Quote Originally Posted by GGT View Post
No offense, but that's not really decorating a home, but falling for what the sales people sell. Lots of people think things have to match, but they really don't. It's more interesting to have a home that finds its things over time, things you really love, mixing styles and periods, colors and woods. A pine chest from grandma, with an oak chair you found at a flea market, with a mahogany bed frame, that's a lovely style. It shows restraint and patience for just the "right" things, things that carry memories over time, instead of just walking into a store and using a credit card to buy whatever's on sale or "matches".
That is offensive. Some people prefer neatly matched sets, other people are more eclectic.

Nice to know that my bedroom being done all in cherry, or Buddy Boy's being done all in maple is also unacceptable to you, though.

My daughter's bizarre (and still unfinished) room is clearly much more to your taste.

edit: I think the main point here is that just because your taste leans one way, it hardly means that everyone's should. Or are we aiming for everyone in the world being exactly the same?