apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

That is a really beautiful blue. We have two dressers in our bedroom painted that color in a Benjamin Moore paint.

Nice blue, nice rug, nice floor, nice pattern on the far wall, nice chair, TERRIBLE decals. In my opinion.

I don't think those are decals...they were done by a decorative painter.

I'm not wild about the fish but I love the red patterned wall in the background!

Nice blue - but is this oceanographer 12 years old?

these decals are cuter and more kid-friendly... ocean fun wall decals

Love it. I'll be looking for the post about the hand-painted wal in the background.

yum.
Especially like it with the pattern in the hallway.

The blue is a lovely color and works well with the rug and the wood of the Eames Chair. The fish look a little lonely on the wall. The contrast of the boldness of the wall in the adjoining room seems a bit too much although the rug seems to pull the two areas together. Mark Chamberlain has my compassion for having his work subjected to this criticism. I imagine it looks beautiful in person and that your client is thrilled. A special fish tank or rippled glass sculpture on the wall could be a nice sophisticated addition.
Mary Nolte
www.kaleidoscopecolorconsulting.com

the wall is fine, but where is that beautiful rug from?!?!

Bad cheese.

OH, come on! She's an *oceanographer* and it's her *office*. I bet she'd rather be out on the water than inside, so why not add a few fish for whimsy? Less expensive than a giant fish tank, for sure. Why so serious all the time?

I think it would be double-plus awesome if she had nice lettering underneath each species saying what it is. It would make it more fun for a visitor.

Jezebella--

I think that the point we're making is that while many of us admire the wall color and effort - Wall murals in homes are far too literal and scream "Kid's Bedroom" or "Kids Museum" to many of us.

Although the paintings appear to be very well done, there are far more elegant and age-appropriate ways to get a restful ocean theme going without resorting to wall murals or decals - such as sculptural pieces, framed paintings and underwater photography, aquariums, etc.

Love it all. Great color combinations and textures. Love the painted sea life. It is all very very dreamy and touches upon the oceanography w/o it being theme-y. Aquariums, underwater photography and ocean sculptures would be obnoxious.

Even though the wall-mural-police thinks they are inappropriate, I kind of like the fish/turtle/seagrass murals. Much better than a "special fish tank", with wild-caught fish destined to a slow death.

the color against the pattern wall behind it renders the look sophisticated. the only change i would lean toward during rendering, is placing the plantlife at base-board level, as well as lowering that nearest large fish.. in proportion to the plantlife placement.

i love AT for the daring.

Yes, bepsf, that's it for me. I have no objection to decals per se - love them in fact - but these fish are very reminiscent of a certain style of kids' stickers which I personally don't like at all. I prefer solid colour and clean lines, but there you are, it's not my house. I also find the floating plant strange.

@Seaside: How are painted fish on the walls not "theme-y"? Isn't the theme now fish or "Under the Sea"?

anyone know where that rug is from??? thx!
p

If a theme-career results in theme decor, I have no problem with that. (I am a Librarian, and I do have to force myself to avoid book shaped tables and library shelf tapestry fabrics... it's too easy to get out of control!) A few fish seems relatively subtle.