I recently went a-googling myself, and came up with something so old I completely forgot about it. Well, almost.
You may remember this project from Benjamin Moore. It was part of their Color Preview 2010; published, printed and disseminated all across the land as part of their promotional materials early that year, to display the colors of the moment.
The project was this: to develop a media room for twenty-somethings, and I was assigned this palette. Whereas I loved the midnight blue, I resisted the jade green and dropped the red altogether. This was produced during my flame-stitch fever period, and if I had my druthers, I prefer my bold patterns in a less-is-more colorway. So, I suppose I’m wondering this aloud—if it was my own home, I’d probably drop the green altogether and maybe even the beige. But if the “client” here is a jaunty twenty year old with two cds and a television going, maybe this was the correct direction. I wonder…
COLORS USED:
Cedar Green 2034-40, Midnight Navy 2067-10, Meditation AF-395 and, Opaline OC-33
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Comments (19)
That blue is amazing!
I love the green! I wonder what a navy and white chevron accent wall would look like.
sorry, this is really hideous.
How could you even pay attention to what was on the TV? I like the colors but that huge pattern is giving me a headache.
This 20-something loves it! Although I would probably put my tv on a quieter wall.
I could never watch tv with something that crazy behind it.
I love it too, although I agree with the others that in real life, I'd prefer to have the crazy wall behind the tv-watching couch rather than behind the tv.
Mark!! I used this very image to design the color scheme for my studio apartment!! It was a house tour "Rebecca Colors the White Box" Anyhoo, the midnight navy is still the favorite color in my apartment, it is so rich. Glad you designed this!
i love it! i wouldn't change a thing
Absolutely beautiful. Vibrant, dynamic, crazy.
Personally, I would have kept the red and ditched the green...
...but if it werent for that TV - one would almost think that this room was from Better Homes and Gardens circa 1973.
The wall that ate me!
. . . that means, love it.
That's a pretty small TV considering it's a media room.
That's pretty darn awesome.
I'm all about color, but I really wonder about how this affects the light in the room. It must be so dark and reflectively blue. Man, I hope your skin tones are complemented by this.
I love that room! If only the tv was a 65" ...
would be rad the first couple of days....but after that!
Eeek. As a twenty something looking for an apartment, I just want you to know we like subtle colors and sophistication too. Love the rest of your work!