Good Quote: Adolf Loos on Style

I did not, thank god, grow up in such a "stylish" apartment. Every piece of furniture, every object, every thing had a story to tell, the story of our family. Our home was never finished, it developed with us, and we with it. It was certainly without "style"; that is, it had no alien, no old "style". But it did have a style, the style of its occupants, the style of our family.

- Adolf Loos, Ornament and Crime

• 1 Nicole's "Vintage Comfortable" Townhouse

• 2 Dave's New Place

• 3 Marjie's Coastal Cottage

• 4 Lisa & Alex's Craftsman Loft

Comments (4)

YES.

THIS is what it's all supposed to be about, and not people sheepishly following the 'trends' (I'm looking at YOU, MCM). Unless you really like that stuff, of course.

In our house we have things ranging from Civil War rifles and antique Hitchcock chairs to a new cherry Amish dining table we had made just recently and artwork (both modern and not) that we've accumulated over the years or inherited. You don't do it so other people will think you're 'cool,' you do it for YOU. And we sit on and use our stuff. Our house is our Home, not a museum.

I hate to chime in third, but I also agree.

It would have driven me nuts to live in a space that was filled with MCM, Ikea, etc junk. A lot was heirlooms that had been in the family awhile, stuff handed down when someone got a new one, etc. It felt cozy instead of cold like a lot of apartments on here feel.

I agree too. I once read an article in an English home magazine about designers who had renovated a cottage and installed everything down to the bath soap for rich clients and then invited their neighbours, whom they had never met, in for drinks when they arrived to see the finished 'home'.