Name: Sarah and Matt
Location: Austin, TX
Type of Home: Mid-Century Ranch
What inspired you to use color? After renting for many years, we were so excited to paint nearly every wall in our first home. We pulled inspiration from various places -- a swatch of fabric, an architectural detail in our home, a piece of furniture. Then, we tried to make all the colors work together by choosing a light palette. The color combination reminds Sarah of a roll of Sweet Tarts.
Color Tip: Color inspiration is everywhere! If something strikes you, go for it. You can always paint over it.
Colors Used: Valspar Heart of Palm (DR), Silver Leaf (BR), Gleeful (LR)
Fall Colors Introduction -------------------------------
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.
Best, Maxwell
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Beautiful colors with the blend of natural.
view LoriSF's profile
Pretty darn cute!
view littlebrownbird's profile
pretty and cozy. and i like that I know which side of the bed is whose :-)
Where is the coffee table from?
view Enamorada's profile
I love the framed initials over the cute headboard! Great idea!
view jessibee's profile
Love the canvas-as-headboard idea and the initials. So cute.
view PhillyLass's profile
Lots of clever ideas here. Love what you have done! You chose a soft and lovely color palette. Nicely done!
view suzy8track's profile
Such a bright and cheerful home. I especially love the chairs on the front porch - gives the visitor a great idea of what to expect inside.
view elmcclell's profile
sweet bed!
view Kate (NC)'s profile
Great flow of color. Very confident, upbeat and modern.
view EAM's profile
Very gentle and nice!
view Danijela's profile
Such a cute house. Love the colors.
view nanadee's profile
Nice job pulling together an upbeat yet calming and restful space.
view mom2dna's profile
You've done a great job with your house. Love the colors, they're so vibrant and really brighten up the space.
Kudos to the decorator.
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