Finding the right small bedroom color ideas can be somewhat of a challenge, as these more petite spaces can require more planning than expected.
Depending on the size and the natural light available within the existing bedroom ideas, colors can make the space look larger or smaller, airier or cozier. So making the right choice can make all the difference in the final feeling of the room.
‘Although pale colors will help to make small rooms look larger, dark colors in small bedrooms can look stunning and create an atmosphere that’s perfect for enhancing intimacy, feeling cozy and restful sleep,’ advises Marianne Shillingford, creative director, Dulux. ‘Decide how you want to feel in your bedroom and work from there.’
There are two options, if you want a loftier feel then choose shades that help to create the illusion of space, or you might be hankering after a cosier space that
A contemporary living room designed by Audrey Scheck
Cate Black Photography
Not traditional yet far from modern, contemporary interior design can feel like the best of all words. Audrey Scheck of Audrey Scheck Design tells me, “While modern design refers to a specific time period, contemporary design is a more loose term designing both current and future design trends. Contemporary design evolves as interior design trends come and go.”
Current contemporary spaces have an easy, warm feel to them. Far from formulaic, they can be eclectic or even fun. Whether you’re currently designing a contemporary space or just refreshing an old one, here are nine contemporary design tips shared by expert interior designers.
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Choose Curved Lines
Scheck tells me curved lines can truly enhance a contemporary space. “From rounded corners on furniture to arched mirrors and doorways, curves bring so much dimension to a space. Incorporating curves helps to
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“People think that I’m very tough,” says interior designer Robert Stilin from his New York office. He’s talking to his friend and collaborator Simon Stewart — the founder of Charles Burnand Gallery in London — who says in response: “I think Robert’s like a big teddy bear. He’s very kind and generous.” He added, “There’s almost no compromise with Robert. He knows what he wants to achieve.”
Wisconsin-born Stilin is an interior-design superstar in the US with high-profile clients such as Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, fashion designer Fernando Garcia (the co-creative director of Oscar de la Renta) and, most importantly, “the Carters” . His projects have included Manhattan apartments, a family home in Louisville, Kentucky, and Hamptons retreats. “It’s curation beyond curation,” says Stewart of Stilin’s casually elegant design signature.
The four houses that stand on a large plot in Kurumassery in Aluva are symbols of the deep love and affection between siblings. Homes may look different; however, this does not affect the special bond shared by the siblings. Of particular interest is Mohandas, the eldest brother who designs his own house as well as those of his siblings.
Mohandas said that it was their parents’ biggest wish that the four brothers stay close and live in the same plot. In addition, their children work or study abroad. So, staying close is the best way to take care of each other.
Who needs a giant mansion when you can get a tiny house for three times less price? After all, mansions are definitely a thing of the past, and they were never really designed with comfort in mind. That is, unless you like taking 10k steps purely to commute from the kitchen to the bathroom and to the bedroom in your own house every day. Or are dead set on playing the Marco Polo game with your significant other until the end of your lives. Pshht, who has the time for that, right? However, with these tiny house designs, everything is reachable by hand, your feet are safe from over-walking, and it’s just so painfully staking cute. Piqued your interest? Well then, just wait until you see these modern tiny house designs with your own two peepers!
Now, designing a tiny house sure has its own challenges – like where
Isabel Ladd thrives on creating homes saturated in a kaleidoscope of meticulously layered patterns and colors. A girl of many mantras, Isabel loves to preach: ‘Beige is not a color. More is More; Less is a Bore. And above all else: Mix. Don’t Match.’
An intuitive and enthusiastic designer, she dubs her style ‘Curated Maximalism’: an intelligent yet intuitive layering of colorful elements that all relate to and build upon one another.
Here, we take a look at Isabel’s interior design work past, present and future.
(Image credit: Isabel Ladd)
A Brazilian native, Isabel moved with her family to raise horses in Kentucky. After Fashion School, she found her footing in the thriving Los Angeles fashion world and the maximalist was born!
Her work in the fashion and textile industry instilled a love of fabrics and prints, which segued into a love of interiors. Working mainly on residential homes throughout
The arrangement is so efficient and very pleasing to the eye.
Dream – The trend of tiny houses with aesthetic arrangements is currently in great demand. Each corner is decorated with detail, including lighting, so it’s very pleasing to the eye and makes you feel at home.
Are you looking to organize a room or maybe you want to make a tiny house but maximally comfortable? Friends of Dream can see the design of the TT House in Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
This house is 3.5 meters wide by 12 meters long with a very modern design. The façade uses natural stone materials, with wooden doors combined with glass and iron.
Also made a permanent pot that extends on the side. You can put plants that make the atmosphere of the house more beautiful. Likewise at the top, there is a corner for placing
As anyone who has gone through the process of searching for room colors will try, choosing the right color for a room can be a minefield with endless choices and subtle nuances to understand and overcome.
But along with what is the most stressful color?, we are also often asked ‘what is the most draining color? According to color psychologists, the most draining and fatiguing color is ‘bright yellow’.
However, decorating with yellow isn’t all bad, especially when used as an accent color at home. It has many positive connotations, too. Here, color psychologists, decorators, and experts reveal why bright yellow is the most draining color – and how to decorate with softer yellow in a more pleasing and less stimulating way by using the color wheel to create strong color combinations, using yellow as an accent shade, and what variations to use to create a scheme that won’t overwhelm.
Texas is famous for its unparalleled barbecue, its gargantuan size, and—arguably our favorite reason—the collection of castle-like homes scattered across its hills, mountains, and plains. One such property, a seven-bedroom lakehouse in Chandler, belongs to lifestyle influencer Lauren Kay Sims, who is known for her fashion and style blogging, and her musings on building what she calls “a radiant life.”
As part of her pursuit of radiance, she enlisted Urbanology Designs’ principal designer and owner, Ginger Curtis, to help ensure their new vacation house would reflect her family’s style, without doing an entire remodel. She asked Curtis to outfit several of the key spaces in her new “kingdom”: namely the sprawling living room, primary bedroom, and a hybrid home office and lounge.
“Lauren and her husband purchased a grand, traditional style vacation home and wanted to put their stamp on it,” Curtis explains. Luckily for the Dallas-based designer, Sims knew
