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[NATEizKING]

No, been at our house for about a year and a half and just took everything anyone gave us along with things from college. Wedding and school loans are the priority so about a year and a half from now when those are taken care of we can worry about decorating the house. With kids in the future, we probably won't worry much about furniture. The first thing I would like to buy is some better toilets but I doubt I will get the first say on what we buy.

 

[cowgirl836]

I mean yeah, if hair, dust, and boxes are cool decor these days. They "upgraded" our door handle things last year but only partially. So we have a lovely combo of brass and brushed nickel door handles in here. Mixing metals is all the rage in magazines now, right?


I imagine we will care more in our house but not to the level of comparing to a magazine. More of the "I picked out and paid for this **** so I'm going to care more about how it looks vs my junk rental apartment" Also, "I can put nails in the wall without losing my deposit" will allow us to actually hang crap on the walls.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Outside, oh hell yes. Inside, oh hell no.

The outside looks like the owner is a landscape architect who had architect buddies.

The inside looks like the old man living there is trying to get in touch with his inner dorm boy spirit.

 

[alarson]

A 65" led tv and a comfortable as **** sectional counts as well styled, right? I also have speakers up on the walls.

 

[brianhos]

Constantly trying to keep up with others will make you poor.

 

[dmclone]

Depends on what you compare it to. It's clean and the kitchen is up to date. I wish we would have went with wood floors instead of tile and I wish we had a nice deck instead of the tiny/crappy one the builder decided on. If I was to build it again I would add about 30k in extras when it was built.

 

[Angie]

My own little single apartment was awesome. I had an awesome 60s mod-style decor with a martini thing going on. Bedroom was all red and black, bathroom was retro but funky. I kept it immaculate.

Our first townhouse as a married couple was pretty stylish, but a little messier due to (ahem) some messes left around by others.

Our house now is pretty stylish, but there is so much kid crap that it is hard to tell. My grey/yellow basement with a literary theme has a jumperoo and a Barbie dollhouse in it. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Al_4_State]

I don't know if it's stylish. I get the basement, my wife gets the rest of the house. She thinks she's stylish. The people who owned the house before us seemed to be kind of stylish, so the paint and rooms reflect their style some too.

I do have this though.

 

[isufbcurt]

Yes we recently bought our dream home which is a log home and pretty much all the furniture fits with the rustic theme. Our old house was a miss match setup and it didn't bother me at all. Usually when it comes to home theme, lawn, etc. I don't really care (especially with lawn, if all the grass was dead I would be happy).

 

[stateofmind]

We bought this home for well over 300 and I have lawn furniture in the basement. Not because we can't afford it but because my wife can't find the perfect fit and style. We almost never have people over so it's very frustrating. Although I have to say that my lounger furniture is very comfortable. :wink:

 

[Cybirdy]

For us it takes time--we can't buy multiple rooms of furniture/decor at a time. But you can change out things like throw pillows/curtains/decor items for $100-200. Those things may seem like frivilous spending when you are trying to save money, but having a few stylish/up-to-date items can help the feel of the room. Target, TJ Maxx and Hobby Lobby all are good places to look.

My house may not be "stylish", but I try to add new things occasionally. I have friends who have their houses styled by Ethan Allen. That will never be us and I know it, so I try to find things I like and not worry about how it compares to others.

 

[ISUagger]

I'm just starting out, so my house is anything but stylish. I have a college futon in my living room that is held together by 2x4s. I've spent a grand total of $200 to buy a sectional couch and a coffee table at an auction. I figured why bother when I'm getting married in June and she will want to change everything anyways.

 

[MeanDean]

I could give a rat's *** about styling. I laugh at the **** they show on those decorator shows, especially the ones that want that "industrial look". I guess if you worked in a factory for 30 years the idea of having industrial look stuff around the house isn't your idea of "stylish". But if you're a decorator and can sell that idea to some folks who will never get closer to a factory than driving past one in their BMW, then yeah.

