Columbus Cribs: This Worthington bungalow is a mid-century modern dream
If you’re one of the 19.2k Instagram followers, you’re likely already obsessed with @bungalow614. If not, we reckon you’re about to be.
Taylor Basilio is a home decor enthusiast behind the gorgeous account. She’s madly in love with her 1938 bungalow in Worthington that she shares with her husband, two kids, and two dogs. Basilio spends her time culminating the perfect moody environment, tackling as many house projects as she can handle, and eating desserts.
Keep reading to learn more about the local homemaker and her bungalow that gives us heart eyes!
614: What would you call your home style?
TB: If I had to use defined design “styles” I lean towards, I would say mid century modern and Scandinavian, but if I had to define my personal style, I would describe it as cozy spaces that feel lived in. I love moody spaces with contrast; mixing old and new elements like furniture, floors, and accents; and spaces that feel like home as soon as you walk in. My goal is that anyone who spends time in our house feels as comfortable here as we do.
[elfsight_instagram_feed id=”167″]614: What are some of your favorite items in your home?
TB: Most of my favorite things are items I scored secondhand off places like Facebook Marketplace. Before we moved back to Ohio last year I bought an antique dresser that’s now in our master bedroom. It’s not very practical, is super heavy, and the drawers will fall out if you pull too quickly, but I love how unique it is and the detail of the pulls. I love that I’ve never seen another piece like it. Another favorite piece is the dining room table my mother-in-law passed down to us a few years ago while downsizing. Not only is it beautiful, but we have so many great memories around it and no plans to stop adding new ones.
614: Can you tell us some of the places you have found your items, or places you like to shop?
TB: Like I mentioned above, I love Facebook Marketplace. There’s something so good about an item someone else has loved before you; I love the history. I also love getting things for a fraction of the cost, regardless if they are name brand or not. If I need something new I always check there before going to a store or ordering online. Some of my favorite places to find really great, high quality items we’ve loved for years are Article, West Elm, and even Amazon. A brand I really admire and hope to add to my collection is Schoolhouse.
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614: What inspires your design style?
TB: This really depends on what area I’m working on at the time. I love gathering inspiration, sometimes even months or years before a project, whether it’s from Pinterest or a picture of the Bath & Body Works bathroom that I have saved on my phone (this is actually on my phone right now). Right now I feel really inspired by renovated interiors of old Brownstones and I’ve been working to include similar elements in our home (even though it’s a 1938 bungalow and not remotely related to the spaces I use for my vision). I’m really driven by collecting inspiration from spaces I personally would love to spend my time in, and I love figuring out how I can reflect them in my home. My list of projects is never ending and the amount of posts I have saved on Instagram to look back on later is almost embarrassing.
614: What do you try to avoid while decorating?
TB: I used to have a really bad habit of decorating based on other people’s opinions of my home. I could be very easily influenced by specific trends, like when the modern farmhouse style blew up. My whole house was modern farmhouse, but also very confused because it wasn’t really my style at all. Eventually I got over keeping up with what I thought other people would like, and as soon as I did, my home felt more “me.”
I also personally love when homes coordinate in some way, like carrying a specific paint color throughout each or similar accents. I love the cohesive feeling of walking through a home and it all feels like one piece with different personalities. In our house, we’ve carried the same paint colors all throughout, like in the window trim or doors. And don’t forget that things don’t need to be new to be beautiful!
614: Any tips for winter/Christmas decorating?
TB: My style tends to be really defined by the seasons, but I don’t actually change out much of anything other than moving around stuff I already have or bringing in more outdoor elements. In the the summer, I feel inspired by a clean, white room with fresh flowers and bright lighting. We end up moving many of our plants outdoors when the temperature warms up and focus on our outside spaces, making areas like our backyard patio and fire pit as comfortable as they would indoors and spending a lot of our time out there. In the winter, I love filling my home with plants, garland, twinkle lights, and scented candles. And these tend to be my favorite months; I’m a total cold weather and gloomy day person, and I love when my house feels magical like the season.
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