Post B0PEMtEeDCdIiUgZQO by jf_718@mas.to
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(DIR) Post #B0OusEmIAWI7QL5oVE by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T10:43:20Z
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I'm *determined* to understand interior design. Beyond some of the other struggles I want to find a name for the "style" I really love. I hate throwing things away if they can be fixed. Love how quality repairs look. I like how objects have a history, a story.I hate clutter, and seeing too many things at once.I love both wood veneer AND real wood. But I want the veneer to be old, to look OBVIOUSLY like vernier eg. shiny.The best I can come up with is "Recycled" or "anti-capitalist" LAMO.
(DIR) Post #B0Ov1rPZtnqhqm3bU0 by mensrea@freeradical.zone
2025-11-19T10:45:00Z
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@futurebird have you come across https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi yet?
(DIR) Post #B0OvCKorPshHx7sSUi by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T10:46:57Z
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Example. I had cabinets in my kitchen from the 60s and the veneer was peeling off. So I removed it all exposing the particle board, which was very dense. I buffed it with rub-on varnish to a dull gloss and it's beautiful and functional and I've never seen anything like it in any other kitchen. I found all of the drawer pulls in the east river while kayaking. They mostly match. This is the style.
(DIR) Post #B0OvMSCcovG7kOon5M by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T10:48:48Z
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I'm not against buying things. In fact, I will spend a lot for something nice. I'm excited to spend some money struggle to find anything that works. I wish I could find someone to help me. I am but a simple math teacher and hardly even understand colors.
(DIR) Post #B0OvR9IMXrkuYSjyvg by GustavinoBevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.org
2025-11-19T10:49:36Z
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@futurebird May I suggest you to browse the Jimmy DiResta videos?
(DIR) Post #B0Ova0gnuWVqTFOkkK by semitones@tiny.tilde.website
2025-11-19T10:51:07Z
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@futurebird upcycle / found art decorations? That's how I'd call it
(DIR) Post #B0OvsS1uzvYKTj4FqS by lionelb@expressional.social
2025-11-19T10:54:33Z
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@futurebird Kitchens in Spain are typically rather 'dated', mismatched, brightly coloured and with things sat around, not hidden. Shelves rather than cupboards. Overtly about activity rather than style. A totally different easthetic than island, fitted, recessed.A standard theme in Almódovar.
(DIR) Post #B0OwUVS2j37u5sQvZo by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T11:01:26Z
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@semitones "up-cycle" is a pretty good word. "Up-cycled failed minimalism"
(DIR) Post #B0OweKVIHcaH2Jdch6 by peterdrake@mstdn.social
2025-11-19T11:03:11Z
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@futurebird "visible mending"?
(DIR) Post #B0OwtPmevz2FkvxC4W by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T11:05:57Z
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@semitones I was being cheeky with "Up-cycled failed minimalism" however part of minimalism, the part I like best is reusing things and not being wasteful. "Minimalism" is a big word in design that covers a lot of styles and ideas. Possibly because it's not a typical "style" with a color pallet and set of patterns and forms. Or it shouldn't have those things IMO.Minimalism could mean having multiple patterns, bright colors: because those items are highly functional and repurposed.
(DIR) Post #B0Ox2KpGjkhozAQaPo by philbetts@mastodon.social
2025-11-19T11:07:31Z
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@futurebird @semitones not sure minimalism fits politically, as I tend to associate minimalist aesthetics with inefficiency and waste!
(DIR) Post #B0Ox2y0z28FWWnCzaa by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T11:07:37Z
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@semitones Minimalism has gotten a bit of a bad reputation since "achieving the look" can often mean throwing a lot of stuff away and buying new stuff and it can be very wasteful and sort of hostile to the more modest budget. But I think when that happens some essential point has been missed.
(DIR) Post #B0OxDlJYarcAK82lv6 by DrorBedrack@mastodon.social
2025-11-19T11:09:34Z
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@futurebird "Solar Punk"? sounds "Rustic"
(DIR) Post #B0OxeFh4Gc4K4XfjX6 by adriano@lile.cl
2025-11-19T11:14:22Z
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@futurebird @semitones When Marie Kondo happened, she caught a lot of flak for "she's making me throw away everything" (plus sexism, plus racism and xenophobia). The reality tv format of her program probably did not help. But her core message was "think carefully about what you really like and want from the things you have." And it's a good message.
(DIR) Post #B0OxuMCnp8RotyCAYS by semitones@tiny.tilde.website
2025-11-19T11:17:13Z
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@futurebird Upcycled is definitely a vibe, and is "virtue signalling" in the best way: showing what looks good to you specifically, since it is often DIY, it values function, respect for items, and creativity.Minimalism can mean so many things and I agree we need some way to differentiate between the different "styles". For example "futuristic space industrial minimalist" gives me a different mental picture than "rustic minimalism", which is different still from the style you describe.
(DIR) Post #B0OzLLSqmsOCNN8O1I by zappy@techhub.social
2025-11-19T11:33:22Z
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@futurebird The cabinet treatment is fascinating! I think I'd like that.
(DIR) Post #B0P0NRkIVJcuOHrQwa by Ailbhe@mendeddrum.org
2025-11-19T11:44:57Z
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@futurebird I'm rescuing a Singer sewing machine table which has been through white mould, woodworm, and a small fire. It's going to give me so much more joy than a new one. (If I ever get the end of my bedroom back, it's taking all the space while it's disassembled).
(DIR) Post #B0P1ME322xUZZXbbH6 by limpr@ruhr.social
2025-11-19T11:55:55Z
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@futurebird I'd love to see this.
(DIR) Post #B0P2ECpGo2DFQ5uN0K by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-19T12:05:43Z
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@limpr Part of me wants to do a bunch of cleaning to make them look super cute, but this is how it really looks under the electric lights. I think about changing the green. These are 17 years old since I did the doors... The cabinets are more like 70 years old.
(DIR) Post #B0PEMtEeDCdIiUgZQO by jf_718@mas.to
2025-11-19T14:21:44Z
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@futurebird @semitones Also living in an NYC apartment (largish one by NYC standards - 650sq.ft of usable space in a duplex). For us, it's about maximalism - using our space as efficiently as possible meaning compact storage is key. Our cheat code is that we're in a two-floor coop complex, meaning we have an attic. We have full sized dishwasher and oven, though the oven is only used occasionally aside from holding pots/pans. Smaller appliances would make more sense but were more expensive.
(DIR) Post #B0PEqE4bocQ9k6yjom by anonymemes@infosec.exchange
2025-11-19T14:27:02Z
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@futurebird Maybe this is your style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabby_chic ?
(DIR) Post #B0PRsjJhvG5IcsZ6Dw by stevegis_ssg@mas.to
2025-11-19T16:53:09Z
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@futurebird Oh man, a friend of ours who is a painter ( https://www.rachelmello.com/ ) has a side-hustle as a "color consultant" and when we redid our kitchen, I thought, I can hold up paint chips just fine, thanks, but we thought, Hey, throw a little work to a friend, and we hired her, and it proved to be amazing. Every time we reached the point in the discussion where "And now we fight," she would just say, "I hear you're not loving this" and pivot to something else. …
(DIR) Post #B0PdVdE7b9CIWlhksS by limpr@ruhr.social
2025-11-19T19:03:23Z
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@futurebird They look like they contain stories, so "storied" might be the word.