This is a beautiful room. It may not be exactly what I would choose but it is JUST beautiful. I like all kinds of styles. There are some secrets to pulling it all together. I like trying to discover them.

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Back to the OP thread
 

about decorating a CYV. Although I agree this post would apply to whatever model of home you chose. We live in a CYV, and as we are getting to know our neighbors and seeing inside other CYVs, not just models, it is interesting to see how differently we all do it. There is no one correct way, as others have posted. Especially since villas are so cookie cutter looking from the outside, it is nice to see how unique they all are inside and in the backyard as time passes.

I see some I just love, but would not work for us, and vice versa. And some of us brought unique pieces from up north or wherever we moved from that we are working with, or using as focal points, whatever.

I personally like the process - others just want to get it done and never have to think about it again (that would be Ohioboy). Fortunately, although he has veto power (sort of), I am the main decorator. Mostly because he doesn't care, but that works out well in our situation - I mostly get to do whatever I want. He just doesn't always see the "need" for whatever it is I want to do next. Of course there's not a "need," but we all have our "wants."

Wood or hardwood?
 

Gracie, is that hardwood, engineered wood (I'm not sure of the difference) or laminate? It is beautiful.

Home decorating
 

I agree that you should decorate with how ever it fits your lifestyle. With that said, I found a site on line with model homes from California (and all over). All of them had the furniture facing away from the view outside and toward a wall where they put a tv and fireplace. This also goes along with what the decorator said in those classes people are taking. I think a good compromise would be switch things around after you get sick of looking at the view. We women love to change our rooms around. I know I do and maybe for 6 months you look at the tv on the wall and the next 6 months you look out back. It's whatever floats your boat. After looking at probably a hundred model home decors on line I also figured out that it's ok to mix light and dark furniture....I mean the wood. White with cherry, brown with white. I was stuck on the fact that all of my furniture wood throughout the house had to match until I got over myself!! By the way, the site is Standard Pacific Homes. If you look up model homes you'll find some nice decorating. You have to navigate the site a bit so be patient. It's worth it! Ok, I'm done blabbing....