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Amy's Deep Sea Living Room
Room for Color - East #15


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Name: Amy
Location: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Type of Home: rental apartment

Color Inspiration: I wanted a saturated color that was calming yet bright, worked well with my other furnishings, and looked great in all seasons.

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Deep Sea Living Room



Colors Used: The walls are Glidden/Flat/"True Turquoise".

Color Tip: I use a lot of blues and greens that calm the turquoise a bit and then throw in some bright reds to make it pop.


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Comments (19)

Fun!!!

posted by SQ on October 9th 2009 at 2:19pm
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this room is amazing! the colors are fun, fresh, and yet really calming. it looks super inviting. and i love how you hung all the pez dispensers in the hallway! that is sooooo cool! if you don't mind me asking, where did you get the couch and love seat? they look exactly like what i'm looking for...

thanks! and great room!

posted by lissac2412 on October 9th 2009 at 2:22pm
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Love the red chair and ottoman.
thanks for sharing.

posted by sassydo on October 9th 2009 at 2:27pm
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I like this and I like the fact that you used turquoise in an intense shade and mated it to the dark blue and the red. Love that vintage red chair and matching ottoman, it works great with the turquoise and the green also works with the blue and blue and green can make a nice color combo even though I'm not much of a green person as a decor color.

Nice job!

posted by ciddyguy on October 9th 2009 at 2:28pm
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Loving the colors a ton! The display of pez dispensers is pretty sweet too (I used to inadvertently collect pez...) Overall, a very fun space (they got my thumbs up!)

Erin
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posted by slipcoveryourlife on October 9th 2009 at 2:34pm
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Simply awesome.

posted by taitalruk7 on October 9th 2009 at 2:36pm
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Well done. Thanks for sharing!

posted by amazonikon on October 9th 2009 at 4:12pm
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This is the reverse of my dining room (red walls, white trim, turquoise linens) and it still makes me happy 4 years later. I usually swap out seasonally, but I'm now excited to introduce some navy or blue-gray into the mix.
Thanks for the inspiration!

posted by Laurie on October 9th 2009 at 4:14pm
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Absolutely Awesome, I would expect nothing less!

posted by tcliff1 on October 9th 2009 at 4:49pm
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Glad to see you entered the contest!

posted by sarrazak on October 10th 2009 at 11:44am
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Beautiful!

posted by sugarcake on October 10th 2009 at 2:47pm
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absolutely beautiful, imaginative and uses all the colors i personally love. Good luck!!

posted by mlf7681 on October 10th 2009 at 7:21pm
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SO AMAZZZING! GREAT!

posted by cnealon on October 10th 2009 at 7:25pm
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way to go Amy, this is amazing, beautiful. (I'm going to share with my color class.....) XO AP

posted by apibal on October 10th 2009 at 8:17pm
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This is exactly what I've been looking for! Great inspiration!

posted by Nakedinthesun on October 10th 2009 at 10:25pm
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I love the turquoise walls and the red chair! I would have never thought that combination would work!

posted by kerrydonlan on October 11th 2009 at 7:31am
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love the space especially the mirror displays.

posted by colleen2009 on October 13th 2009 at 2:51pm
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That pez collection is awesome! Full of fun and spirit.

posted by Kate (NC) on October 13th 2009 at 3:22pm
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MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!

posted by luvinlife on October 14th 2009 at 12:40am
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