Katie Ridder's Bold and Controlled Use of Color

Down and Out Chic's recent post on interior designer Katie Ridder reminded us of how much we enjoy her bold and fearless use of colour...

Notice how her use of colour draws attention to features in the space. Bold colours on the walls of a powder room and a bathroom make these often blah rooms into giddy jewelboxes, orange curtains punch up neutral couches and draw attention the windows, the rooms best feature. A sea blue wall swirls around Missoni striped chairs, giving the room a feeling of languid ease, perfect for a dining room, while the bold red draws attention to the buffet, often the place where food is laid out. In the last room, colourful art draws attention to a dramatic beamed ceiling. Colour is more than just fun, it's a tool to describe a room's purpose, its mood, its details. For more of her work, click here

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That space in the third pic has so many awesome details. Love the blue/red combo, those chairs are amazing, and that chandelier is so beautiful.

posted by teeze on October 7th 2009 at 1:17pm
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Forget the bold use of colors, I LOVE the boat chandi in the bathroom!!!

Erin
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posted by slipcoveryourlife on October 7th 2009 at 1:19pm
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interesting idea with cutting the wallpaper at the scallop... but i think i would have reverse it so there was blue behind the white mirror and white on the bottom half...

posted by JenJen on October 7th 2009 at 1:25pm
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Jenjen- that looks like stencil work to me, not wallpaper... if it is stenciled, I think it just looks unfinished... similar to many projects in my house.

posted by teeze on October 7th 2009 at 1:29pm
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I think that blue bathroom is going in my design files... a great idea for a powder room! When I get a powder room...

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posted by LTangie on October 7th 2009 at 2:01pm
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Maybe it's neither stencil nor wallpaper, but tile (?)

posted by JoanneM on October 7th 2009 at 2:18pm
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Yeah, that's definitely tile.

posted by birdablaze on October 7th 2009 at 3:19pm
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Exciting and elegant. I really like this. I adore the dining room chandelier.

posted by aj on October 7th 2009 at 3:22pm
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I loooooooove that blue tile pattern!

posted by clampers on October 7th 2009 at 4:06pm
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That green, green bathroom. Oh. Dreamy.

posted by rosenatti on October 8th 2009 at 4:57pm
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ohhh... that chandelier in the first photo. can anyone tell me where that is from??