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One of the best so far! The wall above what seems to be the kid's bed is GORGEOUS.

This is beautiful! I love the dark color over the white in the foyer. Is that black?

I like the way you played with color blocking. Great job!

gorgeous space.

What a great use of muted colors that still come across boldly! Fab!

Absolutely love space.

*lovely :)

What a lovely and sophisticated kids' room!

Are those Jonathan Adler lamps next to your bed?
I love them! I just installed that Nelson bubble lamp over my dining table, and I was considering a JA lamp on the other side of the room to complement it.

You have a really lovely space!

Beautiful home, wish I could see more of it. I love your description of how you view paint. I'm a painter too, so it's always about experimentation for me.

What intrigues me most about your home is that the color choices are bold, yet you've achieved softness. Great balance, what I am always trying to achieve in paintings.

Hope we see you in the finals!

LOVE IT. Classic and yet not boring. Top notch!

Wow. I envy your child. :o

BEAUTIFUL! This is exactly the kind of place that makes me think about using something other than white paint on my walls. That gray color in the entryway is so warm and soft-looking...perfect.

please let there be an entry that is not mid-century modern martha stewart meets room & board with a dash of dwr thrown in! it would be nice to see an entry that is truly about using color as more than a decorative element.

I love the color in the foyer! All these pictures are very inspirational. Thanks!!

One of my favourites so far!! It's nice to see something that's colourful but still subtle.

lovely home! what a subtle, sophisticated use of color.

may i ask where you found the gray rug that's in the kids' room?

i agree that this is a gorgeous home but i'm not really getting wowed by the color usage. i feel it needs a little bit more 'oomph' for a Color Contest. but i do i do i do looove this house and the decor.

I'm sorry, this is nice but not striking or inspirational. I don't want to be rude, though, it is a nice home.

Hey! I like your paint colors. Can you tell me where you got those frames in the picture at the very top of this page? Thanks!

I like it when people do things that are subtly a bit off. So I like how you arranged the framed art very symmetrically in the brown color block on the wall, but did not place the sideboard directly in that same color block but a bit to the right.

Much more interesting and intriguing than the usual predictable arrangement (see Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and any host of boring HGTV shows).

Love your home. Beautiful, calm, but fun and intriguing in an understated, restful way.

lovely. whoever said this use of color does not inspire, well - i for one am inspired.

can you share the colors:
bedroom (grown up) wall
behind the sideboard
and hallway?

these are colors I wouldn't get tired of...
sophisticated and very timeless!

Your master (?) bedroom is so soothing. Can you please share where the side table is from? It's fantastic.

So beautiful!

I love your childs room...I was considering doing a long horizontal stripe in my bedroom...this make me wish I had..

Wow. I can't believe that's a child's room. I can't imagine anyone would feel free to be a kid in a space like that. Beautiful home but I don't get much of a sense that anyone lives there.

An absolutely lovely space. For color though I would have liked if the living room in the last photo was also painted a color to really define the molding. That room is a bit too white for me. White can be good on it's own but it seems like there is too much of it especially when the entryway has the lower white tongue and groove board.

Leaves one with a sense of calm and serenity. Nice color selections.

love the kids room!

I agree...love the artwork above the children's room bed. And the two matching bedside lamps look great against it. Very cool since it's symmetry on top of asymmetry. That kid has a more stately room than me!!

Just lovely, one of my favorites thus far.

I love the crocodile pillow in the child's room.

Wow, can I live here? Clean, chic and not over done! I love the kids room! Great use of color. My fav.

Man cannot live on neutrals alone! Great, beautiful, sophisticated backdrop.... now add some color! It's a wonderfully calming and elegant space - but it lacks daring where color is concerned

Your home looks better than the interior decorated mansions I have visited in the Clair. A small well decorated home in the here needs publicity. So, can you join the next home tour?

Good luck finalist!!

I would love to know what the paint colors are - esp. the entry way. Great place!

Nice, but for a child? Where's the creativity, toys, games, boldness, non-adult decor... any sense that a CHILD lives and plays in this room???