The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136806 Message #3130063
Posted By: katlaughing
06-Apr-11 - 04:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: Spring Declutter & Exercise, April 2011
Subject: RE: BS: Spring Declutter & Exercise, April 2011
According to this week's email from Kovels, the antique dealers "bible", my home is now all the rage:
The "undecorating style" has arrived just in time for collectors who have always known that casual combinations of wonderful things create a room that is comfortable, interesting, and tells a lot about the owner. "Perfectly matched" is out. "Expensive" when "cheap" is available is out. Even an unmade bed is OK. The rules are: be clever, use your own guidelines, and watch what you spend since lavish is now considered poor taste. "Undecorate: The No Rules Approach to Interior Design," by Christine Lemieux, is a new book on the style. And once a style is named, it is "official." (from a March 20 article in The Wall Street Journal)