Tag Archives: Color

Observations: Color Everywhere!!

November 6, 2012

The idea for this post started with this cover. Pink, yellow and white blend together creating a warm and friendly environment.Slideshow

Many of the shelter magazines have been writing about mid-century modern for the past couple of years. The current issues forecast an interest in a new topic— COLOR.  From hot pink to parrot green, color is on every cover and in every room from dining chairs in red and yellow to indigo bed covers and pink headboards. I am trying to decide if this really a trend or a spring fling. Certainly, the home furnishings industry is taking some of its cues from the splashy summer fashions.

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Bamboo-motif Wallpaper

November 5, 2012

As seen in World of Interiors, SeptemberSlideshow

For those of you who have been following my Friday blogs, this highly decorative bath is an unusual post. I like this very personal statement by the designer and client who were not afraid of pattern or color. The active design of the wallpaper (Zuber 1960’s) is in contrast to the simplicity of the old dark wood  herringbone floor and low wood wainscot painted an Adamesque blue.  Small personal objects adorn the beautiful marble fireplace mantle and the chair indicates a bath where visiting and conversation are encouraged.

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Bath: Color and Drama

November 1, 2012

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The chocolate walls, diaphanous curtains, gold accents and the sparkling and glamorous bubble chandelier create a dramatic space.  This relatively small but very tall bath looks especially crisp when its dark walls are paired with the white tub and tile. It is the contrast, reminiscent of continental decoration, that has the greatest impact. This contrast delineates positive and negative fields and flattens the dimensional surfaces. This is a bold bath and it announces the space as confident.

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Chromophobia—An American Epidemic?

November 21, 2011

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Eric Mandil, AIA, RA a friend and Denver based architect and interior designer has been creating award winning interior and exterior spaces for 25 years. His transformational work is known for stimulating the eye, enlivening the human spirit, and shaping perceptual experience. He infuses his environments with aliveness, character and freshness to create much loved spaces where people can live, work, connect and play with ease.

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