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Gray floors have that depressing builders grade look.

Gray wood floors = Flipper Vinyl.

I bought a 130 year old home, the sellers put in new gray laminate over the original Douglas fir planks (I ripped it out first thing).  Should be illegal to cover such beautiful old wood.

The best video on interior design I have ever seen. I just oppose the chosen words 'cheap' and 'expensive'. I don't want to live in a house that looks expensive. I want a home that is well designed.

while my sofa is not tufted (because I don't find them comfy), it is velvet forest green in a room painted Benjamin Moore Dark Walnut and I LOVE it!!! Everyone who comes to my home loves this room and B-lines it to that room when they visit. It's just a nice warm hug of a room. It was never about a trend for me. It was something I've always wanted and it took me years to find it. SOmetimes you gotta just follow your heart and not the advice of designers. You gotta know when to break the "rules".

Ugh, my landlord put gray "wood" floors in my apartment and I HATE them so much. I have area rugs everywhere.

I hate the idea that design has to be expensive. The desire to look fancy/luxurious is such an over played want.

Ok I usually agree with you, but I'd argue that my deep blue velvet sofas read as absolutely authentic to my early 20th century house rather than cheap, and the upholstery is holding up quite well 5 years on. They have a very sleek jazz age look as opposed to button-tufting though and are custom made quality construction, so maybe that gets them off the hook? 😂

I did also order lint and pet hair removal devices at the same time. I knew what I was getting into. 🙃

Buttoned Chesterfields are hardly trendy or new. They're classics and aren't going anywhere.

In other words avoid extremes and go with sensible classics.

I love velvet sofas.  Glass tables are a bad idea for several reasons

The maximalist in me feels attacked by your advice on jewel velvet button tufted chesterfields!

the condo I moved into, which I am renting, has grey wood flooring. I can't do anything about it, so I am putting very warm coloured big rugs over it as much as possible to cancel it out.

Lol people are OBSESSED with my home and my beautiful emerald couch. It’s all about context.

I wanted to get grey wood vinyl because I was so fed up with my sanded floors turning orange and this seemed as far from that as possible but husband and weirdly , the salesperson talked me out of it. Im glad they did.

Disagree with jewel-toned velvet sofas. Still in love with my sapphire blue velvet sectional.  Comfy and low maintenance.  Yes, can be dusty but all it needs is a quick vacuum.

Those gray wood vinyl floors are hideous. All those flippers have moved themselves out of homes I will consider

Those button tufts collect dust that’s hard and very time-consuming to vacuum out.

I lean towards maximalism and love color. You couldn’t pay me enough money to live in a sad beige house. 😂