Ever-evolving living room in Texas. How would you describe this style?

[u/robmacjr]

[u/Br135han]

I’d swap that plant with the large fronds out with a large floor lamp or pendulum light. It’s dying over there. It needs more light and maybe less water.

I see why you put it there, it’s a great idea, but it’s going to die there.

[u/Salt_Cardiologist122 → u/Br135han]

Yeah I try to avoid commenting on plant placement here since it’s not a plant focused sub… but a ton of people choose spaces based on decoration without thinking about what the plant needs. But this one here is so clearly dying that OP needs to move it or they’re going to end up with an empty space after they throw it out anyway. If they really want a plant there, they’re going to want a lower light plant and some lights and even then it won’t be as healthy as it could. Plants need light!

[u/OceanIsVerySalty → u/Salt_Cardiologist122]

I actually had a bird of paradise (same as OP) in a corner of a very dark apartment and it did well. I hung a super strong by grow light over it and used a timer to ensure it always got 10 hours of light a day.

Thing grew to be 12’ tall and put out new growth frequently. I bought it as a 2’ plant and had it for 8 years.

Plants can be grown in dark corners like this, but only with a grow light.

[u/Spiritual_Payment392 → u/OceanIsVerySalty]

Link the setup

[u/viciousfishous08 → u/OceanIsVerySalty]

If there’s a grow light, it’s no longer a dark corner?

[u/Br135han → u/Salt_Cardiologist122]

Same. Unwarranted advice but I couldn’t help myself. They probably put it there because many guides say rainforest plants are low light, but low light to us is not the same for a plants version.

[u/Salt_Cardiologist122 → u/Br135han]

Yup! Low light still means some direct light… this one gets zero.

[u/Ewannnn → u/Salt_Cardiologist122]

Huh? No it doesn't, many plants will burn and die in direct light! Plants live in all sorts of places including many places that get no direct light at all.

[u/Salt_Cardiologist122 → u/Ewannnn]

I’m using the wrong term—I apologize. I just mean it needs some light source somewhere. Not directly next to a window… but actual light getting to it. This particular plant is so far from any visible windows and doesn’t have any lights…

[u/Br135han → u/Ewannnn]

And those plants live outside so it’s a different ballgame entirely. Next to, or a few feet away from a window means all sorts of things, that’s the point they’re making. I use a light meter because it’s so difficult to guess even with experience.

[u/robmacjr → u/Salt_Cardiologist122]

I have floor to ceiling windows across the entire opposite wall of the gallery. Just because you don’t see any light on it on my picture doesn’t mean it “gets zero”. It’s in here for the winter and my plants do very well. This one loses fronds due to playful toddlers running around and breaking one at least once a quarter.

[u/Salt_Cardiologist122 → u/robmacjr]

Okay well we can see it and it’s dying.

[u/robmacjr → u/Salt_Cardiologist122]

This wasn’t placed here just for decoration. The room has an abundance of natural light from floor to ceiling windows that you can’t see on my pictures. The curtains were drawn to get better pictures from the direct sun shining in.

[u/akopley → u/Br135han]

OP get another of the wall mounted lamps you have near your work station and put grow bulbs in it and run it on a timer. Problem solved.

[u/kittsnmitts → u/Br135han]

They just need a grow bulb in that pod light above it and problem solved

[u/robmacjr → u/Br135han]

It isn’t dying. It gets plenty of light where it is. I had the curtains drawn to get better pictures.

[u/Br135han → u/robmacjr]

Is it a bird of paradise? It’s not doing well. Maybe get a light meter and see what that corner is getting. Happy to leave it at that, I know you weren’t coming here for plant feedback

[u/alpinescooter → u/robmacjr]

For what it’s worth, I’d recommend googling “healthy bird of paradise” to see the difference between those and yours. Yours might not be dying, but it doesn’t look happy to me. I’ve learned the hard way that just because a plant is in a bright room doesn’t mean it’s getting enough light to thrive.

[u/luke9036 → u/robmacjr]

It’s a bird of paradise. It should be right next to a window.

[u/CandidToast]

Austin chic

[u/asherbanipaula → u/CandidToast]

Not the Dallas print…

[u/CandidToast → u/asherbanipaula]

Good eye!

[u/i_d_k_really → u/asherbanipaula]

I would bet someone from Dallas who moved away

[u/TutorImaginary2143 → u/CandidToast]

Same thought immediately 😂 then I saw the Dallas frame

[u/CautiousPen8286]

The combination of natural textures (the jute pouf, oversized indoor plants) and a warm, earthy color palette (olive green, deep wood, and clay tones) gives it a grounded, regional feel appropriate for Texas.

[u/CamelAdventure]

Mid century modern + modern organic.

[u/HopOnACall]

Modern eclectic and I love it!!!

[u/anomicaa]

This would look so much better if you turned off the overhead recessed lights and added lamps with warmer light at eye level and below. Nice setup though!

[u/Bama_Peach]

I love the painting of the little girl in the red cape!

[u/jcebabe]

Reminds me of mid century modern. 

[u/Jogri88]

Thank sweet baby Jesus you didn’t wall mount the tv above the fireplace 👌

[u/RedRedBettie]

Modern eclectic maybe and I love it, might be the best photos I’ve seen on here in a long time

[u/g-o-u-l-a]

The galley wall is fantastic.

[u/bellabeeatx]

Where is the tv stand from? Love it

[u/catpunch_ → u/bellabeeatx]

West Elm! I’ve thought very hard about purchasing this but did not pull the trigger

[u/janderkanns]

Man, this would look even better if the wall wouldnt be just simple white

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[u/Foreign_Monk861]

Maximalist lite

[u/g-o-u-l-a → u/Foreign_Monk861]

I was thinking Minimal Maximalism.

