This Twitter Account Shares Examples Of Home Design Done Right, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Ones
Everyone has their own understanding of how a house should look. Some feel the coziest in a small dwelling next to the woods while others dream about owning a big property with a basketball court next to a lake.
But regardless of what your dream place looks like, chances are this Twitter account has already found something like that in the wild. Called 'Home And Decor', it combs through the internet in search of the most beautiful projects and shares them with its followers. So let's take a look at the stunning homes in which people reside.
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Having been through all the photos on the page, I can confidently say this is my favorite. Those hugungous homes which require full-time housekeepers aren’t for me; I don’t wanna be cleaning 24/7/365. I’m a low-maintenance kinda gal. Smaller = better, and this is not only small but very thoughtfully and tastefully put together. I also get the impression that rambunctious neighbors aren’t a problem. Give me peace in a tiny house in the woods any day!
The homeownership rate in the United States rose slightly in 2022, reaching the highest figure since 2011. Last year, the proportion of households that are occupied by owners stood at 65.9 percent.
The U.S. homeownership rate was the highest in 2004 before the 2007-2009 recession that decimated the housing market. The rate continued to fall until 2016 but has begun to increase again since then.
That top photo! It can't be real. It must be from a Disney production.
It is beautiful and most likely a collage of two photos. You can't get those stars without a long shutter and the closer lights would overwhelm the shot.
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that lake/ocean shot cannot possibly be the same house. The other pics have a house surrounded by trees or driveway
The amount of awesome homes is basically unlimited if you have enough money. This just seems like a thread about how great it is to be rich.
That's because a thread with photos of modest homes isn't very interesting to look at to most people. I could just look around my house or out my window if I wanted to see where commoners live.
Load More Replies... I wonder what it's like to not be poor and have a home like this.
Even if I were rich, I wouldn't want it. I'd finish fixing up my four-room house and make it perfect for Bouche and me.
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Someone else said that the water picture is not of the house - it's from the dock/boathouse on the water.
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Is it wise, do you think, to publish the address of places like these? Some folks might think it's an invitation to come visit and try out the accommodations.
I'm confused: Is the second photo down the same house? The first photo has what looks like a hill where the trees are. If the dock is part of the house, where is it? I know I repeated myself, but I don't understand the photos unless the second photo is a boathouse. The grey columns and walls are the same (the same goes for the outdoor fan) in the second and fourth pictures, but the first picture doesn't have a body of water near it.
one picture the house is in the woods the other the ocean is on the deck?? hmm
Perhaps this is a Harry Potter house or something. It's in the middle of the woods. And by the lakeshore as well.
https://www.zillow.com/homes/109-Fleming-Meadows,-Littleton,-NC-27850_rb/2065699092_zpid/ (Sadly, something I'll never have & wouldn't feel like I belonged even if I lived there.)
Homeownership trends vary from generation to generation. For example, homeownership among Americans over 65 years old is declining, whereas most Millennial renters plan to buy a home in the near future.
This suggests that homeownership will remain important in the future, as Millennials are forecast to head most households over the next two decades.
You know why that chicken coupe has two doors? Because if it had four it would be a chicken sedan.
However, there's a great deal of change in the way people decorate their homes, too. For example, interior designer Susan Hayward of Susan Hayward Interiors told Insider the popular gray-interior trend is slowly fading out and being replaced.
"Gray interiors are on their way out, along with cool tones in general," Hayward said. "Instead, we are going to see more pops of color, highlight walls, and warm tones taking their place."
how do I feel about my own personal island? 1) YES PLEASE 2) flooding risk, sorry nope
According to Hayward, light fixtures have increased in size and, in some cases, have even grown too large for certain rooms.
"I hope we leave massive lighting in 2022," Hayward said. "Fixtures keep increasing in size and often do not match the scale of a room. A chandelier should not be as big as the dining table beneath it, and you should be able to approach the table without feeling like you are going to hit your head on the light fixture."
