Article Content: Architectural Features & Customization Visual & Aesthetic Impact Material Quality & Texture Furniture & Layout Functionality & Integration In interior design, the blend of artistic flair and tailored functionality crafts spaces that are not just visually appealing but also resonant with individual identity. The article delves into the intricacies of design elements that
Gold & Gray Apartment is a minimalist residence located in Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Richard Lindvall.
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During the first session of our Acrylic Studio we will explore mixing paint to achieve color and tone. This will be achieved by creating the series of tonal and chromatic scales described below. You'll begin with black, white, transparent medium and red, yellow and blue. Each color should be mixed with 80 percent paint to 20 percent medium. Mix enough paint to create a series of 7 one by one inch swatches which touch as the notes do below Try to mix paint that is opaque and smooth in its application to the paper or canvas If it is too streaky or thick you'll need to extend the paint by adding more medium and wetting your brush. Goal: To complete the sets of tonal and chromatic scales listed below during our first studio session. Examining Grayscale and Tone / Light to Dark GRAY SCALE EXERCISE All paint should be extended with 20 percent transparent medium before beginning! A. Black to White in seven notes. The first swatch should be black, the last white and the middle of the seven swatches should be mid tone gray, such as the fifth note from the left above. B. Black to White in seven notes using NO WHITE PAINT, only transparent medium. The first swatch should be black, the last white, using ONLY the medium and the middle of the seven swatches should be mid tone gray, such as the fifth note from the left above - these notes will be the consistentcy of stained glass, trasparent and relying on the white of the paper and the amount of black you use to acheive their tonal range. C. Monochromatic Scale: Red to Black in seven notes. The mid tone should be close to maroon in color. D. Monochromatic Scale: Red to White in seven notes. The mid tone should be close to pink in color. E. Red to White in seven notes using NO WHITE PAINT. The mid tone should be close to pink in color using only transparent medium. The first swatch should be red, the last white, using ONLY the medium and red in various amounts. The color will resemble stained glass - trasparent and relying on the white of the paper and the amount of red you use to acheive tonal range. F. Complimentary Scale - Red on one end of the scale, Green on the other. This middle should show a an earth color and a progression of neurtral colors which become redder or greener depending on which end of the scale they are heading toward. G. Secondary Scale - Add Red to one end of the scale, Yellow to the other and the middle color should be Orange. The colors between Orange and Red should be gradually redder, between Orange and Yellow should be gradually warmer with more yellow! . Grayscale Dark to Light Tonal Relativity Monochromatic Color Tone in relation to Color Color Wheel with Complimentary Arrows
I know last week I was opining about the mystique of all-white monochromatic spaces, so I figured why not flip the script today and share a multifaceted space without a hint of white in sight. And I’m quite positive you’re going to love it because this room is just.so.good! Designed…
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Image 18 of 28 from gallery of CM House / Dado Castello Branco Arquitetura. Photograph by Douglas Friedman
Design for Transat Chair by Eileen Gray. 1927.
Image 21 of 33 from gallery of Lower Tullochgrue House / Brown & Brown Architects. Photograph by Dapple Photography
Interior designer Matt Woods has created a "utilitarian, cave-like sanctuary", inspired by the mid-century Brutalist era, for a couple in Sydney's Camperdown.
The architects stuck to a gray-scale color palette, installing slate tile floors that softly contrast with the white walls and Eames dining chairs. “It lets the views out the windows become the focus,” Dworkind explains.
