Chris's 'Woodsy Beach' Living Room Room for Color - North #16

Chris's 'Woodsy Beach' Living Room
Room for Color - North #16

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Name: Chris
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of Home: Rental Apartment

Color Inspiration: I like bold and rustic color schemes, and had in mind colors that would give off a summery yet cozy yet not so cutesy cabin-by-the-lake vibe (hence the greens and browns).

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Woodsy Beach

Color Inspiration continued: That said, I also enjoy the contrast of primitive and modern, and have started introducing this idea color-wise with the addition of bright red items and colorful contemporary artwork.

Colors Used: Walls: Warm Glow (Behr)
Furniture: Smoke Gray, Green Apple, Almond, Fire Engine Red

Color Tip: Choose your colors carefully, but don't be overly cautious. A wimpy, restrained, partly-realized color scheme will make your room look faded and humorless. Do what you want, even if it means your deer head wears a badminton medal or you have a white plastic dollar store cat on your bookshelf. Friends will just assume you know something that they don't and ask if they can copy your bad ideas ;)

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Comments (8)

Beautiful wood end table. Can you tell us more about it? Nice art work too!

posted by kjb on October 15th 2009 at 10:39am
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Thumbs up when it's activated. I love the green chairs & bench(?). I love how this room is put together--it just works for me somehow.

posted by SQ on October 15th 2009 at 10:42am
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Both colorful and fun. Love it.

posted by epeterius on October 15th 2009 at 11:05am
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i like this eclectic room... but the coffee table, not so much

posted by sunan on October 15th 2009 at 1:44pm
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The end table is actually a hollow box on legs that's been veneered with 5 different types of wood. I built it for our modem, wireless router, and assorted cables to keep the mess out of sight.

posted by ChristopherB on October 15th 2009 at 1:45pm
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Hey ChristopherB - thanks for the additional info. That's a great idea. I fight to hide my wireless equipment & cable Internet box. This gives me an idea.

posted by kjb on October 16th 2009 at 10:25am
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Unfortunately, the fleshy wall color subtracts alot from what could be the start of a great room

posted by sarrazak on October 16th 2009 at 4:57pm
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Great to see another Minnesotan make it through to Round 2! I love your green n steel furniture and the way it pulls out the colors in the sweet Fleet Foxes poster!

posted by melmac on October 19th 2009 at 10:29am
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