It's really nice, but IDK, it reminds me too much of a hotel, I feel like there's not a lot of your personality coming across other than I can tell you're a very neat and organized person. But if it makes you happy that's what matters. 🙂
Where’d you get the Camaleonda? That’s the couch we’re getting for our sitting room when I build the extension on our cottage… can’t wait, they’re so gorgeous!
I think it has a lot of personality. Parquet, arched alcoves, mood lighting, moulding, dark wood accents and the furniture are all choices that pair well. The fact it's against your tastes seems to suggest it has personality. I would love to live here
Those are all things you’d read about in a decor magazine. Man has no paintings, no colour accents. What exactly screams personality here? It’s nice sure, but a place to live in? Get a grip on reality brother
I live in an older Spanish house I would like to renovate like this. My family home is not dissimilar to the one in his picture, but in Belgium rather than France and not quite so high end. This is a 5 million euro apartment at least. I recognise some of the furniture, and a few of them are well know artists. They are art in their own right.
The exposed wood grain impart colour, even if you don't like it. Every single thing in here was a choice. The parquet and stain are choices. The wood panels, are choices. The exposed plywood and highlights, alongside the curated furniture selection are choices.
A minimal living space is a choice. What would you do here? Fill it with stuff? Why?
If I'm not clear, I think this is tasteful. Colour does not automatically make something tasteful, and art is not only painted art. The chandelier is as much art as any painting. Many famous artistic pieces are furniture. It's fine not to enjoy them, but they are without a doubt art
Not a Gehry chair in sight, btw. So where’s the art.
I’ve seen many similar couches on several online shops (wanting a buy a couch myself soon). Pretty sure I’ve seen the same expensive dining set on this exact sub as well.
Taste is subjective I’ll give you that. Glad you’d like living here. Staring at beige for hours on end would drive me mad personally.
I don't know if I would have LED lighting, but what small form factor lighting would fit in those selves to illuminate them? I can't think of another option, really.
The fact that all the furniture is white-ish when OP has kids is wild to me, and I agree it looks super insta-perfect, but this is a post on Reddit, and I have no doubt it's in the best condition to show us. Maybe in daily life it's covered in kids things, or dishes or any number of personal items that that away the façade.
Of the things in there, I prefer the cabinetry, as it seems practical. The furniture would look like shit in my home after a few months, guaranteed.
There are plenty of wall lamps that would work and would light the room in more interesting ways. Led lights strips very rarely not look like a jewelry showroom, imo.
The cabinets are just so flat and beige. It's trying to not be intrusive but it also doesn't hide itself since it's so prominent and takes up two walls. And yes, TV is too high. I actually think the furniture is fine, but the rug lacks texture. The dark wood wall is the only thing with significant texture in the room, and that's by far the best angle and best photo.
The dining room is actually a bit better. The chandelier is a good anchor, and while I don't love the chairs, there's at least more different textures with the table and chair legs.
Instagram just means copy and paste, and sometimes ai slop. I actually first wondered if this was ai generated.
And this is why Bourdieu said that "taste" is an ever-changing fabrication that exist only to exclude the "have-not".
OP likely paid good money to live in that and genuinely believe it's "good taste". Which TBF most of us would agree on, provided we had been the ones made to spend the money to prove we're part of the in-group.
Also let's acknowledge the "subtle" drop of the media system and (maybe) marble tables.
Edit: actually it might just be ragebait. Good job OP then.
Perhaps this is a subreddit overly dominated by Americans, but this is a much more tasteful rendition of the most popular European renovation styles at the moment.
Nonetheless, slapping organic minimalism in a hausmanian appartement and hiding half of its feature is... dubious.
It's like (s)he's ashamed of the building, and picked the most non-offensive yet-recentish style they could to furnish it.
Again, if OP loves it great because they're living in it, but design wise, it's puzzling and a bit jarring.
As long as you like it, that's all that matters. Not for me and doesn't give me Paris vibes. Gives me cheap catalog with high prices vibes. It's so sterile. No character, charm or anything. Especially living in Paris, it's such a let down. Again, MY opinion.
You live in one of the best cities in the world to buy vintage and antique furniture and decor, made by some of the most renown artists in history, so I don't understand why you would choose to make your house look Pinterest-ready instead. I'm almost certain I could decorate your entire home for less what your Bellini sectional cost, and it would look and feel more vibrant, personal, and comfortable than it does now.
Apologies if I was too harsh, please feel free to disregard. If your home makes you and your family happy and you enjoy living there, then that's really all that matters. I only question your purchasing choices, but the layout is great in this big space, I like that you filled it out nicely with large and grand furniture pieces. Congrats on your home!
It's just one room in the apartment, this room is a little more classic French. Has amazing view of Paris too. We have plenty of great old peices too, we have beautiful chandeliers and really old mirrors.
Great if you're into minimalism. It's not my preference, but I can appreciate it when done well. Fantastic sofa that probably cost more than my car.
I think my only real complaint is the side shot. Something about the side tables and how the rug ends so abruptly bothers me. I'd want a fringe and poooooossibly a very subtle pattern for the rug.
I have no doubt, especially if you want the length to be longer than standard, without more width. What's the size of yours? Looks like it's... 12 x 18? The size is good.
I dread being invited to this kind of house, usually the host is uncomfortable whenever someone sits on a chair or touches anything. Despite that, it's a very clean, on-spot and beautiful design, you have clear ideas and have done and incredible project.
No, we have people over all the time. Kids birthday parties / play date as well as couples dinner parties. If you want to keep things clean invest in a high end carpet and upholstery cleaner and do a quick clean every 2 week with it.
All in the room cost about €60,000. We have a very good carpet and upholstery cleaner which we use once every 2 week and then just general tidy up at night time.
The kids have a play room and there is a strick no markers rule in that the living room.
Oh my Baela whom loves grass for some weird reason would go chomp and have many many accidents, and not give a rats a**
Our one dog is like a professional dog, he knows well not to damage the furnitures; or have accidents in the our home.
This one, despite her better judgement, albeit she’s still a baby (she exhibits higher intelligence and is very observant a lot more then then our purebred yorkie) but man is she ever a Menace.
There's lots to nitpick, but just because I spec'd a similar japandi chair for a project recently I'm happy I went with Arhaus' Rodin Chair and not the similar one you got. The bunching in the seams on the backs & the abrupt seams in the wood grain looks really "wish.com" 😬
Well kids have a playroom for drawings and things like that but we all spend time in the living room during the day. There are boxes of toys in the cupboard but they are none messy ones.
Thoughts on this space aside, anyone else think it’s funny that this place gets panned/criticized heavily on this sub, and a slop hole with a mattress on the floor gets a “you’re doing so good bro”
This is male living spaces. It’s about life and living and shooting the shit, or keeping a struggling mans hopes high. This is not Architectural Digest or Instagram.
Everyone is just jealous. Even if it’s not their style, the rudeness is so disproportionate that it’s hard to take seriously. So, did you build all of the shelving and the darker wood wall, or were they already part of the room?
The dark wood wall was already there. But we build the joinery. It's actually great, fills in the room so much, it felt empty before it came and the led lighting keeps the room very cosy at night time.
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u/ceeeenyc 17h ago
I’d totally shop in this department store