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...

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.

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.

Favorite type and brand of paint:
Benjamin Moore

nummy! i want to see more tho to understand how these rooms interact/connect.....
view ValerieNYC's profile
yay jodi!!!!
view Meg's profile
I bought the green Method soap to match my green kitchen too! Love green in the kitchen.
view Eebee's profile
I could only wish to have my own place like this one day
view Devi's profile
This I love!
view shani-o's profile
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...
view disgruntledhusband's profile
I love these warm colours, I will repainting my home office as soon as I am back home from Buenos Aires!
view Tyson Williams's profile
I found the photos too tightly cropped to really see how the colour worked in the room (as opposed to in the photo).
view angorian's profile
WOW GREAT COLOR SELECTIONS, U SURE YOU AIN'T LATINA? Honestly its very very tasteful, we envy you, when is the party?
view ELPACHULO's profile
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.
view surplusj's profile
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.
view southernwayfarer's profile
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
view colormehappy's profile
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.
view samsd's profile
This is colourful unlike many of the other entrants. Warm looking too.
view hrhprincessfiona's profile
colormehappy - the blue wall is benjamin moore cool aqua.
view jodi's profile
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.
view rosy's profile
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.
view amanda jane's profile
Love these colors. They make me happy, too.
view LauraC's profile
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.
view jodi's profile
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.
view wondrouspilgrim's profile
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?
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