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Fantastic!

Thumbs up despite the use of 'palate'--it's PALETTE.

I think we have a winner. Just give Kyle the prize already.

That is AWESOME! The color choices, the proportions of the stripes... it's all stunning.

Nicely balanced color scheme. Works well with the MCM furniture. I like how the vertical stripes break up that loooong wall.
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Very well done!

The stripes and color combo are excellent.

Great work. If I didn't have so much hanging on the wall now I would consider the stripes at my own home! I just sent a couple of mid century chairs like these to get reupholstered. I can't wait to place them in my living room.

That is one sweet dining set!

I cannot stop staring at that 1st picture, its gorgeous, classy, tasteful!! Im very very jealous!

And I agree...just give Kyle the prize already :)

So so so awesome!! Is he a professional because i want him to come decorate my house. Really Kyle, very nice. It wont get any better-he is the winner in my book.

Wow wow wow!! Everything is gorgeous.. Did you paint the stripes yourself?

I have those pumpkin branches at my place too :) So cute!

The stripes are so beautifully done. Lovely.

Very nice. Love that sofa? Who's it by?

elegant

So awesome...great color choices!

incredible, really beautiful room...i want that!

Your place it divine! Wow Kyle, are you secretly an interior designer. It's perfect...

Very beautiful.

i think i just came.

flawless!!!

~victor

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Also interested in the make of the sofa.

Hmm...seems that people are more interested in Kyle's furnishings than the colors he used in his home.

LOVE this!!! LOVE, LOVE , LOVE it!!! d

What a wonderfull room! Love all the furniture and accessories, the layout is great, and the colors are amazing! They meet the perfect line between muted and vibrant. Love it!

Love this!!! Awesome colors, decor and furniture choices! Jealousy, big time :D

Love the palette but find it to be more mid century re-do than mid century moderne. Your furniture is amazing and the wall is bold and wonderful but some how it all seems rather cold and not engaging. This is a house I really want to see a house tour of but not one that is the winner of the contest.

Love it! Colorful, simple, clean, elegant, and fun all at the same time ;^ )

Wow...what a gorgeous room. Wish this was my house.

Kyle you are genius! I could totally use your talent for a house make over. Beautiful...

Wow! What an inspiring room! You
really have an understanding of color and how to play them off each other in a mature way. So many times colorful rooms tend to look like a McDonald's playland. But
not yours! Can I come live there??

Wow! Thank you everyone for your kind words!

I never thought it would get this type of response.

To answer a few questions, I did paint the stripes myself along with a good friend who encouraged me to finish.

The sofa is vintage. It was rescued from a thrift store and I had it reupholstered.

I am not an interior designer by trade, but would love to be one. To all who would like me to do their place, I think I can fit you into my schedule.

And yes, my total bad. I apologize for my orthography. I meant "palette" as in color palette. Not "palete" as in the misspelling of palate, AKA the roof of one's mouth.

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Great colors, striped walls & furniture - love it all to pieces.

it's so clean! i love it.....can i come stay over?

love it! well done

Beautiful!

That painting in the last image... I love it! This is my favorite entry so far.

Hell yeah! Great job. One of my favorites, by far.

I think this looks fantastic. Eye catching!

Wonderfully done.

i hope you win!!!

brave. bold. and organized. 4 thumbs up.

kyle..... your design is masculine, inviting, understated and classic.

well done!

jb

Love it! Mid-mod and graphic design mixed perfectly together.

Love it! Mid-mod and graphic design mixed perfectly together!

Again, thanks to everyone who voted. I'm overwhelmed by your comments!

To answer some questions, all the furniture was either thrift rescue or craigslist finds. And then, you gotta give it up for Paint. Let's hear it for Paint people.

Okay...I completely missed out on the voting for this..boohoo..with the exception of the dining room, this is a perfect submission for the contest about COLOR..yayyyy...great, great job on the decor; it's very difficult decorating a long narrow room and you've done a remarkable job, love the lack of clutter too...the striped wall is so good - it's the colour combinations and hues that do it justice.

Thanks, smoothsailing. I appreciate the compliment.

I would agree that the photo of the dining area in that photo might seem a bit bland. However, that space is only about 10 feet wide. Bold color opposite that wall might have been a bit overwhelming. I felt like it needed some balance.

