IF YOU LOVE: Painterly Flair
If you love painterly flair, then this ideabook is for you. While creams and grays and other classic neutrals can give a timeless refinement to your space, nothing suggests stark individuality and energy like bright colors and patterns. Don't think smooth stone sculpture, think Jackson Pollock.
The key to color that stays within the perimeters of your individual style, and doesn't go overboard into pandemonium, is to
CAREFULLY SELECT a few colors to use throughout your home. Keep a consistency by sticking with the colors and using them in varying intensities and proportions. Say you're using good old red, yellow, and blue--your library might be a high gloss indigo while your kitchen might be white with touches of red while your guest room might be a buttercream with hints of blue ala Province.
STICK TO ONE WHAMMY ITEM PER ROOM. While neutrals rely more on layers of texture and detail for a complete effect, colors can immediately overwhelm. Stick to one showcase item in the room to stand out, and work around this louder inspiration piece with quieter detailing.
BE BOLD. Bold colors are not for the timid. For a look that suggests deliberation and panache, commit to the colors and the strong look of bright colors and go all out. It's like hitting a black diamond on the slopes: there's no half way.
Check out forthcoming installments of this series of IF YOU LOVE for more inspiration.
The key to color that stays within the perimeters of your individual style, and doesn't go overboard into pandemonium, is to
CAREFULLY SELECT a few colors to use throughout your home. Keep a consistency by sticking with the colors and using them in varying intensities and proportions. Say you're using good old red, yellow, and blue--your library might be a high gloss indigo while your kitchen might be white with touches of red while your guest room might be a buttercream with hints of blue ala Province.
STICK TO ONE WHAMMY ITEM PER ROOM. While neutrals rely more on layers of texture and detail for a complete effect, colors can immediately overwhelm. Stick to one showcase item in the room to stand out, and work around this louder inspiration piece with quieter detailing.
BE BOLD. Bold colors are not for the timid. For a look that suggests deliberation and panache, commit to the colors and the strong look of bright colors and go all out. It's like hitting a black diamond on the slopes: there's no half way.
Check out forthcoming installments of this series of IF YOU LOVE for more inspiration.
This not-bright-but-bold color choice creates an unexpected and dramatic palate for the artwork around, and the other colors that reside throughout the room.
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