lookbooks/

>>2579541
did you read what i wrote? Not normal peoples apartments, but official buildings offices.

>>2579734
https://youtu.be/kftdDix-YAs

>>2580073
Not bad. That is the sort of thing I am looking for. Maybe I can springboard off of that video to other, similar videos. I might actually use that shade of green in a different bathroom when I make it that far

>>2580035
Too rich for my blood, maybe $800 and some upcycled light fixtures would be more my budget

>>2554845

Victorian contemporary

>>2579734

You have to search for a specific colour to get better results

>>2554845

I did a new kitchen for $2500

Alas, im a electrician, so I install everything myself.

Built new doors, sprayed with 2 pac enamel paint
Hardwood bench tops, 5 coats of marine polyurethane.
Custom lighting
All the plumbing etc.

I bought everything either on sale or were last of line things

Spanish tiles
European tap ware and sinks

It’s amazing how cheap you can get things

Even installed laminate flooring that I bought for only $250 for 15m2.

People think I spent an absolute fortune on it. In excess of $30000

>>2568518
Find God, if you haven't already.
>>2579144
Yes. I don't see him faggotposting as much anymore. Wonder what changed.

>>2557874
textural interest to contrast tyhe relative lack of it in furniture, same for the ceiling in that pic.

>>2579541
comfy

>>2577095
The flimsiness of those legs is effeminate, practically begs for a swarthy man to throw down his weight and obliterate their structure.

Is there anything wrong with using outdoor furniture indoors?

Is Karnaca art deco?

>>2581249
That has some deco-ish elements to it, but overall it looks like more of an art nouveau style.

>>2581249
>that drawer shelf
I WANT

>>2573490
I believe that it does fall underneath the arts & crafts movement, but "American Craftsman" refers specifically to the houses of the style that were being made during that era in the US.

My ideal would be a combination of monolithic brutalism and utopian Sci fi.
I like the the simple imposing geometry of brutalism, but prefer the aesthetic of glossy white panels over matte black/Grey structure.

>>2581554
You're a man after my own heart. My ideal design would be a mix of sci-fi themes, but primarily retrofuturism with utopian/solarpunk characteristics.

>>2580372
Its not hard to so better than NPCs. Worst is the cabinets. They're not "hard" to make but ungodly labor intensive. Even if you're a solid woodworker you're talking every night and weekend for 8-10 weeks to make an average kitchens worth of cabinets. By the end you just want to murder your family in their sleep and burn the house down because you hate it all so much.

>>2581554
Cover concrete with granite panels or partially with aluminum.

This is the bathroom of the condo I just bought. Any suggestions to spruce it up?

>>2581715
greenery, even if its fake

茶室core

>>2581734
tempting

>>2581660
I'm pretty set on an ICF build. I was thinking full size quarts panels for cladding. Throw in in a 1 inch reveal at top and bottom for defuse lighting and your good to go.

>>2581737
>render
Cringe

At the end feels like they were really struggling to compliment the design from the bitch on the right

https://youtu.be/CRcJnPeYjaE

i've had this picture saved on my computer for a while, and i am looking for a couch to buy so was going through all my house pictures for inspiration. i came upon this and figured i'd try to find the couch. well i did, and it costs TWENTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

>>2582138
>more than one bowl of antlers
I didn't realize that this was a gore thread

>>2582138
Doesn't even look anything special. Looks like something you would find on the side of the street

>>2582029
it really is awful. even the morons in the youtube comments are calling it out

>>2581734
>greenery
yes

>fake
no

These shitty florescent lights light fixtures are all half broken. Any good replacement I can do? I figured I could replace them with big led tracks, but I have no idea what to put in as a cover where the ceiling drops.
It originally had a plastic grid that fell and broke whole we were fiddling with the first set of broken florescents

>>2582873
that decor calls for a chandelier

Slowly redoing my house in a peaceful dark green instead of blank white walls. Except for the bathroom. The bathroom's gonna be navy blue.

And the kitchen is getting wood paneling instead of 70s' era fake wood.

Eventually I'll take up the linoleum flooring in the kitchen and bathroom and put in vinyl plank.

Just want to declare, I hate drywall so much. I wish there were alternatives. It's really difficult to pull off modern designs when it's still obviously just semigloss on drywall.

My wife grew up in a house built in the twenties, with large trim and millwork around all the doors and windows but all the houses that look like that tend to be in poor shape these days. Can you just put that stuff in to a generic bungalow or will it end up looking stupid.

