Color Buzz

Manhattan Makeover

We just finished an ultra elegant bedroom in Manhattan. We worked with the very talented design firm Bradley Thiergartner. Benjamin Bradley conceived the idea of a high-end, modern-glam room with an overscaled floral pattern on the walls. A few samples were worked up and Benjamin and David Thiergartner decided to go more tone on tone.  They wanted crisp and fresh. We painted the background with a modeled effect in an eggshell finish. We printed the stencil using a high-gloss enamel. This gives a subtle pop to the design when the light hits it. Very chic!

                           

                Beehive designers stenciling              Veronique at work

 

Light Green Walls

When we bought our home, this room was painted a mid-range, flat, middle of the road yellow. It was hard to imagine the room in a color other than yellow, but the current shade didn’t have enough vibrancy to hold the room together. One day in the depths of a cold and frosty Pennsylvania winter morning when the north light is the flattest and grayest, the color came to me - a light warm chartreuse/green. This color was applied as a color wash. We have old plaster walls, and flat paint brings out all their imperfections. The color wash softens the unevenness of old walls, and can also add a lot of depth to already perfect walls.  This color – a combination of Valspar Lime Kiss and Citrus Tickle – has successfully brightened up the chilliest mornings. My lesson here was, faced with northern light, go warm, go bold.    

                                                         

       Lime Kiss 6008-9A                                             Citrus Tickle 6008-9C