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Classic Knows Best

· February 16, 2009

If I told you this bedroom was from the 80's, would you believe me?

Guess what- its from the 80's! Pretty unbelievable, huh? This is a perfect example of how classic interiors can be enduring and relevant, even decades past their "designed on" date. I came across this clip in my files and had to throw it up on Maison Classique. A few years ago, I cut this out of an old Arch Digest from either the mid or late eighties. I still remember marveling at the year of issue.

Today, perhaps you would switch out the lamps (or forego the trim), and perhaps throw the flowers in the foreground into a crystal vessel. But everything else, even the color palette, could pass for today. I love the bold stripes and the shape of the head and foot boards. I even love the fun pillow shapes. And I especially love the diamond-pane window, (but I have a feeling it was like that before the designer got there). It all works. This room and design is going on 30 years old.

Will your interiors look relevant in 30 years? Do you want them to?

To all you readers with classique tastes and households- this is what you have to look forward to. Constant style, an enduring investment, and an aesthetic sensibility that reaches beyond trends of the moment. What a way to be chic and timeless.

posted by Amy Karatz
2/16/09

"Lampshades are like hats—they go in and out of style. And they are probably one of the few things in your whole house that I believe should be kept in fashion." Dorothy Draper, 1939. Because of this quote, I've tried changing lampshades. Updates the room every time!


posted by Janelle Steinberg
2/16/09

Hi Amy- thanks for that quote! How true that is!!! I appreciate your contribution. =)


2/17/09

Yes, I'd believe it.

I'd update the pillows in this space, too.

I certainly hope my interiors will still look relevant 30 years from now. I'm a big believer in classic design precisely because it *does* last and still look fresh. Especially with as expensive as things are today, I believe it's important that at least the main elements in a room be timeless enough to go the distance. Few things are sadder than a room that becomes dated in just a few years.

Of course, if people want the latest and greatest, and don't care if they have to redecorate every few years to keep things fresh and up to date, who am I to argue ?

Wendy Hoechstetter


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{Janelle Steinberg, Principal Interior Designer for j. steinberg design and Creative Director at Summerhouse}: First love was fashion. Vegetarian. Lover of pearls and rainy days. Candle Connoisseur. Avid list maker. Married to Mr. Wonderful. Momma to a perfect Little Man.



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