>>2579541
comfy ex yu aesthetic

>>2579541
Insanely comfy. Get rid of some of the clutter and fix the paint tho

>>2583175
I think it could work, you'd just have to maintain it that level of trim throughout the house, interior and exterior. Bungalows are kinda close to arts and crafts, so it's not a stretch to bring in some older style wood work.

I've been turning a small ranch into more of a traditional style cottage. Only thing that gives it away now is the roof pitch and shitty stoop. Just requires thought and planning, have an idea for each room and make sure it matches the theme of the entire house. Drawings and CAD will be your friend.

>>2582873
high cri 3000k fluorescent tubes

>>2582873
any chance you can show more of the room? it looks really comfy

too much?

>>2586617
Dust - the Epic Tale

>>2586617
people used to have too much free time on their hands, and we were all better for it.

>>2577708
What is wrong with open spaces?

>>2586617
pepe?

>>2586948
take a break from the internet anon

>>2586950
I literally can't

>>2581249
the duke's mansion is awesome. the architecture in particular

>>2586952
you literally can you are using hyperbole.

>>2586786
What isn't wrong with open spaces?

>>2577095
The minisplitter can suck a dick, but the style is on point.

>>2554896
underrated

>>2555060
Couldn't agree more. It's my dream to own a nice prairie style one day.

>>2554845
99% of interior design is determined by structural design, which makes it largely irrelevant and a woman's hobby.

sorry, you arent turning your 90s stick built rancher into a bohodustrial open concept timber frame loft.

>>2587440
>99% of interior design is determined by structural design
Elaborate

>>2582873
Oh yes stained crown, fluorescent bulbs, wallpaper, and plaster popcorn.

>>2587440
Rooms with the same exact structure will have a completely different look, feel and function based of their interior design

>>2557383
>>2558621
>>2560556
>>2577095
>>2580364
>>2581737
looks cold

>>2554896
>>2555060
>>2565492
>>2569342
>>2569711
>>2571029
looks comfy and warm

>>2564198
>>2573887
>>2577095
uncomfortable furniture

>>2568518
reconsider your life

>>2579541
i can smell this photo and it smells like old people and cigarettes. not in a bad way, reminds me of an estate sale

>>2554845
my style is Craigslist free utilitarian

>>2555206
do you not know how a pothos plant works

>>2587441
you have a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and natural wood slating? this room is cabin/rustic. got drywall in between the wood framing? now its boho. exposed concrete floors with a steel framed loft? industrial. brick rounded archway transition to a low ceiling den with woodstove? cottage. floor to ceiling windows with mono pitched roof? modern contemporary.

really pay attention next time you scroll through pinterest or whatever place you get gay interior design inspiration that appeals to women, and youll quickly notice that interiors you think look nice are only accentuating the design features of the structure that already exists.

no, adding a coffee table made of pipes and pallet wood wont make your boring, featureless 10x20 room feel like anything more than what it is.

end of the day it doesnt matter how many house plants and chochkis you litter your house with, the homes style was determined before you put anything in it. you either work with it or against it.

>>2565492
i hate those tables they fucking suck, you hit that fuckin corner
fcuking glasses slide off that shit
stupid deocratoin block any use
low quality women shit

2. that rug looks like i would slip on that fucker or with that size it has to be constanly repositioned.

3that fucking glass ball would get kicked
or fucking run it to it
i walk around barefoot or in socks

4. fuck those wicker chairs look uncomfy as shit

5. the color is very old
looking

6.fuck giant glass lap, that shit fallin over
my dog is totally spilling that shit

the only thing i like is the couch and maybe a plant

>>2588084
Exposed beams, drywall and concrete floor are all interior design choices

>>2588109
yeah let me go ahead and just "expose the beams" on this stick built roof as an "interior design choice"

retard

>>2588118
people cover and expose architectural features all the time, retard

>>2569342
Use to live in a house like that growing up. One word: cobwebs everywhere

>>2588157
>architectural features
correct.

there is nothing to show/hide under a stick built roof structure you absolute mongoloid. youre literally making my case for me.

>>2588196
there is
its just not a fashionable design choice

>>2554845
>Mid Century Modern
my favorite
>>2555045
this is ok
>>2555060
this is very nice, maybe a bit over the top
>>2557383
>>2558621
too hipster, dont like the colors
>>2560549
cheap
>>2560556
this ones perfect
>>2561493
too dusty
>>2565492
>>2565971
its ok.
>>2568518
what a mess
>>2569711
its ok
>>2579541
I really like this one too.