I honestly just don't see the appeal of picking some generic wall decorations from Gordmans instead of something that means something to you or your family, be it a photo, poster, advertising sign, or Grandma's coffee grinder.

I just put stuff that appeals to my own eclectic (some would say BAD) tastes and if other don't like it they can tell me or laugh about it when they leave. I really don't care.

When you get to an age when you've seen "must have" styles come and go you don't put much stock in the latest and greatest ones. I remember when hard wood floors were "cold and drafty" and everybody wanted wall-to-wall carpeting. That was luxury! And wood paneling on the wall was warm and inviting, and you'd never have to paint again! Now they put the wood back on the floors and rip the wood off the walls.

 

[DeereClone]

I'm just starting out, so my house is anything but stylish. I have a college futon in my living room that is held together by 2x4s. I've spent a grand total of $200 to buy a sectional couch and a coffee table at an auction. I figured why bother when I'm getting married in June and she will want to change everything anyways.

Smart man.

 

[BoxsterCy]

I could give a rat's *** about styling. I laugh at the **** they show on those decorator shows, especially the ones that want that "industrial look". I guess if you worked in a factory for 30 years the idea of having industrial look stuff around the house isn't your idea of "stylish". But if you're a decorator and can sell that idea to some folks who will never get closer to a factory than driving past one in their BMW, then yeah.

I honestly just don't see the appeal of picking some generic wall decorations from Gordmans instead of something that means something to you or your family, be it a photo, poster, advertising sign, or Grandma's coffee grinder.

I just put stuff that appeals to my own eclectic (some would say BAD) tastes and if other don't like it they can tell me or laugh about it when they leave. I really don't care.

When you get to an age when you've seen "must have" styles come and go you don't put much stock in the latest and greatest ones. I remember when hard wood floors were "cold and drafty" and everybody wanted wall-to-wall carpeting. That was luxury! And wood paneling on the wall was warm and inviting, and you'd never have to paint again! Now they put the wood back on the floors and rip the wood off the walls.

Oh, my, you are describing my parents old house. I going to have to figuring out how to market that style mess to someone soon.

"Hey, under this crappy carpeting is hardwood."

"Behind that ****** paneling is a plaster wall."

 

[Cycopath]

People tend to tidy up to show off to friends and FB....

 

[Buster28]

I've had people compliment the 'look' of the house when we have guests. Is it stylish? In a way, but like KCClone, it's more representative of us than anything you'd see in a magazine or on tv. The big furniture matches, but the smaller pieces really don't, which is fine.

There's stuff on the walls - like a large tapestry my grandparents bought for their 50th anniversary, which no one else in the family wanted when grandma was making her final plans (terminal illness). It's been on the wall for eleven years now and will probably always hang somewhere in my house. I have a medium sized photo-on-canvass print of Yosemite Nat'l Park taken by and given to me by my best man from our wedding. The hallway has three framed raised-relief maps - one of Point Reyes, one of Sonoma, Napa, and Marin Counties, and one of all of California (so that each one sort of zooms in to the next). There are also several record albums in frames scattered on various walls - "Rio" is in the living room. I had more up years ago, but most have been replaced by other things.

The dining set is ancient (70s-era dark wood hand-me-down from parents), but in decent shape. I have a hard time parting with things that still serve a purpose and don't need to be replaced simply because they're older. We're not made of money, so that always factors into getting anything new. If/when we move to a different house, I'd like to update most of the big furniture. We'll burn that bridge when we get there, I guess.

 

[mcblogerson]

Our living rooms and bedrooms are nothing special and have either old or cheap furniture in them and a never ending supply of fresh carpet stains. When you have little kids it's a waste of money to have nice couchs and chairs or new carpet. Once the kids are

Our kitchen could probably be in a magazine though, it's about 600 sq feet and awesome. The bathrooms, office and a bar room I built are all nice and pretty much kid destruction proof.