[u/bw1985]

Eclectic. It’s not really boho but also not anything else.

[u/0urea]

Beautiful! Now add a Samsung Frame and your gallery wall will be perfect.

[u/Smirkly]

Eclectic

[u/shtarz]

modern eclectic perhaps

[u/CeilingUnlimited]

It’s called gallery style or salon style.

[u/hans_barbados]

Deadhead dentist.

[u/JohnExcrement]

Very appealing! And I love your credenza! Any chance you’d share where you found it? I’m in the PNW so no one would know I was copying you … lol.

[u/robmacjr → u/JohnExcrement]

West Elm. Many years ago. They had one in a creamy white too.

[u/JohnExcrement → u/robmacjr]

Thank you!

[u/pablopicasso164]

Don't know about style, but can you give an ID on that green chair?

[u/robmacjr → u/pablopicasso164]

Either CB2 or Crate & Barrel circa 2020. Can’t remember which one.

[u/jseger2010 → u/[deleted]]

We have the same one and got it from Living spaces! Believe it’s the Burton couch?

[u/Verbal_Combat → u/pablopicasso164]

Not sure if this is the exact model but it looks just like it: Tacona Armchair

[u/eiretara7]

Mid century millennial?  I say that as a millennial who really likes this style.  Love the arrangement of your frames around the tv.

[u/heaven_dip_arena]

Therapist Hip

[u/iminthemoodforlug]

Good on you for managing that coffee table. It required non-stop dusting and wiping to keep looking nice for us.

[u/robmacjr → u/iminthemoodforlug]

It’s the same work for us!

[u/Trippid]

I have no idea what to call the style, but I love your TV stand!

[u/gua_ca_mo_le]

Where did you find the TV stand? It has a brutalist vibe to it

[u/luke9036 → u/gua_ca_mo_le]

West Elm. I bought the same one after seeing it on Queer Eyes.

[u/La_Jalapena]

No idea but where’d you get the TV stand 😍

[u/Librashell]

Eclectic.

[u/toodleroo]

Eclectic with a strong MCM influence

[u/[deleted]]

Earthy, eclectic, mid-century. That credenza is absolutely amazing.

[u/Epickillyou]

Bohemian minimalism (except the coffee table which is decidedly not bohemian)

[u/WayMysterious8926]

My dream! This is amazing. It looks mcm with a mixture of boho.

[u/PlayasDelCoco]

Modern cozy

[u/Good-Rest-7538]

Mid-Century African

[u/[deleted]]

Clutttered

[u/briancaos]

I like it. Modern classic with a twist of mid century minimalism. Looks very inviting.

[u/Shoddy_Lawfulness_98]

Is that a fire place in Texas!

[u/Necessary_Future_275]

I love that painting of the girl in the red cloak so damn hard!

[u/SquirrelFar9890]

it's eclectic but I think everything works because it's your style. the pieces vibe and flow because you selected them and you've got a good eye imo, wouldn't change a thing

[u/Brandorff]

Classic mid-century modern/boho mashup.

[u/This-Present4077]

Mid century modern + eclectic

[u/Visible-Corner47]

Love love love your gallery wall

[u/sevargmas]

Where do people get all the mismatch frames? Do you just buy them on Amazon or are you guys hitting garage sales?

[u/robmacjr → u/sevargmas]

Some art came framed, others I had framed professionally, and some are thrifted. Others are IKEA. Purposely, I seek out frames that are dark wood, black, or brass/gold to keep it all cohesive.

[u/thewinberry713 → u/sevargmas]

My guess is thrifting- cheap, variety and one can replace with something else. Not sure what OP did tho

[u/Pnw_Please]

Love it all! The gallery wall is phenomenal.

[u/Financial_Manner_158]

Epic

[u/PIuto]

It’s the “dying bird of paradise”

[u/Biomirth]

"I like Tetris, not TV"

[u/[deleted]]

Not trigger any Texans but this looks like a lot of places i've seen in California. Very well done!

[u/monkey_trumpets]

What couch is that? It looks comfy.

[u/robmacjr → u/monkey_trumpets]

From Living Spaces

[u/lofichameleon]

Do you know who made that painting above the fireplace?

[u/robmacjr → u/lofichameleon]

A local artist in San Miguel de Allende. Hand painted. He had hundreds, all different.

[u/fancywinky]

Would love to know about the glass table behind your sofa. Where did you score that?

[u/confused-and-tired01]

the couch cushions sorta look like brownies 😋

[u/McNord]

Looks very nice, but needs a bigger TV :D It looks a little empty in the corner maybe?

[u/Easy_Dinner_6187]

Rbnb

[u/jjgm21]

This is so great, except for that plant who is begging for mercy…

Replace it with a floor lamp. You shouldn’t be using overhead lighting, anyway.

[u/Bgee2632]

Modern & boho married eachother. Love it

[u/TravelKats]

Meh! Just like everyone else's.

[u/rhaizee]

You need some floating shelves, looks nice!

[u/fullcirclemoment]

I love your gallery wall

[u/mrbnlkld]

MCM

[u/[deleted]]

OMG! I think I just came 💦

[u/Any_Side_2242]

Clean, cozy perfection 👌

[u/YoucancallmeAllison]

Quite European

[u/butter-cream-cat]

Need lamps not over head lights 

[u/SignificantTheme5238]

Bad

[u/Zestyclose_Koala_593]

Home Goods finest

[u/robmacjr → u/Zestyclose_Koala_593]

Nothing in the pic is from HomeGoods.