>>2582873
>that fly strip

>>2587440
>>2588084
Overall this is a pretty bogus restrictive perspective but I gotta say when my interior designed started leaning into the structure of my house it did wield better results

>>2579541
why does it look like 90% similar to my grandparents home? estonia

Usually find the houses he showcases to be shite but this one has me moist (because of the interior design)
https://youtu.be/JJOQdDQpavo

>>2588778
>Suveniirklaasid

why is modernity so ugly? take me back

is this the right thread to ask for furniture advice or should i make my own one
or is this even the wrong board for such questions?

>>2590788
you're probably better of making a thread, this one seems to have run its course

Why is furniture so fucking expensive. Even second hand it's a nightmare to find something affordable that you like

>>2592607
Do you have any upscale thrift stores in your area? The furniture there tends to be incredibly cheap, but its of course a toss up on what you'll find.

I just got an oak dining room table + 5 chairs for $317 the other day. you can find some definite steals if you get lucky

>>2592616
I'm not an ameriburger. Thrift shops are incredibly rare here

>be installer with clueless homeowner new landlord
>huge multifamily house
>first unit is pretty sketch but has great kitch and bath after lots of work
>ask online for full room or full house design help online
>*crickets*
>other threads "What color drapes?" "use any color!" "What color accent wall?" "Use any color!"
They're literally taking monochrome rooms and throwing in one color like a photoshop effect. Anything I suggest is "hideous" but I simply want continuity like repeating colors and shapes, symmetry or asymmetry. I respect actual design, but there's a culture of imposters.

>>2592669
yep, that's the internet for ya.

I know this is against the spirit of the board but has anyone had experience with hiring an interior designer? I'm very much a "I know what I like when I see it" fag and would like to work with someone to help me achieve a nice space. Any advice on how to choose a designer or what to look for?

>>2592906
Nah man don't trust other people like that especially when you have to pay them. At most watch some videos/read some articles on interior design to grasp the basics and then do it yourself.

>>2592906
What he >>2593619 said. Plus 90% of professional interior designers are homos and 10% are vapid sluts, is that really a business you wanna support?

Forgive the ESLness but are there any examples of rooms that are truly themed to look like actual out there location scenarios? What I mean is that if the room theme is for example "jungle", instead of exotic potted plants, a golden elephant statue, a leopard print couch, green rug, imported african furniture and some frames of jungle paintings on the wall, it was actually made to resemble the place in a fully immersive "realistic" way kind of like if it were a professional movie set with the floor being filled with dirt, plants coming out of the ground on a more haphazard manner, the walls could be sculpted like a cave wall, etc...?

Seems like the kind of thing rich people would do but I've yet to see any examples of the sort, even when they go for impractical high concept crazy ideas it's always in a very stylized, more abstract manner instead of the full head to toe "fantasy". The closest thing I can think of is this youtuber who got a japanese cyberpunk themed set made and even then it's not at his house and just a studio to shoot videos.

>>2595025
there are no examples of this besides studios and tv sets and for good reason. A lot of the novelty of the room wears off the moment you have to do anything fucking practical in it or even just sleep in it.

I hated my apartment, so with the limited room I had I decided to install clouds and fake zeppelins from the ceiling to give the feeling of watching the sky when youre on the floor. I had a sound activated light so that when the room was dark, loud claps would cause the light to flash like there was thunder in the room.

I had to take the lights down because loud noises happened more than i expected, sometimes causing the light to wake me up at night, and I had to take the clouds down because every fucking species of bug would fly into them.

>>2595171
>install clouds and fake zeppelins
huh?

>>2595171
What the fuck

SOVL

>>2573887
You must've watched alot of music videos growing up

>>2582029
the dude cheated tho
>lol translucent walls xd

>>2596023
>>2596051
What do you not understand about a sky themed

>>2595025
As the other Anon said, it's impractical and gets old quick, however I think that if the set itself IS the function of the room, then it makes sense.
For instance, if you have a room dedicated to a specific activity, designing the room like the space that a professional (perhaps from a past era or a different country) would use to do that activity.

Not really what I'm talking about in the paragraph above, but if I were rich I'd probably consider turning a large room in my house into a giant terrarium with real plants and animals.
I would have it enclosed into a thick rectangular C-shaped glass "room" inside the actual room, so I can walk in the middle and around it, and see the terrarium from every angle.
Depending on the size and shape of the terrarium and the room, I'd have furniture for relaxing or working.
Ideally it would be fully sealed and self-sustaining.

