More is more is more! How New York is heralding the return of maximalism
NY Post
Out with the maxim “less is more.”
“More is more is more” is what’s in fashion now.
You read that right. Visual va-va-voom is having more than a moment — it’s a new way of life.
Just take a look at the recently unveiled maximalist renovation of actor Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott‘s Manhattan pad by renowned interior designer Young Huh. It went from “raw and stripped down,” according to Deschanel, to bold, brassy and “brilliant,” not to mention floral and frankly flamboyant.
Or check out ex-couple Lilly Allen and David Harbour’s “weird and wonderful” (if you ask Allen) brownstone in Carroll Gardens, which has hit the market for just under $8 million. Witness the tiger-print carpet and a matching couch in the media room; walls covered in pricey, eye-popping Zuber & Cie wallpaper; boldly patterned, contrasting carpeting from Pierre Frey (including in the bathroom); and what could politely be summed up as a proliferation of pink in the main bedroom.
But why be, you know, polite?
