Do you like your home busy or empty? If you like your home neat and empty perhaps you are a minimalist, if you like the opposite perhaps you are a maximalist. Most of us however, fall somewhere in the middle. Although maximalism is a broad term, in design, the term describes spaces that celebrate richness, excess, luxury and fantasy. A designer who truly mastered and glamorized this style is Kelly Wearstler. I suppose if you tell someone you're a maximalist they assume you like rooms filled with busy patterns paired with other busy finishes resulting in a cluttered space where nothing is visible because too much is there. This is not Kelly Wearstler. Wearstler uses rich, colourful and luxurious materials/finishes, and pairs these tastefully together with a whimsical flair. She also plays with scale. Large and bold pieces of furniture and accessories add character to her spaces. Her colourful and highly imaginative style is both playful and elegant. If you're confused, see the images below, perhaps these can paint a better picture of what I mean.
Kelly Wearstler's Malibu beach house (below)
An exuberant maximalist bedroom (below)
Kelly Wearstler living room space (below)
A Kelly Wearstler vignette (below)
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