Mick_VT wrote:Gothichome wrote:Sort of an eclectic mix showcasing the natural look of the various design trends of a home that has been lived in for a long time?
Kind of... IMO unless you were richer most people had several periods combined in rooms in their house most of the time as people tend to hang on to furniture etc.
If "Contemporary" or "Modern" weren't such broad, all-encompassing labels; if we could focus on slight distinctions to create sub-styles, we might argue that most everyone's house, now, is an eclectic mix of (sub-)styles and that such a mix is as common, in the past, as it is now.
Today we have ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture, ie. IKEA, but we could call such a style, "Contemporary Scandinavian-American". Then there's wicker, aka. "Seashore". Some people have a lot of fake crafts items (things that look homemade...because, in the past, they were... but now are bought at a store that imports from China) and we can call this "Sino-Faux Craft". Let's not forget about "Shabby Chic". I could go on and on but you get the idea.
The idea that all people, in the past, were so studiously fashion conscious as to not mix styles is a bit of fashionista projection (you know, those people who *must* have the newest stuff every time there's new stuff to be had). I'm just sayin', when it comes to old homes, it looks fine if the decorating is newer than the era of the house even if the decorating is eclectic. It only looks odd if one has (ie) a mid-Century Modern Ranch filled with only Victorian era furniture and decorating.