Do You Match Your House?
Do you and your home rock late-’70s pop culture? Steampunk style? Show us how you and your place look alike
Annie Thornton
July 6, 2018
Houzz Editorial Staff
It’s natural that our homes reflect our personal style — we pour a lot of ourselves into decorating them. For most of us, though, there’s a difference between how we dress our home and how we dress ourselves. But that’s not true for everyone (as you’ll see below).
We want to know: Do you completely match your home, or do people you know match theirs? Upload a picture of you and your home twinning. You may be featured in a future article here on Houzz!
We want to know: Do you completely match your home, or do people you know match theirs? Upload a picture of you and your home twinning. You may be featured in a future article here on Houzz!
Steampunk Style in Massachusetts
Who lives here: Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum
Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum’s three-story 1901 Victorian home in Sharon, Massachusetts, is a steampunk laboratory, complete with a printer’s desk kitchen island, plenty of cast-iron furniture and, in Bruce’s words, an “early 1900s steampunk portrait camera computer workstation.”
But the passion for steampunk doesn’t stop at the home. Bruce, pictured, and his wife started a design company to help others bring steampunk style home. Bruce himself looks as if he stepped out of a steampunk film, with his traditional waistcoat, pocket watch and decorative Zephyr pin.
See more of this one-of-a-kind steampunk house
Who lives here: Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum
Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum’s three-story 1901 Victorian home in Sharon, Massachusetts, is a steampunk laboratory, complete with a printer’s desk kitchen island, plenty of cast-iron furniture and, in Bruce’s words, an “early 1900s steampunk portrait camera computer workstation.”
But the passion for steampunk doesn’t stop at the home. Bruce, pictured, and his wife started a design company to help others bring steampunk style home. Bruce himself looks as if he stepped out of a steampunk film, with his traditional waistcoat, pocket watch and decorative Zephyr pin.
See more of this one-of-a-kind steampunk house
Candy-Colored Collections in New York
Who lives here: Jeanie Engelbach
“My personal design influence is based on my 9-year-old self: candy, cartoons and late-’70s pop culture,” says Jeanie Engelbach of her one-bedroom apartment in New York City’s East Village. “I love bright colors and anything that sparkles and shines.”
This style inspiration is apparent in the photo archivist and interior decorator’s living room (“the essence of me,” she calls it), which features floral-print oilcloth pillows, colorful accents and a number of curated collections. In this photo, the childhood influence on Engelbach’s personal style is evident in her pink-streaked hair, colorful glasses, statement jewelry and overall style playfulness.
See more of this colorful, collection-filled home
Who lives here: Jeanie Engelbach
“My personal design influence is based on my 9-year-old self: candy, cartoons and late-’70s pop culture,” says Jeanie Engelbach of her one-bedroom apartment in New York City’s East Village. “I love bright colors and anything that sparkles and shines.”
This style inspiration is apparent in the photo archivist and interior decorator’s living room (“the essence of me,” she calls it), which features floral-print oilcloth pillows, colorful accents and a number of curated collections. In this photo, the childhood influence on Engelbach’s personal style is evident in her pink-streaked hair, colorful glasses, statement jewelry and overall style playfulness.
See more of this colorful, collection-filled home
Bold Patterns, Textures and Color in New York
Who lives here: Minetta Archer and Ozgur Aslan
The apartment that Minetta Archer, pictured, shares with her husband, Ozgur Aslan, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City bursts with vibrant colors, patterns and textures.
The skin care sales manager-turned-interior decorator has come to embrace richer tones and patterns over the years — for example, she reupholstered a white couch in bright green velvet. “I always thought I would grow tired of color, but I saw people do it well, like Miles Redd and Nick Olsen,” she says.
We can see that she’s also not afraid of color and pattern in her personal style, even complementing the color of her outfit with that of the couch.
Now show us! Do you perfectly match your house, or do people you know match theirs? Upload a picture that shows how well you and your house go together. You may be featured in a future article here on Houzz.
More: See other homes with lots of personality
Who lives here: Minetta Archer and Ozgur Aslan
The apartment that Minetta Archer, pictured, shares with her husband, Ozgur Aslan, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City bursts with vibrant colors, patterns and textures.
The skin care sales manager-turned-interior decorator has come to embrace richer tones and patterns over the years — for example, she reupholstered a white couch in bright green velvet. “I always thought I would grow tired of color, but I saw people do it well, like Miles Redd and Nick Olsen,” she says.
We can see that she’s also not afraid of color and pattern in her personal style, even complementing the color of her outfit with that of the couch.
Now show us! Do you perfectly match your house, or do people you know match theirs? Upload a picture that shows how well you and your house go together. You may be featured in a future article here on Houzz.
More: See other homes with lots of personality
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Great article! My home is 100% me, as I remodeled and pieced it together on a tight budget from "leftovers" and basic supplies. Meet Scandinavian engineer turned into a Florida Keys diving instructor :)