When Sally Breer asked us to come photograph a house she had recently decorated, I knew we would be in for a treat. She's young, hip, has a good eye and possesses a great ability to mix and match styles. I fell in love with it all, but got knocked over by the living room accent wall first.
We'll be showcasing all the awesome rooms of this South Austin home in a House Tour coming up after the holidays, but I just couldn't wait to show you this wall. Combining several warm neutral earth tones, a new take on the chevron pattern was created by utilizing accent outlines. The wall becomes a great attention-grabber, but doesn't steal the show away from the rest of the furnishings. I think Breer has struck a perfect balance between the color palette of the furniture, accessories and wall.
What do you think about this chevron wall pattern? Too complicated or just right? Have you tried something similar in your space? Let us know!
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Comments (20)
It works well in that space, and harmonizes with the other decor. (I don't think it would look as nice in my place, though.)
wow, that's really nice!
It's fantastic!! I love it.
Just to give credit where credit's due, that looks exactly like the wall from this DIY project over At Design Sponge:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/09/diy-project-lauries-herringbone-wall-design.html
I like it very much for that home, but for my own home prefer solid walls as background to my ample framed art print collection.
I couldn't agree with KSGirl more.
In today's day and age, this is what sets apart a professional from a part-time blogger.
Apartment Therapy bloggers are guilty of this quite a bit, with postings that borrow or outright steal ideas and content without even referencing the original author/designer, posting or article.
It's beautiful! I also loved the yellow chevron wall in the guest bathroom DIY posted here a few weeks ago.
If I didn't have textured concrete walls, I'd do it at my house in a heartbeat!
Looks great but can I make a suggestion. The tab curtains aren't working for me. I'd prefer something cleaner at the top.
Definitely agree it looks great in this space! Kudos! As for some of the comments, it's not like the chevron design is a new concept, so is AT supposed to be referencing another blog?
I absolutely love this idea. A twist on the regular striped walls that you see, just about everywhere now.
As far as the comments about AT "stealing" already posted articles, this is a different home than the one posted on the Design*Sponge site. It looks to me like the owner of this home liked the project so much, and decided to use it in they're own home. How is it wrong then for AT to post a home and not reference a DIY project from a completely different home? I feel like sometimes people are so negative on this site...just my two cents.
neat, I wonder what other color combos would work well
Agreed, Megan B.
MRSkeller/Megan B -
It's not the concept that was copied - it's an exact copy!
And yes, they are supposed to reference the original; plagiarizing and cutting corners is disrespectful and lazy at best.
I have to agree with Guerilla on this one. Ordinarily I'd say that all design is in some way derivative and inspired or reinterpreted from something else, but when it's an exact copy like this, you really need to reference the original. In the blogger's defense, I think it's the designer's job to say where the idea came from. There's nothing wrong with re-using great ideas, that's what these blogs are all about - just remember to give credit! :)
p.s. - I really like the effect and look forward to seeing the rest of the tour!
Supergraphics--I'd keep the 70s theme going. And yes, AT bloggers aren't the most precise about where original ideas come from.
I don't understand how anyone could have expected the AT blogger to telepathically know where the Sally Breer got the idea from, yet the WRITER is being accused of a rip-off, not Breer. I'm missing the logic here.
Easy on the criticism, especially misdirected...
petty complaints people. really.
guerilla -
What I'm saying is that the house that will be posted on AT for the house tour is a different house than the one from Design*Sponge and the diy project. If you notice the Design*Sponge house's outlines are in the tan color, the house above's outlines are cream. Different house. Thus the owner of the house above chose to use the idea from Design*Sponge in they're house. Thus, AT is not "ripping off" an original article. Isn't the point of a diy tutorial so that everyone can use that same idea? I'm sorry, I really don't understand your argument.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html