I am often challenged in my job to figure out what is inside my clients head!-
(boy I bet you all wish you had my job…)
SO what I have resorted to is “WHAT MAKES THIS WORK”…. well, I will give you a few examples.
I LOVE THIS ROOM! {British Home & Garden}
The bright yellow ceiling WORKS- because, (1) it is in a room with VERY tall ceilings, (2) the curved plaster moulding painted lime green frames it, (3) the walls AND the floor are a very neutral mid-tone grey, which leads your eye to the super fabulous ceiling! ALSO, (4) the curtains contain all of the colors in the room in a very subtle form. IF….the walls were a color, or (god forbid) -WHITE, or the rug were a color, this room would NOT work!
This is one of my favorites {good friend in Richmond VA}
This works, because (1) the floor is painted white and light grey diamonds, (2) the room has very tall ceilings and a lot of natural light. (3) The WALLS are a light NEUTRAL. (4) The pink curtains are hung ABOVE the window frames. This would not look at all the same with natural stained wood floors (it would be terrible with that “honey” color floor) or colored walls– the WHITE floors, and light neutral walls make this room work.
I think the ceiling is FABULOUS! (Traditional Home}
What makes it work? Well, (1) The ceiling stencil pattern is pretty subtle, light blue and white, and it is contained in the coffered ceiling panels. (2) The weight of the walls in the deeper blue gives more attention to the ceiling. (3) The White chandelier, coverlet, and furnishings keep it all simple. (4) the rug is modern with an angular design , much different than the ceiling pattern, AND the (5) black accents keep it crisp.
Which is WHY THIS ROOM WORKS!!
(6) P.S. there are NO window treatments which is a BIG reason why this room works! It is nice to see when less can be MORE!
I hope you enjoyed this post…I love dissecting this stuff and figuring out WHY IT WORKS!!!…more to come!
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