This blog called So Haute featured Tori Mellot’s Living Room

Maybe you’ve seen it already… I just did.

And it was interesting.

http://sohaute.typepad.com/sohaute/2009/09/tori-mellott.html

Aside from the several trends that I’ve had my eye on…. the bold stripe, the convex mirror, the artfully arranged art – this post also appealed to the design process that we are undergoing with Bregan, in selecting a couch. Bregan gave us several examples of sofas both tufted and clean as a whistle. Here is a woman who traded her tufted for clean lines… See the Old and The New

The Estate of Things chooses Tori Mellot's Living Room on So Haute Blog

The Estate of Things chooses Tori Mellot's Living Room on So Haute Blog The Estate of Things chooses Tori Mellot's Living Room on So Haute Blog

I’m guessing that Sarah will like the new and improved livingroom more than the first. I feel that the new arrangement and the clean lines offer a more timeless appeal… but I can’t help but be drawn to the the casual thrown together quality of the first room with its mixed rich textures.

It’s a dichotomy that I think about quite a bit when making my own decisions for decorating. Without choice, I live with a cluttered sense of temporariness in my decor, shifting between ideas….  if I had no limitations of budget or time to work and rework my living space, would it be any different, or would I pull together cohesive rooms with timeless appeal?

This was a fun exercise. I’d love to see more banging ass Former Domino Decoration Editor’s places undergoing a revamp.

What are your thoughts?

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2 Comments

  • The new room keeps its eclectic style but everything was lightened up. Its interesting to see what was replaced and what was kept. Of course I like the 2nd room better.

  • I like the tufted room a wee bit better. But they both look like places that a much older person would live in. Or maybe my grandma was just unusually hip.

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