Extreme eclecticism in Rome

You know what I like about this interior? The very interesting, and unusual color scheme: the muted, analogous orange-yellow-green hues that are combined with purple, a hue that sits opposite of yellow on the color wheel.

Living Room; Rome, Italy. Axel Vervoordt. Interior photo via Architectural Digest.

You know what I don't like?

I find the combination of two types of curtains (yellow-green at left, white-cream at right) very strange.
The fact that they also hang from two different heights accentuates the strangeness.

I find the mix of objects creating nothing more than a conflict.
An antique Italian mirror hanging above a slipcovered sofa (Vervoordt's own design), a bronze Thai Buddha torso next to a Louis XIII armchair (at right), a tall ornate cabinet at left, very decorative ceiling, ...
OK, the collection of objects might show that you appreciate many beautiful things from a variety of styles and periods but why would you want to put them all together in the same room?

To me, it's like you would start writing a book and you could not follow through with the idea, and in each new chapter you would jump to a completely different, unrelated topic leaving the previous topic in a forgotten state. Such a book would create a lot of anxiety to a potential reader.

In other words this interior is an extreme eclecticism - I see nothing more than too much variety, contrast and no underlying unity.

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