Name: Randi in BK
Location: Brooklyn Heights, NY
Type of Home: 1 BR apt
What inspired you to use color? Life as a renter in New York City has made quite an impact on my color choices. Being stuck with white walls in most of my apartments has meant rethinking ways to inject a bit of life and energy without painting, which has led to bolder choices in furniture and accessories. Could I have imagined having a dusty rose couch and chartreuse chair in the same room five years ago? No way. But going with my gut instinct has led me to being more confident and embracing my personal style, quirks and all...
Color Tip: Forget matchy-matchy. The most important thing is to stick to similar hues. For the living room, I chose muted shades that feel a little fuzzy (rose, olive, dark chartreuse, dark gray) and steered clear of in-your-face primary colors. Even though nothing matches perfectly, it still seems to "go".
Colors Used: Valspar Hematite 4006-2C in entryway and bedroom
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Welcome, 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 till 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.
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Comments (37)
What a lovely living room. I never thought I would want a pink sofa - but that is divine.
I'm really glad that you went with your gut because I LOVE the dusty rose couch and the chartreuse chair together! I think your living room is very inviting.
Just beautiful. It's all the best of MCM's clean lines, but softened and personal. :)
There are a lot of pieces in this house that I normally don't favor, but you've managed to make them work. The only issue I have is the mirror/bar table area. Something just doesn't feel right about that space. I agree with the chartreuse and dusty rose complimenting each other beautifully. :)
Love how all the colors are so soft. Looks very sophisticated. Kind of gives the space a romantic feel without being too girly. LOVE LOVE!!!
Can you tell me where the artwork in the livingroom came from? The one with lots of white and splashes of yellow and orange? It's amazing!
randi could you let us know who the artist is behind the piece in the living room? (the yellow, pink, orangy one).
i've never really bought art, and i'm trying to figure out what i like... and i looove this!
love your home as well!
Very nice and well edited. A good use of desaturated colors. Personally I trend toward the primaries a bit more, but thats me.
Love, love, love this!!!!
Where did you get that sofa???
There is nothing in this apartment that I don't love!!!
Great headboard! and i like the desk chair (and Mac, of course)
Randi, could you please also tell us where your bedside lamp is from?
love love the colour choice in your bedroom--really makes the headboard pop!
I'm also loving the orange/yellow artwork! I'd love to know where it's from.
What a lovely colorful and cozy home - I always enjoy seeing the successful mix of vintage and new.
I absolutely love this apartment. It's sophisticated, yet welcoming. It also shows that using color doesn't have to be about painting something bold. There's energy in subtle too.
oh my, this is lovely.
great! where do you get the white table under the gold mirror?
I like your place, and your choice of art looks really great in it. I too especially like your living room. That sheepskin rug under the end table cracks me up, though. I also love the headboard on your bed.
This is a lovely, sophisticated use of color. Someone has been to art school, methinks...
Beautiful and serene. I love it!
I love it all! The bar area does feel a bit cluttered next to the shelves and the thing that's covering the bottom part of the shelf however it's realistic. We don't have to look like we live in a magazine. I also want to know about that art!!!!!!!
I love the blue in the bedroom - I've been looking for something very similar for my abode! What's the brand/name?
I love this place and the color combinaitons.
I like color but I find some of the 'in your face' colors of other posts just too much. They make me excited and nervous and for me a home should primarily be a place of calm where you can unwinde after a long day. This place is just that.
lovely home and use of colors.
your book, Timeless Tiaras, is intriguing, it looks quite thick and interesting to think there are so many in this world.
is there a cat in a few photos?
also love the orange art in the living room.
Very nice. Very domino, in a good way.
Love the color in your entryway / bedroom. Thank you for sharing it!
Very subdued and lovely mixing.
I was out all day and came home to find my apartment posted! Thank you so much for all of the lovely comments, I'm thrilled to get such good feedback from this great community.
To answer a few questions:
The artwork in the living room is by Jen Dunlap, a friend and wonderful artist. Visit her at www.funlap.com.
I bought the couch at Two Jakes in Williamsburg. If you are a MCM fan, I can't recommend it enough. They have reasonable prices and a great selection. This particular couch actually came from the Time Life building from the '60s.
The bedside lamp is a Jonathan Adler base.
Yes, it is a Brasilia dresser! It's always fun seeing the other pieces in that collection. I got it at Repop in Fort Greene.
As for art school--no, although I wish I had the means to go back to school for interior design. Maybe someday! I am a writer with an expertise in jewelry, hence the Tiara book. And there is an animal in the pics, but she's actually a dog (albeit a tiny one).
When do I move in?
lovely. great use of lucite. ditto all the positive comments above. your artwork is wonderful, especially, to me at least, the large piece with white desk, Ghost chair--fresh.
I love the living room photo. I also love that you feature your friend's artwork.
Love the colors together! Proportion is so important in a small apartment, and you've nailed it with furniture placement and design. Beautiful!
Love it. A top contender.
OK BUT SERIOUSLY: where did you get the seven deadly sins pillow. I want!!!
The pillows are from Jonathan Adler--I got them at a sample sale and I LOVE them!
Love it!
Beautiful home! one of my faves!!