Living Room
Dark gray tones are juxtaposed with bright shades of yellow, green, and orange in this funky and fun living room. Framed white windows emphasize the view while nature-inspired patterns and organic décor blur the lines between the indoors and out. A contemporary chandelier serves as a statement piece while a white mantel and stone fireplace create a strong focal point within the room.
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Front windows
Offset fireplace, up off floor. TV over fireplace
basement
green velvet chair
Two wallpapers, two fabrics on chair, fireplace open small, no hearth
pink and grey
9. Cartography. Maps can be as beautiful as any work of art, especially when blown up large enough to appreciate the details. When picking a map wallpaper, consider choosing a place that holds special meaning for you, whether that’s somewhere you spent time — or a place you long to visit one day. Wallpaper: Antique Map of Bath, Wallpapered
Coffee table
Cohesive color Another way to create a cohesive flow from room to room is to think of the palette for your home as a math problem. “Use a base color that you really like as 60 to 70 percent of what you’re going to paint for your interior,” Wardlaw says. “Your next color needs to be 25 to 30 percent. Then you can do your accents of 5 to 10 percent.” In this photo, which shows one of Wardlaw’s designs, gray is the 60 percent color, blue the 25 percent, orange about 10 percent and brown maybe another 5 percent. “I really try to make people only go with about three colors, four at the max — at least on the interior,” Wardlaw says. “Otherwise it just feels chaotic.” To pull the colors throughout the home, you might use a variation on the scheme in an adjacent dining room. The walls might be painted blue, and perhaps gray could be used as an accent, with a few small orange accessories providing the 10 percent dose of color. “As long as you keep it cohesive throughout your entire home, it’s going to make more sense,” Wardlaw says.
To create a cohesive feel between the kitchen and living room, Klimala used the same backsplash tiles on the new fireplace surround. New built-ins on each side offer easy-access storage, while a flush-mount 65-inch Samsung Frame TV gives the couple a chance to show off artwork and Lisa’s photos when the TV isn’t on.
2. Arts and Crafts. This classic William Morris-designed wallpaper in soft, earthy hues is quietly enveloping. Try a traditional paper like it in a bedroom or dining room paired with other nature-inspired colors and creamy white or natural wood trim.
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