
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










Comments (23)
Sounds like a fun place to live!
....Looks like
This is magical. It's so colorful without being over-the-top.
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.
Yay for Mr. Plumbean!
my favorite part of this post is her inspiration
wow!
wow - what fun! This is a space filled with whimsy! thanks for sharing it!
how could you ever be in a bad mood here...I am totally in love
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.
wasn't this house on an HGTV show?
I'm not sure what else to say but - WOW!! Quite the imagination! :)
Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com
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.
This is a color contest....and color you've got! Great job!
Maybe there's a special prize for most colors used in a single space?
Did someone say 'not-over-the-top'? Really??
I'm afraid to see what "over-the-top" is.
i think it could use some editing, but there are some really neat ideas there.
If I lived here, I'd wear rollerskates. This brings out the child in anyone, I'd guess. What a happy space!
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!
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!
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.
It really does look like such a happy place. So warm and fun!