This has been featured multiple times as a redesign in the game Redecor. If you’ve never played and enjoy interior designing, I highly recommend it.
Hope they have soft water there. Don't wanna being cleaning it otherwise.
Interior designer Rudolph Diesel expects to see more accent walls add definition and eye-catching elements to spaces in 2023.
"Opt for an accent with a unique texture or wallpaper in a similar color to the rest of the room," Diesel added. "If you want to create a wooden accent wall, make sure you're using vertical slats as they give a roof a lift, and make small spaces feel more intimate and large spaces feel more inviting. Avoid using reclaimed wood, which will make your home look dated."
Diesel also recommends choosing the correct area to adorn, as it's best to decorate the first wall you see when you walk into the room.
I'm a "get away from everyone and live in the woods " type person, but if I were ever to live in the city I would do it like this in a skinny minute!
Diesel explained that people will likely opt for more curves in their homes to create dimension.
"As people look to switch things up more in the home, a move away from straight lines and toward more modernist curves is on the horizon," Diesel said. "Things like rounded furniture allow for a different, bold style without looking garish or unsightly."
The designer recommends arched doorways and curves around exterior walls to add interesting shapes and dimensions.
Only if it really was a former church, or an apartment in a converted castle or something. Otherwise, a bit too pretentious for me. Also, the black cabinetry in what I’m assuming is the kitchen is a bit oppressive.
But flux and change are constants in life. Because of that, we can look forward to what's new and exciting with every coming day. And in 2023, we’re bound to see interior design trends that we still haven't considered. So I guess we'll have to revisit 'Home And Decor' sooner or later!
“All I really need”? I’m also a minimalist, but I kinda *require* something to sit on, at least, and something to sleep on would be nice!
Note: this post originally had 77 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Yeah, that's more of what I'd like to see. Especially creative uses for like smaller more intimate spaces.
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To all those millennials complaining our capitalist society will only prevent them from affording these homes, all you need to do is make your own coffee and save 300% of your wages every month.
Uh, Instagram s**t from billionaires, costing a fortune and displayed to us so we can dream on "the american dream". I think we should stop with that b******t romantizing stuff from rich people.
So sick of open floor concepts. I'd love to have one with retractable doors between the kitchen and living room, but not open 24/7.
You and me both. I want rooms, dammit, not one huge space with a kitchen tucked into a corner. ;-)
Load More Replies... I'm growing old, because while many are pretty houses, only thing I can think about is dust, cobwebs, risk of fall and other injuries, cost of maintenance, and how to access shops or hospital.. and to be frank, except a few , I didn't like most of these.
There are some smaller homes, and at the time of writing this, they are at the top of the list.
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I black exteriors are really horrible. I could not imagine living in any of these homes with children. Why do all these fancy homes have incredibly huge WHITE couches?
These are pretty houses, but they're also just.. expensive houses. You can make your house pleasing and aesthetic on a budget. These are just "look at how much I can spend on a location and useless features!"
This has confirmed my preferences. These are: small, large windows facing the water, a water-side terrace, preferably with hills or mountains or woods in the background, stone/brick on the outside not inside, lighter colours, clean lines, lack of visual clutter, no double height ceilings. This is not going to be to everyone's tastes, but the McMansions are most definitely not to mine.
My preference would be a moderate sized, unpretentious house on at least twenty wooded acres, ideally with a pond or stream. I'm with you on the McMansions. I want no part of them.
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Did anyone look at these houses from a disabled point of view? Steps in just about all the houses. Fail on that score.
what's the point if 99.9% of the population can't afford something like this
What I've discovered from this article, is there are a lot of bitter, envious people on this site. Some of those houses were gorgeous, yet had no furniture because they were either just built, or were being sold and had already been vacated..and all people could do was complain about how sterile it looked. Once you put your furniture in, and your own flair with pictures and paint...it would be perfect. Literally every house had someone complaining, "it's too small, it's too big, it's too black, it's too white, it's not real, too much wood, too much stone"....look, I get we all have different tastes, and I myself could never afford any of these beautiful homes, but the bitterness from the envy has been one hell of a ride. Maybe it's because I have a chronic progressive disease, and it's changed my way of thinking. I see beauty in more things now. I don't have time to be envious...it's a wasted emotion. Every home on this list was beautiful in its own way, end of story.
