We spotted this picture on Flickr after searching for black rooms (we wanted a bit of Halloween inspiration for today). What we found was this amazing black powder room. We actually remember a family member painting their bathroom using this alternating technique and think it's great for a few reasons. More views after the jump.
Flickr Find: Alternating Flat and Satin Paint Finishes To Create Stripes
We love the alternating stripes of satin and flat paint of the same color to create texture on the walls and make the room more interesting. It's one more way paint can help a room out with more than just the color. We also love that they decided to go with colored toilet paper to match the red sink. And you probably didn't catch that the three votives on the wall are holding beta fish!
Here are some other ways paint can be used as more than just a color
- Midwest # 36: Sally's Stripes These colorful stripes make the room seem huge. They also pull your eyes towards the middle to the top of the room--focusing more on the expanse of the room and not the floor.
- Look!: Diagonal Wall Stripes This homeowner uses stripes going upward which gives the sense that there are stairs present (even though it's just a wall). By adding these stripes, it feels like there's somewhere else to go in the room, again making the room feel bigger.
- Look!: Subtle Painted Stripes These stripes are less about the stripes and more about the texture that they're giving off.
[Images from Champagne Chic interiors]
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I really like the bw towel. Anyone know where that is from?
view Signe's profile
Where did the colored toilet paper come from?? So awesome!
view alexia77's profile
I am so into this.
view EasilyAmused's profile
I like the idea of the little fish in the bathroom - Hmmm...
view bepsf's profile
that's really nice, I love the lighting fixture!! does anyone know where one could source them? I've been searching for similar ones for my hallway.
view coco's profile
Coloured toilet paper was super popular 10 years ago but was mostly taken off the shelves because the dyes caused infections and were not very biodegradable. So not healthy and not environment friendly=really not worth it!
view m.schwarz's profile
super popular? i don't remember wiping my butt with colored toilet paper 10 years ago. :)
view DianaRead's profile
Poor fishies.
view Monica's profile
ugh. the poor fish. bettas should NOT be in something that small contrary to popular belief.
and while stripes are nice, that bathroom reminds me of a dungeon.
view terka27's profile
" i don't remember wiping my butt with colored toilet paper 10 years ago."
Colored TP was very common in the 50's-70's...
..yellow, pink, powder blue, florals...
...it was nearly impossible to get anything in plain white.
view bepsf's profile
Too, too much
view mschatelaine's profile
the comments or the room?
view quiltmaster's profile
This is cool, but it looks like it either belongs in a night club or in Marilyn Manson's house.
view ll's profile
There's another example available on my blog, Strange Closets. One of the weekly home tours, Eric and Sean have done a fantastic job in their entry hallway.
http://www.strangeclosets.com/2008/10/open-house-sean-and-erics-edgewater.html
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view t8's profile
That's cruel to the bettas. You need at least 1 gallon per inch of fish, and that includes bettas. It's a myth that it's healthy for them to live in such a confined space.
Sorry to sound like such a zealot, I've had a lot of fish.
Otherwise, I really dig that room.
view KimberlyM's profile
Years ago, my mom painted the paneling in her dining room using alternating matte and semi glossy paint. This way, it highlighted the paneling in a positive way. The stripes were not regular, she alternated the paint with each "panel".
view Anna (Atlanta)'s profile