It's such a simple idea, but we can't stop thinking about the gorgeous painted corner in Karen's Cozy and Cheery Cherrywood Home. The corner in her kitchen was transformed into a bright and modern spot in her home using paint...
Using Paint to Expand a Corner
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Taking the advice of an architect friend, Karen painted every part of the wall when she decided to add a bright and modern green accent color to her kitchen. Painting the molding, the doors, the hinges---everything, the wall really becomes unified as an accent, expanding the small space. Not painting the architectural details another color helps add to the minimalist-feel to the area.
What do you think about this simple but effective idea? Have you used this idea in your own home? Let us know!
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It's a great idea for anyone with a space that has a lot going on. It's a clean look if you aren't afraid of the idea.
I tried to get a client to do it. She was all about it. The husband denied it though.
Unless your molding is a focal point and it's a large space contrasting moldings to walls can get busy if you aren't careful.
Good call!!!
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Very cute.
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Fellow Austinite here....adore the home. I was spying the kitchen yesterday, had no ideal it was a local!
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This is just a small thing, but I wouldn't have painted the hinges too.
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Aha, I always wondered why so many set interiors for TV shows set in the US (I'm thinking of SATC especially) have the moulding etc painted as one with the main wall...
Something to bear in mind, and while the colour's not to my taste I can imagine how busy it would all look if everything was picked out seperately, so yeah, good call on doing it that way.
I prefer mirrors and lighting to expand spaces - it's traditional and hardly innovative, but it works for the kind of apartments I prefer to live in, pre-war conversions usually (I'm in London, UK).
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