Comments on: INTP Decorating for the Thinker/Architect

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:17:18 +0000

In reply to Phreon.

I think the article was very accurate to how the INTP operates. No one could possibly choose photos to reflect one personality type.

I also have a unique historic home and every object has a function or need or historic significance. But I also love family photos. Not everywhere by the hundreds, but enough to look at and remember.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:07:07 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth.

I so relate to this article and the INTPs in the comments! I’m not the only square peg 😉

By: callisto

callisto — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:38:55 +0000

In reply to In Thought.

Second all of that. The pictures made me cringe too, none of them were even remotely relatable or attractive. Minimalism comes naturally to me as well, also leaning towards more natural elements, plants and such. If any decoration it’s sparse and often something more abstract and sometimes unusual. I dislike maintenance, it takes energy from me which I rather put elsewhere. Hence I prefer to keep things minimal and mostly out of need instead of want.

By: JB

JB — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 03:52:01 +0000

In reply to Sdr.

This is a great comment! I commented above about clean spaces, so that I can clutter them as necessary with whatever is my current obsession. And built in storage/organization is the best, just don’t look in there, lol. Also, I agree that beautiful things are important for me to see and hear though I can only take so much for so long before I overload. Thanks for your comment!

By: Jonna Burke

Jonna Burke — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 03:34:23 +0000

In reply to happy g.

Yes, the books! And the clean surfaces! Maps! Filling the space to be energized while also soothed! You took the words out of my head! And, crazy thing is, people do ask me to help them decorate. I am always surprised by that but it is a compliment I guess. And it’s a fun puzzle which allows me to work and play at the same time. Thanks for your comment, it was a fun one to read.

By: Sdr

Sdr — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:40:39 +0000

To those stating that INTP’s only like plain–I am an INTP who is also cluttered. I think it is mixing personality type with sensory preference to say an INTP only wants plain walls. Sort of like saying all INTP’s prefer blue or only eat ramen. Personality type is a rough gauge, not a clone descriptive.

I don’t need sterile to think–I live in my head which is a kaleidoscope of theory and thought and random movie quotes anyway. Items and objects stimulate my mind. I want everything out. I often have 5-10 tabs open on my computer at least plus 4-8 msword documents. And bejeweled.

Because I am the absent minded professor, things get really disorganized. My house is an extension of my thought process–a mix of much and little, sparse and extravagant, many “stations” for all the projects/chores one can do. I think that would be one decorating tip I would offer for your excellent list: work in easy to use organization (for those moments we come up for air).

I do invest in the very few people who I am close to and try to make them comfortable, hence a house that is nice to look at and live in. Plus I am not insensate–I can appreciate art or music or whatever, especially if it makes me think. That isn’t “un INTP” because we actually do feel deeply and do make efforts.

Your article was awesome :). Thanks.

By: Kat Dufrene

Kat Dufrene — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:59:40 +0000

As a strong INTP, I’ve found myself over the years barely decorating at all. For years, my apartment/office/house walls would be bare, save for one or two deeply meaningful pieces of either art or photographs. I found decor to be highly distracting and impractical, especially in my bedroom, and I would refrain from much past my furniture, electronics, and music equipment. Only this year, since doing more in-depth study of INTPs and gaining understanding of my unapologetic eccentricities, have I begun to decorate more intentionally. My new work office, specifically, has artwork and lamps and motivational phrases now on every wall– indicative of my mind and sentimentality.

I appreciated this post and found myself nodding in agreement to quite a few points you made. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Have a wonderful day!

By: happy g

happy g — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:48:17 +0000

Such an interesting approach, Mrs. Fancee!
For the INTP woman (I don’t know any INTP men who care! Actually I don’t personally know any INTP women…just you who have posted here…are we all closet INTPs?, so I’ll say, For THIS INTP woman), decorating is about the project, the challenge, the puzzle. It’s about filling the space in the most optimal way to balance the alternating need to be soothed and energized. It’s simple and functional with little bursts of playful or meaningful exuberance. Nick-knacks? Never! Studio portraits and posed school photos? NO… But a few weird collections? Yes! Clean surfaces? Yes! Maps everywhere. And books! For me everything is secondary to the books–it’s All About The BOOKS!!! Shelves of beautiful leather-bound books next to tattered books I can’t part with, and old World Book Encyclopedias because I used to read them as a kid and their color continuity is a nice relief against the others.

When people ask me to help them decorate I have to laugh because I am the least creative person, at least in that flamboyant-artistic-way… I also have trouble making decisions. So we find pictures they like and deconstruct them to find the elements they find most appealing–the color, the grouping, the style, the harmony, the focal point, whatever–and then fill in the blanks in their spaces. I point out the options for their approach and they make their own decisions. Finishing the puzzle is FUN and satisfying. Then it’s off to the next project…the new website or the article about behavioral economics…

By: Sonja P

Sonja P — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 06:38:38 +0000

I’m and INTP, and I typically just let myself second-guess, and work through all the options. I mean, it only takes about ten minutes, so why not? lol. But then I go with whatever I choose in the end. Either that, or I get my INFJ bestie to help with my decisions… 😉

By: Kasia Kapusta

Kasia Kapusta — Sat, 30 May 2015 18:05:44 +0000

Hello Mrs. Fancee,
As an INTP/INFP I don’t buy this picture therapy idea. Why should INTPs need visual cues to enhance their sensitivity? They are sensitive by nature, an inferior F can make emotionality actually more “wild,” introverted and hard to tame. This is why anything neutral and down-to-earth seems more relevant, as it helps one to calm down and focus. Funny for the INFP side, roses and teddy-bear figurines actually annoy me. What makes me think about my dear ones are objects that relate to some experience I shared with them – travel souvenirs or gifts, but these should not be girly-romantic.
I love the wooden screen on the second picture though! Plus the zebra room’s wall paint:)