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Updating a Small Space

21st Sep. '08 • Living Spaces • Tags: color scheme, RoomVues, sherwin-williams

I really like the way the colors work in this room. I recommended this palette from Sherwin Willaims today to Rebecca in response to the picture she posted on RoomVues. She said she wanted to find a way to make her studio apartment seem more “grown up” and I think that this color palette would be a great place to start.

The color scheme includes:

SW 6400 Lucent Yellow for the walls
SW 6399 Chamomile for the trim
SW 6163 Grassland for the ceiling

Besides just having a color scheme that works this room shows several things that can be used to make a space appear larger:

The neutral scheme with hues that blend beautifully in a low contrast palette.
Careful placement of the black to move the eye around the room.
Smooth rather than rough textured fabrics and surfaces.
The mirrored coffee table “disappears” rather than stopping your eye.
They also used a fine black pinstripe on the molding that draws the eye up and around the space.

Picture from House Beautiful

Image of Blogger

The Makeover Gallery

19th Sep. '08 • Living Spaces • Tags: ellen-kennon, green, RoomVues

Authored by Kate Smith

Today seems to be my day for green. I just took a few minutes to post a couple of recommendations in the Makeover Gallery at Roomvues and in two cases was replacing green and in one case recommending it.

I recommend Ellen Kennon Full Spectrum paint Edgewood Green for this great room that I thought would look even greater in green. Below is an spectacular stairway painted in this color.

Kate recommends Ellen Kennon Edgewood Green for new paint color

I also thought that this dining room in icy green would be so much lovelier in a palette of sophisticated neutrals and suggested a few flattering new colors for a currently green powder room.

Check it out and add your own suggestions…