Need another example of how to mix it up? Check out this living/dining room photo from Sydney architect's Scott Weston's renovated Victorian home. It's a blend of mid-century modern with Victorian details and a little bit of French shabby chic thrown in for good measure.
Mix It Up: Matching Walls and Upholstery
We suspect that the key to making this room work is how each piece of furniture, no matter what style, is given relevance thanks to color. The Tiffany's-blue walls in the living room perfectly matches the upholstery of the French arm chairs. Then, the mid-century modern red Danish chair in the living room ties beautifully with the bold red and white wallpaper in the dining room, giving us visual cues of how the rooms flow together. Even the different woods are interconnected: the MCM chair and the floor lamp in the corner go together; and the dark wood of the French chairs and ottoman match the dining chairs and table.
[ Photo from Belle Magazine, Australia ]
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I love this room
view hanako66's profile
GORGEOUS. I'd really like to know the paint color of the blue wall, and where I can get a rug like that...
view Allsunday's profile
My bedroom is a very similar color - I believe it's called Ocean Blue from Benjamin Moore.
www.benjaminmoore.com
view bepsf's profile
I, too, would like to know where the rug comes from if anyone knows.
view cpurnell's profile
I would never design a room like that for myself, but I LOVE it. What a happy place.
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I think I'd be careful about providing sharp knives in that seizure-inducing red dining room, but the upholstery in the foreground does look nice.
view amed studio's profile
wow that is nice. I would never think to do that... let alone but BOLD enough to try it but wow - what great results. kudos!
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It's making me dizzy. And not in the good way.
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The mix of styles is interesting. The colors and patterns are nice individually but feel those solid blocks of intense color so close together need to be mitigated a bit so it doesn't feel so "full frontal" and overwhelming as a whole composition.
view reb's profile
I couldn't live in this? nice, on a magazine page, not in my house...
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