Actually I think it would be neat to have a small-ish house that's essentially a large open space with one such terrarium in the middle creating the rooms.
You can even build real walls in the middle of the terrarium "walls" for privacy.

>>2597941
What you want is windows

>>2597954
What you want is a cure for severe brain damage.
Unfortunately there isn't one yet.

>>2595171
You gotta post a picture

>>2592906
Some designers function almost as a general contractor. Any time I've worked under designers and GCs it has been large scale projects or high end offices. I don't want to think about the money the customers throw away.
I do a lot for cabinet designers but most of those can barely get the measurements right after you print them out, let alone order the products correctly. They move things around on and give isometric computer views just fine. But they don't like when I break down how the cabinets are built, the hardware, or the actual costs of their products vs the competing stores.

cringe thread. yall gay

>>2595025
A few years ago I was in an old office building that was being squatted by artists. They had filled one of the rooms with a layer of sand, covered the walls in fabric and placed persian rugs on the sand, making it like an indoor desert tent. People mostly just relaxed on pillows and smoked hashish.

>>2554845
in clockwise rotation:
>gay
>horrible
>queer
>sickening

>>2568518
SOVL

>>2592607
Small local antique stores are goat
Just a couple weeks ago I found the perfect dresser for my room at a fraction of the cost of cheaply made ikeashit

>>2574383
> dystopian
gay
> techno
gay
> future
gay

>>2554896
How are you supposed to use the stove, with a candy cane chair in the way?

>>2582138
That price is wild. I do upholstery on the side, and make pretty good money redoing couches. Mostly the tufted button look, like the backs of these couches:
>>2564198
>>2573887
>>2580364
Tufted headboards are popular too.
I buy the stuff at thrift shops, and strip it down, toss the fabric, but reuse the remaining parts if I can.
Foam is the most expensive part but I've had decent success with 'scavenging' foam from the newer mail order type mattresses. When the local uni lets out, I can get them for free or very cheap. Even paying $50 for a mattress gets me more foam than $50 to a wholesaler.

Another thing that's pretty popular is taking seats out of dead vehicles (bucket & bench seats), and turning them into "chairs". I don't know anyone that's put them in a living room, but they're good for basements, shops, garages, that sort of thing.

Sorry for the messy counter but I was looking for advice on a new faucet as this one broke and I need to replace it.

All of the hardware in the kitchen is oil brushed bronze, but I'm also not set on keeping it. I did find a faucet I liked but it was in black / stainless only.

Is oil oil brushed bronze the best hardware color to go with these cabinets? It's all very open concept so I want to try to keep all the hardware in the house the same. I think, I don't know what I'm doing I'm just trying to make it look not shitty. I'm going to be replacing the countertops after I save up.

Any general advice would be appreciated

>>2603115
with those cabinets, anything dark would work. Iron and wood is a combination that's existed for centuries, now the hardware doesn't have to be iron, but anything dark would be fine. The edges that shine through on oil rubbed bronze might not match with that wood, but It's not noticeable in your picture, so it's probably alright.

Now I have to say, the cabinets themselves aren't very attractive and I'd be tempted to paint them.

The world is my oyster

But i'm allergic to shellfish

>>2603178
I'd rather stain them differently than paint them honestly, I quite enjoy the natural look.

But thank you for the advice, I've been very torn because I quite like some brushed bronze but others as you said with the edge showing, looks like shit to me.

Shopping for a sink has been far too stressful as I simply don't want to make the wrong choice

>>2554863
The top two maybe. Bottom left is genuinely tasteful and relaxing.

>>2603189
velcoro knew this

>>2574658
nothing wrong with taking your time. when i first moved in i was rushing to get things done but since then slowed down. it's better to think hard about what you want and to make it last.
by then prices would have come down ..right?

>>2581715
i like the walk in shower and the larger mirror.
i'd add a waterfall shower head and get rid of the shower curtain.
like the other poster said, add (real) plants.
some accent lighting

>>2588185
that's two words, also it would add to the feeling

>>2586617
is there a giant breasted sunlight goddess up there?

>>2577715
McDavid is a GOAT hockey player, not a designer.

>>2580816
Retirement goals.

>>2581282
Make it.

Is it okay to post about antiques in here? Just picked this up on a buying run and am pretty chuffed to have one. Always loved the look of these old bank lamps and it's a great light to read under.

