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Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing
Colour Guide Muted Colour Scheme Subdued, delicate, calm, peaceful, feminine Key Textures Matt paint, silk, glass, raw linen, waxed cotton, limed wood I don’t naturally gravitate towards these colours or this style of interior, but this week I feel it’s exactly what my mind and soul need. A sense of calm and peacefulness washes ...
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The Big Sleep
Colour Guide Muted Colour Scheme Chic, sophisticated, subdued, calming Key Textures Matt wall finish, gloss, mirror, velvet, linen, silk, wool, cane, wicker, brass, glass The background colour of this room is nothing unusual but paired with this quantity of yellow it starts to become interesting. Normally you would find only a hint of yellow, ...
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Art House
Colour Guide Muted Colour Scheme Refined, Sophisticated, mature, cultured, suave, urban Key Textures Matt paint finishes, velvet, wool, light and dark woods Not sure if it’s jet lag or the mesmerising colour of the sofa but instead of concentrating on writing this weeks post I’ve gone all High Fidelity on the situation and started ...
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The Bird Cage
Colour Guide Muted Colour Scheme Eclectic, cottage Key Textures Delicate wallpaper, suede, leather, brass, cotton, limewashed wood, terracotta, glass, foliage I was hunting for a patterned wallpapered room to deconstruct then I came across this. It caught my eye for various reasons – the mix of furniture, the eccentricity of the how the ...
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Where The Devil Are My Slippers?
Colour Guide Muted Colour Scheme Elegant, European, refined, eclectic Key Textures Linen, gold gilt, lacquer, glass, matt finish wall, brass, panelling, stud detailing As I sit here on this rainy day I’m wishing that once I’ve finished I can curl up on the sofa in this image watching an ‘ye olde worlde’ movie on ...
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Rococo Glamour
Colour guide Muted, Pale Colour Scheme Glamour, eclectic, layering Key Textures Linen, transparent, reflective, animal skin, fur, ornately carved wood There are lots of things I want to cover in this seemingly complicated image. The style of furniture, subtle layering of textures, and of course colour. It’s not till you start looking at ...