I'm working with new local clients who are moving from their family home into a 6th floor condo with light and views. The only problem? It hasn't been touched since the 1960s. They are mostly managing the gut renovation on their own, but I get to decorate!
One of the fun things about this kind of move is getting to move cherished items to new contexts. Case in point: they had a persian rug in the living room that they loved, and a pair of brown leather chairs that were fairly new and quite nice, but they didn't want the brown palette in the open living/dining space. So into the bedroom they go! To modernize the brown and cream and tie in to the other spaces, we went with a deep jewel tone for the walls. We wanted to offset the warm tone with something cooler. Green felt too 80s, plum felt too 90s, so we landed on blue. As I look at these design boards I realize the color is reading much more teal than in reality--it is a deep blue, but with a little less green in it.
They found nightstands they love from CB2 which went perfectly with the slight deco influences we are bringing in elsewhere. The big thing with the bedroom was that everything had to be in stock or short lead time so they have a bedroom when they move in!
Look 1: Masculine and clubby
Look 2: Feminine and organic
How do you feel about brown? (It's definitely "my" neutral, so I'm happy to see it making its way back after years of grey!)
Which look would you choose?
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