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#25 - Lin and Rich's House of Color

Name: Lin and Rich
Location: Plymouth Meeting, Pa
Type: Owned 3 bedroom split level

Why I use color:

We use color because we like the way it makes us feel and the way it makes our house feel! The colors we have throughout our house are bright, fun and energetic, the way we like to live our lives!...

 
 

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We just put an addition on and are still in the process of decorating walls, finding pictures so some walls are just full of paint as you can see.

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2 Good color tips:

*Don't be afraid, be bold, brave and go with what you like!

*Look for colors in clothes, fabric, etc. and when you find one you like, get a color match at the paint store.

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Favorite type and brand of paint:

We have always used Behr paint/eggshell from Home Depot.

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Comments (22)

two of the same picture? mistake?

posted by fanny on October 18th 2007 at 11:49am
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This house reminds me of swiss cheese, but in a good way :-) Nice bold colors.

posted by Julia at Living Luxely on October 18th 2007 at 12:15pm
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Just because you can base your decor-painting scheme "as seen through the eyes of a precocious, whimsical four-year-old," does not mean you should.

posted by Fjorder on October 18th 2007 at 12:16pm
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I love colors that pop and I commend their bravery; I myself have an aqua living room and a chocolate-brown bedroom. But this is the first time I've felt that perhaps the colors were a bit too vivid for my taste. They're very TANGERINE! and YELLOW! and PURPLE!
The furniture and accessories are also very statement"y", so maybe if that stuff had been a bit simpler....

posted by melissagbl on October 18th 2007 at 12:18pm
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Since I live in Denver, I couldn't do orange and blue myself as it generally makes me think of football, but somehow you have made it work. I like the boldness of the choices. I also like the way the artwork picks up the colors of the runner on the stairs.

posted by dmstudio on October 18th 2007 at 12:19pm
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very much appreciate these happy colours.

posted by karyn on October 18th 2007 at 12:23pm
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feels too much like a movie theatre lobby in the 90s.
sorry, just not my thing at all!

posted by my little apartment on October 18th 2007 at 12:43pm
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Watching The Sopranos last night, I wondered what was going on with the split-levels from my childhood back East. Now I know.

posted by pbphoenix on October 18th 2007 at 1:48pm
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Geez! And Edina thought my house was ugly? Edina?
ATTACK! (but in a positive way.)

posted by colormyworld on October 18th 2007 at 3:20pm
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those cheese chairs are funky. sorry, a little too relentless for me.

posted by godsfool on October 18th 2007 at 9:19pm
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I like everything except the purple. Happy colors!

posted by Sleek on October 19th 2007 at 2:47am
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Well, it's certainly very bright!!

posted by as3087 on October 19th 2007 at 4:01am
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Borderline camp. Loveshack? I'm not diggin this.

posted by orangejuce on October 19th 2007 at 4:35am
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I love your curtain panels over your sliding glass door! It's a great idea that really livens up the old fashioned drapery. Where did you get it?? Did you add the panels or did you have them made? I would like to find the rods and make the panels myself so I can change then often. Please tell!

posted by Mazeppa on October 19th 2007 at 6:14am
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These are very bright and daring colors. I always commend folks on their guts for their use. I do think that they don't seem to "gel" entirely. I can see where the intent was, but there needs to be a bit more polish with the accessories and the final execution for it to all tie together. Lots of potential though!

posted by annaland on October 19th 2007 at 6:26am
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circus.
some of it works, some of it doesn't.

posted by kerry0 on October 19th 2007 at 7:50am
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You are definitely enjoying your home to the hilt. