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#11 - Jodi's Contrasting Accents

Name: Jodi
Location: Queens, NYC
Type: 1-bedroom, rental

Why I use color:

Bright colors make me happy. It's as simple as that. When I moved into my current apartment, it was a big white box that didn't get a lot of light. I decided to paint accent walls in the living room and dining area to brighten things up. Since the rooms are open to one another, I picked contrasting colors from a table runner that I love...

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The bright aqua and orange make me smile every time I walk through the door. What's better than that? I also painted the back splash area of the kitchen a lime green. It picks up on the green of the tree outside my window and helps the space feel a little more connected to nature. All of the colors that surround me help me rejuvenate after a long day out and about in the big, gray city.

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2 Good color tips:

1. If you are having trouble deciding on a color palette, find something you love to take the colors from. Maybe from a favorite painting, pillow or rug. In my case, I have a beautifully colored table runner that I pulled my three main paint colors from.

2. Paint one wall per room a bold color. It saves time & money by painting less and acts as a focal point in each room.

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Favorite type and brand of paint:

Benjamin Moore

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Comments (21)

nummy! i want to see more tho to understand how these rooms interact/connect.....

posted by ValerieNYC on 2007-10-09 15:41:41
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yay jodi!!!!

posted by Meg on 2007-10-09 15:49:52
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I bought the green Method soap to match my green kitchen too! Love green in the kitchen.

posted by Eebee on 2007-10-09 15:50:14
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I could only wish to have my own place like this one day

posted by Devi on 2007-10-09 15:59:34
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This I love!

posted by shani-o on 2007-10-09 16:00:08
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Great photos! I get a real sense of how some of those rooms are layed out. It's almost like I've lived there for 8 months...

posted by disgruntledhusband on 2007-10-09 16:01:20
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I love these warm colours, I will repainting my home office as soon as I am back home from Buenos Aires!

posted by Tyson Williams on 2007-10-09 16:08:37
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I found the photos too tightly cropped to really see how the colour worked in the room (as opposed to in the photo).

posted by angorian on 2007-10-09 16:13:33
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WOW GREAT COLOR SELECTIONS, U SURE YOU AIN'T LATINA? Honestly its very very tasteful, we envy you, when is the party?

posted by ELPACHULO on 2007-10-09 16:24:08
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Gorgeous! But a question - how do you know which room to paint if you're doing an accent wall? I've got big white rooms with awkwardly-placed doors and windows, and I can't tell what'll work.

posted by surplusj on 2007-10-09 16:32:13
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Show us what the apartment looks like! Too many close up photos of walls. Maybe I'll send in a five photos of my favorite paint swatches from Home Depot.

posted by southernwayfarer on 2007-10-09 16:59:22
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What is the color of the wall behind your couch? I'm a little in love with it and hope to yoink the idea/color. What company and what combo/color is it? Thanks

posted by colormehappy on 2007-10-09 22:26:19
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I agree that I'd like to see how these colors are when you see the connection between spaces. I wholeheartedly agree the colors are fantastic.

posted by samsd on 2007-10-10 01:21:40
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This is colourful unlike many of the other entrants. Warm looking too.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on 2007-10-10 08:09:41
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colormehappy - the blue wall is benjamin moore cool aqua.

posted by jodi on 2007-10-10 08:56:52
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While I do really like the colors she picked and how they look together between the rooms in the apartment, I would like to see more color interaction in each of the rooms individually. Each room seems kind of single color-- although a lovely one.

posted by rosy on 2007-10-10 10:09:24
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I have to agree about the photos being too tight. I'd like to get the big picture of how these rooms really look with color.

posted by amanda jane on 2007-10-10 11:21:38
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Love these colors. They make me happy, too.

posted by LauraC on 2007-10-10 11:27:46
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thanks everyone. sorry for not including a wider view of the space. are we allowed to put links in the comments to other photo locations? i don't want to break the rules, but let's just say there are other photos out there.

the living room & dining room are open to one another, with the aqua on the western wall and the orange on the northern wall with a bit of white in between the two.

colors are all benjamin moore - cool aqua, orange burst and tequila lime.

posted by jodi on 2007-10-10 12:00:14
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you should have panned out more in your pictures--I love the colors of your walls, but I can't tell how they work in the larger sceme of things.

posted by wondrouspilgrim on 2007-10-10 12:40:21
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Yeah, not enough shown to give a feel of the space and how the colors interact. And if there are other photos out there why not include a broader shot?

posted by Modfan on 2007-10-11 15:23:41
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