Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Our Favorite Shades of Grey


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I did a design consultation recently and the client asked me to suggest some beige colors for her living/dining room. I looked at her as if she'd spoken to me in Russian. I drew a complete blank because, yikes, I rarely use beige in my designs. 
It's no secret that my go to neutral for many many years has been grey, and of course I was pleased to see it remains on trend in design forecasts for 2016.
I may have used every shade from all the major paint companies. I like the coolness that most greys evoke. I'm more drawn to greys with a subtle blue underdone but I recently used a grey with a light brown undertone and really loved it.
And since I often get emails and DM's on Instragram asking what shade of grey we used for specific projects, I thought it made sense to lay it all out in one post for folks to use as a reference guide whenever they so choose. So here ya go. A peek at some old project faves and the greys that made them special. 




In our favorite former bachelor's pad, we used Mink by Sherwin Williams (SW6004)
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My home office reflects my insatiable love of color. But to soothe all those bright hues, we used a grey of course.

My entire house is in various shades of grey. In my kitchen, I used Serious Grey by Sherwin Williams.
 

Grey added some warmth to one of our favorite master bedroom makeovers.
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This project belongs to one of favorite clients turned dear friend Jina B, and we used two shades of grey throughout her home.


In this condo project at the Ritz Carlton, we used two of our favorite shades: Essential Grey and Greyish

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Who could forget this kitchen/family room transformation for our dear client Debbie. She waited 25 years to get the kitchen and family room of her dreams and grey played a role in making her happy. Bunny Grey by Benjamin Moore.
Are you using grey in your projects/home? If so, tell us some of your favorite shades. We'd love to see em in action and of course add them to our grey palette.





Friday, January 15, 2016

Our Guide to Gallery Wall Styling


Like the rest of the design world, we love a gallery wall and for many reasons. It's a fun way to showcase a varied mix of your artwork, to blend art with other collectibles and best of all, there are no real rules! Which means you can really mix a gallery wall with whatever the heck you want, something the rebel in us kinda loves.



We like to tie together different shapes and add a fun, unexpected piece to the wall like the "Q" seen above. A good tip is to start with the largest piece and work around that, lay all items out and start moving things around till you are satisfied...don't forget to take a picture of the placement before you start hanging!

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We like the gallery wall to tell a story, the art should go together and have a similar theme. For
example, above we used the clients art from Brazil.




In this pretty master bedroom, we used family pictures and mementos around a mirror to create a vintage feel. 



Don't be afraid to start the gallery wall around a TV and try to keep the spaces in between the items the same distance apart.


Gallery walls come together organically, have fun and display things you love!




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