>>2603908
Just FYI they make nice LED replacements for the shit heat lamps they used to use

>>2603947
It strangely has a CFL bulb in it currently. Was thinking about getting one of those antique style ones, but I kinda like the output I'm getting.

>>2603450
he was talking about his own style, not the OP pics, there's nothing ikea about them

>>2554845
i got a picture of my states governor on the wall next to my painting of a cow i bought at meijer above my broken bike and honestly its pretty aesthetic as the kids would say

Is there a reason striped wallpaper isn't common? I find aesthetic as fuck.

>>2604230
Because the "design" magazines at the checkout counter don't feature it.

>>2604230
Personally, I'm just not a massive fan of patterned wallpapers, textured is fine, I like solid colours, I like walls that are different colours to each other if they're complimentary. That pic isn't ugly in the slightest, but it's also not something I enjoy or would choose.

>>2604230
>Doesn't obey 60-30-10 rule
Ick

>>2604494
that's really comfy and would make me feel like I was living in the future we were supposed to have

>>2604494
looks like a set from Wes Anderson movie

Is grannycore a thing? I always like how old grannies decorate their homes

>>2604829
Yeah but you should make sure to have some touches of contemporary or else there's gonna be a disconnect. Chances are that you wear modern clothes, buy food that comes in modern packaging and have a smartphone in your pocket so if you do textbook granny like it's a fucking movie set period piece these things are gonna clash hard in a way that is jarring. By all means have some grannycore elements but you must embrace present day reality in your design style too

>>2604552
>Picture from the 50s
>living in the future
*sigh*

>>2604880
>make sure to have some touches of contemporary
dildo collection

>>2555556
>I got a Razor scooter so I could scoot from my bedroom to the kitchen..
I SO want to say this
#madeit

I've always wished to own an urban jungle/Modern brutalist mix with a Koi pond in the back yard.

Grandma/medieval tavern/french country cottage?? Some kind of mishmash since I can't commit to a hard style. I try to stay away from things that would make it look too "industrial farmhouse" so I have an unhealthy fear of iron. I use a lot of doilies and like to have lots of floral and plant stuff everywhere. Currently preserving a lot of flowers to decorate with. I would love to have more live plants in my house and do the cottage jungle thing but gnats love them in the summer and my cat chews them... I've definitely gotten "grandma's house" comments and people tend to fall asleep easily in my living room. It has dark wood beams, floors and trim so it's somewhat dim. Very cozy in the winter.

>>2606767
That sounds really nice, do you have any pictures?

how to beat analysis paralysis when it comes to interior design?

>>2607693
do something, fuck up, learn, repeat. there is no other way

>>2606767
Sounds like my style
Minus cats, they ruin a good home imo

I wish I was gay to gain magic interior design powers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9HGBekReYM

>>2608279
Those bookcases look absolutely awful.

>>2608279
Damn hes cute
YYYYY

Hey guys. Maybe wrong thread, but how would I go about recreating that rusty / vintage wood kinda look in my room? I miss the coziness of the late 90s, the comfy carpeted floor in my old room when I was still a kid, and generally all the old stuff we used to have back then; it just felt really warm back then. I used to feel homely with all the antique shit my Grandma used to spread around everywhere, and I really miss those times even if it's just nostalgia hitting me right now. I think that having a room I can feel at home in and which reminds me of my past, where I felt most comfortable, I could become way happier, as it's the place I hang out in most, naturally. Maybe it's just an European thing, but I think a lot of people will immediately know what kind of vibe I'm talking about. So I'd really fucking appreciate it if you people could help me out with pictures for a moodboard or something to get a general idea or concept; or even better, give me tips or advice on how to achieve that look in my room. I'm already scouting for used CRT monitors and turntables, alongside pondering the idea of vising flea markets for decoration, but that's all I have as of now. Not to mention that laying carpet is really expensive, especially when I live in a rented apartment and I don't know how long I'm gonna live there.

>>2608588

>>2608588
.

>>2608659
>>2608664
too childish and consoomer-brained for me; i don't really like the retrowave look anymore, the internet ruined it

I'm gonna post some setups from actual 4chan austists.

>>2609937
other angle

>>2555303
Based is what you like, without regard to anyone else's feelings or opinions. See >>2555556.

If you'd prefer to go for "generally appealing to the majority of people" instead of "based", I think you can't go wrong with mid-century modern.

