Zen Or Clutter?

[autumnfog]

Different interior styles. Which do you prefer?
Your thoughts on the subject would be interesting.

Zen. Wabi sabi.







It's called Cluttercore. I call it LSD-Voodoo Kindergarten.

 

[shanez]

Neither.

 

[georged]

 

[Green Hill Hermit]

Top one. Being a organized hoarder is still a mental illness.

 

[warren]

Life style choices/compulsions. Certainly none of my business.

 

[autumnfog]

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I hear you. Old style victorian libraries and such. Wooden panels.
Brings to mind The Diogenes Club.

 

[autumnfog]

Life style choices/compulsions. Certainly none of my business.

It's more of an aesthetic topic for me though.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Neither.

+1, either extreme would drive me nuts.

 

[warren]

In that case, I prefer a bit of orderly clutter. Not a fan of chaos or, overly pristine. I want a relaxed, personally comfortable environment.

 

[didimauw]

I prefer less clutter. My space probably looks like the second one, but my goal is to have it like the first one!

 

[AcesAndEights]

I would be perfectly content with this, honestly.

 

[proteus]

Clean enough to not be squalor but messy enough to be lived in.

 

[Buckeyestime]

Too much clutter makes me anxious. While the Zen is a little too simple, I tend toward the less is more school of thought.

 

[Waning Embers]

Neither.

I'd go with forest.

 

[Waning Embers]

I would be perfectly content with this, honestly. View attachment 262491

I see nothing but contentment there.

 

[Hillcrest]

Post powerball library, smoking room, coffee bar:

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

 

[Lumbridge]

Personal Opinion Incoming:
Less is more. I prefer to focus more on living my life rather than collecting junk, even if it's nice junk. I like to have nice, quality-made things (pipes especially), but I don't keep things that I don't actually use or will never feasibly have a use for. Clutter stresses me out, and it's more work to keep a cluttered space clean. I'd rather have a mostly empty space than one packed wall-to-wall with stuff.
Some people take this to an extreme, though. I call them anti-hoarders. The type of minimalists that don't own any furniture at all, own one pair of pants and one shirt, etc. As with most things, a happy medium is best.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd happily stay in the Zen arrangement, but cannot- will not- create it as my living space. The cluttered one would drive me nuts.

The TV and deck chair are fine, but I need the screen closer to eye level.

The formal rooms- could the posters please ID? Is one of them at Hearst Castle?

 

[Zero]

I would be perfectly content with this, honestly. View attachment 262491

Been there, done that.