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I have to say, I am really pleased with how this room has evolved. Although we moved into this home just over a year ago, designing this room was challenging. Because our home is essentially a great-room style floor plan, this room, just off the entryway could serve as either a formal dining room or formal living room. I took my time and sought input from my family on how we would ultimately use this room. I was the lone vote for a dining room, everyone else wanted a living room, for various reasons but mostly because we had two living spaces on the first floor of our Minnesota cottage {just one with a tv} and my family enjoyed having a room to sit and read, talk on the phone, playing a game in etc...that didn't have a television in it. How can a momma argue with that? Basically the room was decorated around the granny-sofa. The damask Waverly fabric had originally been purchased for curtains about three homes ago. When we were leaving Minnesota, I had a talented slipcover maker in Minnesota make a slipcover for the quality Restoration Hardware sofa I had but was not really digging the fabric anymore. The two chairs were a Craiglist purchase - $40 for both! The chairs had great 'bones' but very tired fabric. I had them reupholstered in a beautiful cream chenille fabric. I could have simply done a cream linen but I love the warmth, comfort and texture that the chenille brings to the room. The room originally had carpet which I loathed but couldn't justify spending the $$ on new hardwood. My dad put down the whitewashed Ikea laminate for me for just about $500. The 9x12 'Heathered Chenille Jute Rug' from Pottery Barn covers a good chunk of the room and almost looks like wall-to-wall sisal. I have said of myself, "I have never met an accessory I didn't like" and this room speaks to that! In addition to my love of collecting, this room has everything I love: decorating books, vintage tortoise bamboo furniture, beach collection {driftwood, coral, shells, starfish}, vintage walking sticks, vintage suitcases, vintage books, vintage glasses, old silver, Asian blue & white pieces and vintage prints {see below}. I guess that's what you might consider the "country" parts of the room {yea, 'cause I used the word 'vintage' about 58 times in that last sentence!}. I began to stray a bit in this room at one point.....reading blogs can do that sometimes. I began to think I needed to go more toward a 'designed' room direction, even modern {gasp!}.....I began to question if using vintage things was growing tired and perhaps over-used. I'm glad I stayed true to myself and I believe I was able to successfully mix in some more contemporary elements, like the 'Bengal' Schumacher fabric covered pillows on the chairs - just enough for me. The vintage tool caddy pictured above is filled with driftwood collected both in Oregon and Hawaii.....I look forward to adding to this collection over the summer! "hello pretty bowl!" "hello pretty chair!" I hesitated to show you this vintage shelf...... "hello, my name is Jill and I am addicted to collecting....EVERYTHING". This old stool found recently at Monticello in Portland sits next to a chair and is a good place to set a book or glass of wine! I loved the old leather top. And finally......the rock n' roll element in the room - the framed collection of vintage egg prints. I am going to do a separate post on these later this week. I had the egg prints originally framed in a traditional style with dark frames about 9 years ago. When I realized this wall needed something BIG with a BIG impact, I decided to re-mat and frame the prints in a more contemporary fashion - large mats and white Ikea frames. And I will leave you with these thoughts - this room may not meet the approval of many designers but this room is 'me' and my family; it has things in it that we value, have collected and speak to the way we live, to me that is the essence of a well designed living space. Sources for this room: Paint "Duxbury Gray"BM Curtains: Ikea Rug: Pottery Barn Coffee Table: World Market Frames: Ikea And finally, I did not 'design' this room alone......I sent out an SOS to the fabulously talented Holly Mathis who flattered me with compliments and guided my choices, and offered loads of options and advice - most notably, the paint color choice and the ticking fabric on the french chair. It has been a treat to chat via email with Holly. I have the article that Better Homes and Gardens {about 2002?} published of her home still in my "Ideas" binder {I'm old like that - this was BEFORE Pinterest, peeps!}.
Image 3 of 10 from gallery of Vivienda-Estudio En El Carmen / Ramón Esteve. Photograph by Fernando Alda
Image 17 of 32 from gallery of Montee Karp Residence / Patrick Tighe Architecture. Photograph by Art Gray Photography
Seaside House is a minimalist architecture project located in Kanagawa, Japan, designed by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates.
On an 18th-century farmstead in rural Sweden, two Copenhagen designers handcraft a summerhouse that seamlessly melds the modern and the traditional.
The vast majority of colours are available in Absolute Matt Emulsion, Intelligent Matt Emulsion, Intelligent Eggshell , Intelligent Satinwood, Intelligent Gloss, Intelligent Floor Paint, Masonry Paint, Intelligent Exterior Eggshell. Interior & Exterior Paint Due to the difference in screen resolutions please order a tester pot Application Brush Or Roller" Specification Sheets are in drop down section below Little Greene Paints are created using the richest pigments for depth of colour and even results, our paint collection beautifully complements our wallpaper ranges. * Testers are only available in Absolute Matt Emulsion.
Emma Oldham’s creative talents shine through her exquisitely tailored Victorian apartment in west London where beautiful materials and luxe fabrics mix with classic pieces
A modern farmhouse designed by Hutker Architects along with Kathleen Walsh Interiors is sited on an 86-acre dairy farm in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
