As a counterpoint to last week’s collection of beautifully simple minimalist rooms, here’s a roundup of living spaces that take their cues from maximalism — a design aesthetic of excess and redundancy. You know, because less more is more.
Interior design by Melissa Miles Rufty, named one of Architectural Digest’s “Ones to Watch 2013.”
Behold England’s lavish Hatfield House, built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I.
Are angelic statuettes and flower-draped chandeliers tacky or tasteful? You decide.
What your college history professor’s home looks like.
Cool lawn chair boardroom, guys!
Commercial kitchen meets backwoods hunting lodge.
A yarn-bombed room by New York City artist Allyson Mitchell.
There’s no quicker route to maximalist bliss than garish wallpaper.
There’s a kitchen in there somewhere.
This one actually seems kind of cozy.
One of our 19 favorite lovely lofts, this busy Boston apartment looks like a set on Happy Days.
The 1960s vomited on this room.
This bookish hoarder should consider buying an e-reader.
Presumably this home is occupied by a palm-reader.
Double the clutter with wall mirrors.
The Philippine home of artists Cesare and Jean Marie Syjuco. More info and photos this way.
