Decorology

Category: mixing colors

  • Home makeover by interior designer Thom Filicia!

    Home makeover by interior designer Thom Filicia!

    Home Makeover

    This post is an oldie (but a goodie).  Being that I’m insanely busy right now I felt a throwback was in order. Real Simple and Chase Blueprint awarded one very lucky winner a $20,000 home makeover by the wonderful Thom Filicia!  That lucky winner of the contest, “Blueprint to a Beautiful Home” was Stephanie Gayol Phillipou of Mountainside, NJ.

    The Philipou’s moved into their home December 2011 and had to start preparing for new baby, leaving no time to add their personal style to the home.

    Check out her home’s amazing transformation!

    Before:

    What’s amazing to me is how their home looks barely lived in, it was in major need of some character!

    After:

    The blue paint is so refreshing.

    Before:

    After:

    I’m really loving upholstered dining chairs these days, it makes the space elegant and comfortable.

     

    The bedroom and living room are a great study in how to mix patterns. The rug and comforter are in a neutral gray, which makes it easy to add pattern and color without worrying about clashing. The smoky lavender walls are restful, and the global accents remind the Phillipou’s of their safari honeymoon in South Africa.
    As always, Filicia did an amazing job.  What do you think of this transformation?

    You can see and read more about the transformation in the December 2012 issue of Real Simple.

  • Pattern Happy: Inspiration for using pattern to breathe fresh air into your home

    I confess I do get a little afraid of patterns, and I imagine there are a few of you out there who feel the same way.  However, I almost always love a space that masterfully mixes patterns.  Start introducing pattern into your home by finding a few images and/or examples that you think are successful, pinpoint the “guidelines” that created success, and then apply them to your own space.

    via My Domaine 


    via DecorPad

    In this home pattern is even cohesively mixed throughout the home – and the exterior!  Red – in both large and small doses is the “thread” that creates the cohesion.

    via My Domaine

    Sticking to a color palette (green, red, and black), and varying pattern scales are two guidelines that are help successfully mix patterns.

    via My Domaine

    Bedding is a good way to get your feet wet with mixing patterns because it’s not as drastic as patterned carpet or wallpaper, though this bedroom beautifully mixes wallpaper pattern, upholstery, drapery, and bedding patterns!

    via My Domaine

    If you’re still afraid, mix patterns on a smaller scale – pretty books and trays in a bookshelf or coffee table vignette can help build your pattern-mixing confidence!
  • Layers of color: how to break away from monochrome and embrace color

    Layers of color: how to break away from monochrome and embrace color

    Sometimes, you can describe what you mean – you need to a picture.  I think the following examples are a great way to describe how to layer different colors in a space to create a harmonious and memorable room.

    Scared?  Start with the guest bed bedding to try your hand at mixing colors.  From their you can build the confidence to work with larger spaces?

    Anyone here a master at mixing colors?  Or are you afraid?

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  • A real home makeover by Thom Filicia!

    A real home makeover by Thom Filicia!

    Real Simple and Chase Blueprint awarded one very lucky winner a $20,000 home makeover by the wonderful Thom Filicia!  That lucky winner of the contest, “Blueprint to a Beautiful Home” was Stephanie Gayol Phillipou of Mountainside, NJ.

    The Philipou’s moved into their home December 2011 and had to start preparing for new baby, leaving no time to add their personal style to the home.

    Check out her home’s amazing transformation!

    Before:

    What’s amazing to me is how their home looks barely lived in, it was in major need of some character!

    After:

    The blue paint is so refreshing.

    Before:

    After:

    I’m really loving upholstered dining chairs these days, it makes the space elegant and comfortable.

    The bedroom and living room are a great study in how to mix patterns. The rug and comforter are in a neutral gray, which makes it easy to add pattern and color without worrying about clashing. The smoky lavender walls are restful, and the global accents remind the Phillipou’s of their safari honeymoon in South Africa.
    As always, Filicia did an amazing job.  What do you think of this transformation?

    You can see and read more about the transformation in the December 2012 issue of Real Simple.