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Fireplace surround and builtins
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Fireplace surround
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Designer: Lauren Evans Interiors
Third Color’s the Charm Miyuki Yamaguchi Design Studio balanced warm wood, off-white (a match for Sherwin-Williams’ Alabaster), a splash of soft teal and black accents in this Napa, California, kitchen. The room has many special details, but two to call out are the wood-paneled tray ceiling that mirrors the white oak floors and the tile-backed appliance garage with pocket doors and wire mesh inserts.
tassled linen drapes
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curtain chunky natural pole linen
“I love a classic furniture setup with two sofas and a pair of swivel chairs,” Bell says. “Works every time.”
shelves flanking the fireplace tama Bell Design
The twisting staircase is given a bold coat of yellow to add a pop of fun and offset the traditional railings. Summer Thornton Design, Inc.
A low, midcentury inspired console pulls an organic element into the room as well as providing a space for an ivory table lamp with brass accents. The brass is picked up again in the mirror over the console, hung low to keep the feel informal. Plants help bring a little nature into a city home as well as providing an ever changing accessory. Summer Thornton Design, Inc.
Despite the stark white color of this sofa, it's low profile and relaxed style invites nothing short of lounging. A braided rug and low, light wood coffee table add to the casual, California vibe. A pair of leather swivel chairs and a mid-century console bring in some rich earth tones. A dark, albiet not heavy light fixture draws the eyes up and adds an element of drama to the room. Patterned throw pillows break up the white sofa and pull in the palette from the rest of the home. Summer Thornton
Despite the stark white color of this sofa, it's low profile and relaxed style invites nothing short of lounging. A braided rug and low, light wood coffee table add to the casual, California vibe. A pair of leather swivel chairs and a mid-century console bring in some rich earth tones. A dark, albiet not heavy light fixture draws the eyes up and adds an element of drama to the room. Patterned throw pillows break up the white sofa and pull in the palette from the rest of the home. Summer Thornto
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Or compile all those paint chips you've collected into a graphic composition such as the one in this dining room — so much fresher than a single painting or a mirror.
Chartreuse armchairs help warm up this traditional living room.
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Chartreuse armchairs help warm up this traditional living room.
A bit of wow in a small, neutral bathroom.
Imagine this room without the chartreuse rug and chair. A little boring, right?
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In a sleek, modern entryway a chartreuse door draws the eye. Door color: C2 paint in Al Green
It’s worth being detail-oriented when it comes to designing display storage for an eclectic mix of objects and books. If you take the time to measure the pieces you’d like to show off, you can create open shelving that puts each piece in its own frame. That’s what Exploit Space has done here with a creatively designed shelving unit. The cabinetry is a feature in itself, but because the shelves have been painted white to match the walls, the owner’s treasured finds come to the fore.
devised ways to display the owner’s collection of interesting objects and artwork so they feel calm and ordered. Similar objects are arranged on custom storage to form a balanced display. There are a lot of pictures, ceramics and baskets in the mix, but by grouping them together, the designer made them look beautiful rather than untidy.
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furniture layout
furniture layout
The designer recommended Farrow & Ball’s Treron paint for some of the cabinetry. “This soft green color picks up on the exterior elements — it feels very natural,” she says. “And it really pops against the rest of our very light natural wood palette.” The slab-front cabinetry maintains the clean, modern feel. Some handmade texture and color variation comes in through the zellige backsplash tiles.
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My client travels quite a bit and showed me images of a bathroom tile that she quite liked from a hotel in Ibiza,” designer Dorothy Day Huntsman says. “They had that handmade wabi-sabi look and they were various shapes, from rectangles to squares, and in various sizes. In addition, we found this beautiful and delicate-looking marble floor tile at a local tile company to complement the wall tile.”
Tuck It Into an Alcove An entertainment unit can risk looking out of place in some period properties — or there simply may not be room. In this period-sensitive solution, designer Lisette Voute makes use of the alcoves on either side of a fireplace in an apartment in a historic preservation area. The doors are perfectly positioned for concealing the TV’s wires and boxes, while recessing the screen reduces its visual impact. The alcove bookcases were existing, but Lisette enhanced them. “We added nice molding and cornicing and new doors,” she says, “so they’d look more elegant and in keeping with the building.”
Create Features That Draw the Eye While the bulk of this unit contains closed storage, there are also four open nooks for display. These are made from oak-veneered MDF, which helps them stand out against the deep blue and draw the eye away from the black screen. The number of closed door cabinets makes sense when you know the unit — designed by Jenny Luck Interiors and built by MW Creative Carpentry — is in a playroom where toys need to be stashed. Jenny also built in removable drawers, behind which the underfloor heating manifold is hidden. The TV and associated audio-visual tech also has plenty of space, so wiring and boxes can be concealed, making it a truly multifunctional piece of furniture.
Contemporary eclectic mix.
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