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Midwest #42: Jennifer Jade's Classic Chic

jenniferjade101708.jpgName: Jennifer Jade
Location: St. Louis, MO
Type of Home: Condo

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What inspired you to use color? My favorite designer, Coco Chanel, inspired the specific use of colors in my condo. I wanted the space to portray something classic with a modern, chic feel. I used variations of known Chanel colors (black and white)...producing beautiful gray and beige undertones.

 
 

Color Tip: The one color tip I would recommend is always go a shade darker or lighter than what you orginially picked as the color. This will make the color choice a MORE dramatic tone!

Colors Used: Ralph Lauren Chrome, Porter Paint Devine White, Glidden Fine Silver

fallcolors1.jpgWelcome, everyone, to our Fourth Annual Fall Colors Sharing & Contest. We're looking for the most beautiful & colorful home in the world and sharing all of the great ideas we get with our readers. This year we're amping things up and hoping to do things better than ever. There are two basic phases, the Sharing Phase and the Voting Phase...

1. Sharing Phase - you comment, judges decide

The 40 best, completed entries will be posted on a daily basis for three weeks. You can view them all at anytime via our new, improved contest pages under ALL ENTRIES. During this time your comments are VERY IMPORTANT as our six judges will be choosing 16 finalists from each region based on comments and their own colorful opinion.

2. Voting Phase - you vote til you drop

Starting October 20th, finalist voting will begin on a daily basis through our new bracketed voting system, which will pit our 16 finalists against one another until only one remains. Sound exciting? We hope so.

Best, Maxwell


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Chic, Dramatic spaces!
I'd love to be invited for cocktails...

posted by bepsf on October 17th 2008 at 10:10am
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nice use of monochrome, but this is a color contest.

i do like the master bedroom.

posted by elinka189 on October 17th 2008 at 10:13am
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pissing everywhere isn't very chanel -my favorite quote - poster on the wall at chanel men's room, paris.

posted by architectdesign on October 17th 2008 at 10:34am
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I think this would be a great entry for a winter colors contest. Classy looking place.

posted by Nephthys on October 17th 2008 at 10:44am
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pretty...I too love the bedroom

posted by hanako66 on October 17th 2008 at 11:02am
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I agree that this is a lovely place, but I don't feel it's appropriate at all for the colors contest - at least the fall colors contest. I find it very elegant, but extremely boring and lackluster in the color department.

posted by Miss Jess on October 17th 2008 at 11:26am
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Wow...really nice

posted by OliviaV on October 17th 2008 at 11:45am
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really nice place. the chop pillows make me think of starfish.

i have to share this w/ you though. here is a video tour of chanel's home. although i do like your choices, it's not very chanel, unless you meant the actual store.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpinr4Uts-8

posted by mariegael on October 17th 2008 at 11:48am
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those pillows on the bed freak me out. where's the color?

posted by animalhouze on October 17th 2008 at 2:44pm
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I agree- those pillows on the bed freak me out. But, overall, I love the use black or black/brown color. Could have provided better photos, though. The close ups of the candles and clock just aren't doing it for me.

posted by david on October 17th 2008 at 3:50pm
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exceedingly dark
:o(

posted by ziiip on October 17th 2008 at 4:27pm
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Even Coco uses color in her house.

posted by gail.gaby on October 17th 2008 at 7:21pm
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it makes me wonder what the bathroom looks like!

posted by witchbaby on October 18th 2008 at 8:19am
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lol funny how one pic of a chanel necklace made everyone think chanel... i guess less is more and i do agree, this place is boring

posted by elinka189 on October 19th 2008 at 10:53am
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I think it is lovely and classy. Last time I checked, gloomy, cloudy days were part of fall colors.

posted by kosmicfreeway on October 20th 2008 at 6:21am
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I like it.

posted by RichardinLA on October 20th 2008 at 10:59pm
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I love your space & your use of color, anyone can see that you have a beautiful layout & have used your designing touch; wisely.

posted by four.one.seven on October 22nd 2008 at 1:11pm
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