Perhaps a house tour is in order! Wink, wink, AT.

I like the coffee table.

obsessed. really a simple, innovative, gorgeous way to fill up a wall space without investing in anything more than a few cans of paint. love it. enjoy your space!

You have injected energy and warmth into mid-century modern. I absolutely love it...and it exudes creativity. Superbly done!

Fantastic, bold use of color. You always were inspired!

I loved the beautiful colors of the space! It is warm and modern at the same time! Superb work!

gorgeous.

You deserve to win~!

When can I move in?

beautiful space ~

Love it. Out of the box. Awesome!

Great job

Beautifully executed.

LOVE the orange. And the kitchen.

Fabulous MOD design! You Go Kyle!!! :trophy:

Really do like the colors!

Kyle - I love the simplicity of your place. The size of your furniture fits so nicely in their designated areas and the colors remind me of La Jolla, CA with the blue water, grey cliffs and warm orangey sun!! ~caligurlnvegas~

Go kyle! Bonne chance...

This is one of those rooms that could have turned out horribly horribly wrong. The scale of the stripes are perfect!!! Everything is perfect. You nailed!! The space is so active, and yet perfectly harmonic and soothing.

I love the blues and how the bold colors accent parts of the apartment!

amazing!!! i love it;)

Love the coffee table.

More info on that please.

SwedishChef - it's an old Milo Baughman bench that I found for $100. One of the legs is broken and I've always wanted to get to restored and refinished. But in this economy...you know the story. You can find it online if you search "Milo Baughman bench."

Yea it is brave, bold and very successful. What an excellent taste you got there Kyle, I'm so jealous!! May I ask where you got your dining table & chairs?

Thanks for the kind words, ryumama. I'd be happy to let you know where I got those items. The dining table was made by a friend of mine, inspired by the Saarinen table. And the chairs were from an old prop shop in the OC that was getting rid of stuff.

I think you can find the chairs online if you google, "swivel cup chair."

Love your design !!!

Kyle, your striped wall is very well done! Love the clean lines, the randomness, and the bold color choices. It really works.

Hope you win against that ugly apple green wall! This is no contest! Great decorating, enjoy your apartment, it's very colorful.

Yay Kyle! My favorite entry! I hope you win! Good luck.

Love the open feeling of the coffee table, makes it look like it doesn't take up any space in the room. Good Luck.

this,space,is,masterful,in,its,mix,of,geometric,and,organic,
forms,and,its,use,of,color
the,corner,with,the,orange,chair,is,my,favorite,the,way,
the,painting,ties,together,the,colors,and,the,forms,of,the,pieces
and,the,striped,wall,eliminates,the,need,for,artwork

@ystahr,
What, is, with, all, the, commas,?

From Mr. Kannenberg I'd expect nothing less.

Good job! Fantastic!

Very creative.... love the stripes!

Clearly, you deserve the win.

Can you list the colors used in the striped wall? The two colors already listed in the description are: Benjamin Moore 2137-40 Desert Twilight, Benjamin Moore 2141-60 Titanium. What are the other colors? Great job. Thanks!

Great colors...love it

STUNNING!!.....Like many have said....just give KYLE the "prize" now! :) He has an amazing "eye"...& an extremely creative mind...if he isn't a professional designer...he should be! I am a designer....& this is apt. home looks better than most professional designs i have seen lately! I'ii even "go as far" / admit....I probably would not have done as good of a "job", had I attempted this project!!...he has me beat!! ha ha I love everything about the whole project....& the stripped wall, the "piece d' resistance" is pure genius!!! BROVO!!!

You were robbed! This is one of the most fantastic uses of color I've ever seen. Let's remember that the contest is for USE of color, not just A paint color itself. Too bad for the contest, but you've clearly inspired and influenced lots of people.

I vote for Kyle's apt.

I hate to badmouth, but.....this colour contest really needs to be revisited by the editors of AT. COLOUR...your room is all about that and not to name names..ahem, but in comparison, your room has it, on the walls, and the furnishings. House tour???...yesssss AT.

I agree- you were so robbed- so creative. You should have won. I want to see more!

Kyle - awesome space - I really want to know where you got those chairs in the living room...so hard to find any fun accent chairs like this.

Thanks