Name: Judi Knight
Location: Atlanta
Type of Home: Loft
What inspired you to use color? While designing and building my loft from an old cotton sorting warehouse, I fell madly in love with a man who had a special sense of design and love of shapes and colors that complemented and played off my crazy ideas...
...In the late afternoons after the crews went home we would sit in the nearly finished space with our paint decks and talk, argue and laugh about the colors as if they were old friends. “Oh, there’s always our old friend Corinthian, but he may not relate all that well with Adam’s Gold. . .” Now eight years later, I will catch a glimpse of a spot where several colors come together and I am awed at what we created. The attention to detail and the happiness that it was based upon has imbued this space with a magical spirit that is palpable to all.
Color Tip: Go for it and make it your own. Daniel Pinkwater's character, Mr. Plumbean, from The Big Orange Splot,has the right idea, "My house is me and I am it. My house is where I want to be and it looks like all my dreams".
Colors Used: Duron Corinthian, Pratt and Lambert Shantung 1739, Pratt and Lambert 1149, Pratt and Lambert 1542, Pittsburgh Melon 3226, Pittsburgh Hydrangea 2015,Pittsburgh Ocean Spray 2400, Duron Pago 3248, Pittsburgh 2127, Pittsburgh Willow Wisp 2428, Pittsburgh Temple Green, Pittsburgh Little Red Red 7154, Pittsburgh Hollyhock 3154,Pittsburgh Cystal Mint 2397, Pittsburgh Grotto Green,Pittsburgh Magic Blue 2040, Pittsburgh Psyche Green, Pittsburgh 3009, Pratt and Lambert Blue Zircon, Pratt and Lambert 1636,Duron Impressionist Sky, Duron Triumph Blue, Duron Galactic Blue, Duron Matisse Blue, Duron, Carribean Waters, Duron Blue Gossamer, Duron Clear Day, Duron Sky Delight, Duron Polished Coral, Duron Bayou Waters,Duron Venetian Blue Duron Teal Suede
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Sounds like a fun place to live!
view Emmm's profile
....Looks like
view Emmm's profile
This is magical. It's so colorful without being over-the-top.
view mary pat's profile
not my taste, but way to go for yours!
also, AT, I like the photo viewing option above. much more user friendly to see some additional photos, but not have to enter the slideshow.
view amt230's profile
Yay for Mr. Plumbean!
view jen_g's profile
my favorite part of this post is her inspiration
view jln3681's profile
wow!
view kdkaboom's profile
wow - what fun! This is a space filled with whimsy! thanks for sharing it!
view wc_canuck's profile
how could you ever be in a bad mood here...I am totally in love
view hanako66's profile
Yowza. I love some of the color combinations and I'm really glad that you love ALL of them :) And I truly love what appears to be a disco ball above it all.
view Modfan's profile
wasn't this house on an HGTV show?
view natalie1215's profile
I'm not sure what else to say but - WOW!! Quite the imagination! :)
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view Tabitha (From Single to Married)'s profile
this place is HUGE! i hate that a tiny rental has to compete w/ this.
that said, it is daring. i love the photo of the tub.
view mariegael's profile
This is a color contest....and color you've got! Great job!
view cricketchirp's profile
Maybe there's a special prize for most colors used in a single space?
view particlebored's profile
Did someone say 'not-over-the-top'? Really??
view melko79's profile
I'm afraid to see what "over-the-top" is.
view saki_tai's profile
I guess with the high ceilings/beams, stairs and doors, I think it looks like a studio setting for a show where children sing and possibly learn while doing so. I wouldn't say this in a bad way, but that was my first thought. I like how it all comes together without anything sticking out like it doesn't belong in the space. The sense of colors coming together for the whole definitely comes through here.
view K T G's profile
i think it could use some editing, but there are some really neat ideas there.
view Linda @ thebargainlife.com's profile
If I lived here, I'd wear rollerskates. This brings out the child in anyone, I'd guess. What a happy space!
view orrismb's profile
Judi, when you say "the happiness that it was based upon," I think you've nailed the one alchemical factor that guarantees decor success beyond anyone's wildest dreams. I've never had a home, room, or nook that everyone didn't love, gravitate to, and enjoy when it wasn't created in real collaborative happiness! And your place certainly stands as Exhibit A for this argument.
I also love, love, love the way the look of your place blooms right out to its exterior.
Thanks for the really happy start to the week!
view Aulaire's profile
When you say "the happiness that it was based upon," I think you've nailed the one alchemical factor that guarantees decor success beyond anyone's wildest dreams. I've never had a home, room, or nook that everyone didn't love, gravitate to, and enjoy when it wasn't created in real collaborative happiness! And your place certainly stands as Exhibit A for this argument.
I also love, love, love the way the look of your place blooms right out to its exterior.
Thanks for the really happy start to the week!
view Aulaire's profile
Yes, a tad over the top, yet to each his own and if this gets you through the night -- more power to you. I admire your ability to live with so much contrast in colors and textures and it does reflect your sense of adventure and bravado.
view click212's profile
It really does look like such a happy place. So warm and fun!
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