So your opinion is valid, but anyone who doesn't agree is bitter and envious? Got it.
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I live in Georgia (USA). Half of these look like McMansions. Like right around the corner from me. Yuck. Give me a little cottage in a beautiful historic village in Europe, any day.
I love these kind of houses. They look uninviting and cold which I luv
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I must be getting jaded. Most of these were " nice " but none of them gave me any glorious aesthetic satisfaction.
So many of them are wooden. Prefer brick (more secure) - but I suppose if they are in places where earthquakes happen, they're a necessity.
Yeah, that's more of what I'd like to see. Especially creative uses for like smaller more intimate spaces.
Load More Replies... To all those millennials complaining our capitalist society will only prevent them from affording these homes, all you need to do is make your own coffee and save 300% of your wages every month.
Uh, Instagram s**t from billionaires, costing a fortune and displayed to us so we can dream on "the american dream". I think we should stop with that b******t romantizing stuff from rich people.
So sick of open floor concepts. I'd love to have one with retractable doors between the kitchen and living room, but not open 24/7.
You and me both. I want rooms, dammit, not one huge space with a kitchen tucked into a corner. ;-)
Load More Replies... I'm growing old, because while many are pretty houses, only thing I can think about is dust, cobwebs, risk of fall and other injuries, cost of maintenance, and how to access shops or hospital.. and to be frank, except a few , I didn't like most of these.
There are some smaller homes, and at the time of writing this, they are at the top of the list.
Load More Replies... I black exteriors are really horrible. I could not imagine living in any of these homes with children. Why do all these fancy homes have incredibly huge WHITE couches?
These are pretty houses, but they're also just.. expensive houses. You can make your house pleasing and aesthetic on a budget. These are just "look at how much I can spend on a location and useless features!"
This has confirmed my preferences. These are: small, large windows facing the water, a water-side terrace, preferably with hills or mountains or woods in the background, stone/brick on the outside not inside, lighter colours, clean lines, lack of visual clutter, no double height ceilings. This is not going to be to everyone's tastes, but the McMansions are most definitely not to mine.
My preference would be a moderate sized, unpretentious house on at least twenty wooded acres, ideally with a pond or stream. I'm with you on the McMansions. I want no part of them.
Load More Replies... Did anyone look at these houses from a disabled point of view? Steps in just about all the houses. Fail on that score.
what's the point if 99.9% of the population can't afford something like this
What I've discovered from this article, is there are a lot of bitter, envious people on this site. Some of those houses were gorgeous, yet had no furniture because they were either just built, or were being sold and had already been vacated..and all people could do was complain about how sterile it looked. Once you put your furniture in, and your own flair with pictures and paint...it would be perfect. Literally every house had someone complaining, "it's too small, it's too big, it's too black, it's too white, it's not real, too much wood, too much stone"....look, I get we all have different tastes, and I myself could never afford any of these beautiful homes, but the bitterness from the envy has been one hell of a ride. Maybe it's because I have a chronic progressive disease, and it's changed my way of thinking. I see beauty in more things now. I don't have time to be envious...it's a wasted emotion. Every home on this list was beautiful in its own way, end of story.
So your opinion is valid, but anyone who doesn't agree is bitter and envious? Got it.
Load More Replies... I live in Georgia (USA). Half of these look like McMansions. Like right around the corner from me. Yuck. Give me a little cottage in a beautiful historic village in Europe, any day.
I love these kind of houses. They look uninviting and cold which I luv
Load More Replies... I must be getting jaded. Most of these were " nice " but none of them gave me any glorious aesthetic satisfaction.
So many of them are wooden. Prefer brick (more secure) - but I suppose if they are in places where earthquakes happen, they're a necessity.
