My Private Place: Wall Decor

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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Wall with Memories

photo credit: http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-great-gallery-walls?page=4

Monday, 28 May 2012

Wall Decor from Williams-Sonoma

Justyna Badach Water & Waves Photography

Pictures from Williams-Sonoma.

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Bathroom w. Neutral wall color

Monday, 7 May 2012

Wall Paint

I don't know where I found this, but it is very very pretty! Summer-like and instantly light up your mood!

Plus I am a fan of nature...this colorful scene is just too great!

Picture found somewhere on internet.

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Can you tell which is real which is fake? :P

Picture from http://living.msn.com/home-decor/interior-design/ten-genius-decorating-ideas-4#5

Monday, 26 March 2012

Choose A Wall Colour In The Living Room

As the social center of the home, the living room plays many roles. It is a busy place where families gather and guests are entertained, a focal point for seasonal celebrations and decorations, and a quiet refuge for relaxing and reading. The wall colors for this multipurpose space should provide a flexible backdrop to this ebb and flow of activities.

Simply because of their scale, the sofa and flooring should play a major role in the choice of living room paint colors. Generally, it's best to let one of them take the lead. If the sofa plays a neutral role, choose a paint color that plays off of the room's accents. A warm neutral (Hush AF–95) picks up colors found in a natural stone fireplace and highlights reds in the carpet and pillows.

Paired with brown or softened with gray, mellowed shades of blue and green work like neutrals. Taking its cue from the kilim–inspired pillows, a cool blue (Blue Porcelain 1641), accented with crisp white trim, can show off sandy neutrals and darker woods with effortless grace.

Minimizing the contrast between trim and walls has a way of calming down a space and making it seem larger. This is put to good use in living rooms, which are prone to busyness or clutter. Instead of painting the bookcase and French doors the same soft color as the walls (Capri Coast OC–87), give them a slightly lighter shade (White Blush 0C–86) to preserve their character and keep the whole effect understated.

In a room where living moves easily from indoors to out, draw on the palette of the landscape outside to dissolve the transition and visually expand the space. With dark wood keeping a room grounded, a pale green (Etched Glass 626) creates a restful airiness throughout the space.

Pick up the natural stone colors of the hearth when choosing a paint color for living room walls.

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Create A Frame Gallery

When it's also a place for valued collections, a dining room can be far more than a place to enjoy food.Favorite objects extend a sense of welcome as soon as you walk into the room.

Start with a neutral backdrop and use it as a canvas to express your inspirations and memories. All white walls and ceilings, which are often favored by art galleries, recede into the background and help highlight displays of all kinds. If white is too spare for your taste, use light colors like bisque or tan, then layer frames, pieces of art and found objects on top.

Displays don't need to be large or valuable to be fascinating. Any size photograph, type elements, or even swatches of a favorite fabric, gain presence when they're set in an interesting frame. If photos are what you love, you can display them on just about any size wall or on any amount of shelf space.

A collection of black-and-white photographs establishes an elegant scheme. A symmetrical arrangement on the wall, with each picture hung equidistant from the next creates an atmosphere that's soothing and serene. Planning such a layout is easy.

Arrange Accessories

Decorate the entryway

The entryway is the first impression friends and family will have of your home. The room should be filled with accessories you love — photographs, found objects and treasured books. Back–to–back benches placed across from a wall lined with more benches separate the entryway from the rest of the house while providing the perfect introduction to the rest of your home.

Create a gallery wall

To create a gallery wall like the one here, hang photographs in varying of shapes and sizes in a grid that is pleasing to the eye. Plan the layout of your frames before hanging, either with Kraft paper on the wall or by arranging them on a workspace or floor. Smaller frames have more impact when grouped together; a large frame may stand alone. Place your frames at eye level, usually five feet from the floor. Hang them higher if your room has high ceilings.

Choose bold wall colour

The entry is your chance to experiment and try interesting colors you might not consider in other rooms of your home. Keep in mind, however, that you need to choose a color that makes a smooth transition to harmonize with adjoining rooms. Consider continuing the entryway color into the living room as a directional clue. Here, Bennington Gray from Benjamin Moore, pairs beautifully with the furnishings and accessories, creating an adaptable backdrop for the room's rich mixture of shapes and colors.

Since an entryway is the first look into your home, fill it with accessories you love — photographs, found objects and treasured books.

Choose A Wall Colour In The Entryway

From a gracious front foyer to a well–organized mudroom, the entryway is a place of first impressions. Paint color is the key to smoothing the transition to and from this highly trafficked space. Neutral tones are always a good choice, but if you prefer a bold paint color, take the lead from the palette of an adjoining room. After all, the entryway is a transitional space.

Dark neutrals — chocolate brown, hunter green, gray, such as Philipsburg Blue HC–159 — have a confident, stately quality that suits a more formal entryway. They are paint colors that also provide a good retiring backdrop for art and collectibles.

Pretty powdery blues and greens are welcoming, restful paint colors that set a tranquil mood after coming in from busy outside activities. This heavenly shade of Arctic Blue (2050–60) is pale enough to widen a narrow hall and serve as an ideal backdrop for a photography display.

Staying neutral by using an earthy beige or brown is the simplest way to bridge the indoors to the outdoors. Using Monterey White (HC–27) allows an adjacent space to move equally easily into a cool or warm palette, offering maximum flexibility.

Red greets guests confidently and warmly in an entryway. Paint with earthier red hues, such as cinnamon, ocher, and cranberry, such as Dinner Party (AF–300), to avoid an overpowering effect in small spaces.

A monochromatic palette helps keep everything from becoming too busy.

Create A Frame Gallery In An Entryway

Create a personal gallery by displaying frames of varying shape and size. Plan the layout of your frames before hanging, either with Kraft paper on the wall or by arranging them on a workspace or floor. Ensure your frame arrangement is horizontally centered on your wall space to create balance.

Achieve the proper balance between your wall space and the frames. Smaller frames have more impact when grouped together; a large frame may stand alone. Place your frames at eye level, usually five feet from the floor. Hang them higher if your room has high ceilings.

To create an interesting gallery effect, visit a local copy center or use your home computer to change favorite color photos to black-and-white or sepia-toned images. Hang frames in both horizontal and vertical orientations to add interest.