>>2555556
I love the arrogance that was involved in the design of this house. She doesn't give a fuck. It's ugly but I appreciate her conviction.

>>2609937
>>2609939
this is crazy because I thought
>"Holy shit this guy is an actual Nazi"
>"There's no way he's a nazi, the throw pillows and curtains are too on the nose, this must be satire"
>"there's no way he spent all of this money unless he is an honest to god nazi"

>>2609938
w2c that bashar flag

No room as Gucci as mine

>>2609943
Unironic kino

>>2567525
Raw exposed wood in a home works to regulate humidity

>>2608480
damn i didn't believe you but wtf he totally is
that voice though, warrants some directed physical violence

don't care if I'm a weeb but nothing will be as comfy as this house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts8EdRhcuPQ

>>2610379
ur right
fuck

>>2604230
I just hate the idea of having to cut and place paper on my wall to one day see it needs to be changed or i want a different color and can't just whip out the paint cans.

>>2574383
>for me its a dystopian techno future theme

that's because you have the mind of a child

>>2582873
popcorn ceiling is disgusting

>>2588803
too much dusting

>>2604494
the shining
horror movie feels

my office pref

>>2608279
I've been checking some videos of that faggot and I'm a bit shocked at the amount of actual handiwork he does. I figured interior design gays would just get contractors to do all the dirty work and then just have fun picking decor but this dude is out here mixing concrete and laying tile himself

>>2608659
>>2608664
What is it that makes man children like shit like this to this level? Read a book god damn

>>2605551
>living in the future we were supposed to have
you know, like a retrofuturist sort of feeling.

>>2603115
That could look really nice if you remove the cheap sink and get a big wide workstation type undermount sink and a nice white/tan granite countertop with streaks of green in it

>>2554896
first pic in the thread and its still the comfyest

Does anyone else like pastel colors on shaker cabinets? Because I think it's comfy as fuck.

best place in the house to hang dried flowers, lads? in the kitchen for some aesthetic? Windows? over doorways?

>>2613148
No, it's jarring

>>2613193
Dried flowers are cringe

>>2613148
Wheres the pastel?

I'm thinking about putting a wood fireplace and some kind of surround/hearth on the tall wall where the vacuum cleaner is.
Input/suggestions?

>>2613148
sure do

>>2613348
looks like a big space with little natural light so I would say it's a mistake to block off part the windows with a chimney. what even is the purpose of the room? dining?

>>2613477
It's the main dining room, yeah, but I don't have guests over that often or use the table much so it's a whatever room. In any case it's the biggest and most central part of the house, and I don't have a lot of other good spots to put a fireplace. The chimney would only partially obscure one of the windows in any case, I'm not building some giant brick chimney for it, just metal piping.

>>2613477
>>2613478
The chimney can probably go out halfway up the back wall anyway (depending on consuction/layout) and not block anything

>>2613478
Unless you know for a fact that you're gonna be using it often, having a fireplace for the sake of having a fireplace is a bit silly. I don't know your finances and budget but a fireplace is not only a huge expense, it's a big stressful ordeal putting up with contractors and whatnot. Regardless, fireplace or no fireplace, there's so much more the room needs as furniture and decor but before even thinking about aesthetics you should have a clear idea of what exactly do you want to use the room for. It's a huge space so it's a shame not to take full advantage of it

>>2613148
my eyes hurt

>>2613538
There's solar panels on that part of the roof though.

>>2613700
>a fireplace is not only a huge expense, it's a big stressful ordeal putting up with contractors and whatnot
>contractors
anon, where do you think we are?

>>2613748
Doesnt have to go through the roof
>>2613700
Cost is similar to a furnace installed
and it takes half a day

Anybody have any inspo for a cringe "gaming" office with dark grey walls and white shelves and desk?

>>2613757
You lose out on a lot of BTUs if you route your stovepipe externally though

>>2613920
I would say the difference is negligible
The pipe should be insulated no matter which way it goes and it should not be considered a source of heat because why would you want a hot pipe inside your roof or walls?

>>2554845

>>2554845

>>2615883
can you perhaps find a smaller image to post? this is way too big for my monitor.

>>2604230
It gives me kind of a circus-tent feel.

>>2554845

>>2554845

>>2609937
>>2609939
>I can explain everything

>>2615883
>>2615891

>>2616412
what is this style with curved organic shapes called?

bumperino

>>2617906
not working, guess it stops bumping after the thread gets old enough, cheers lads we had a good run

>>2617940
Cheers fren.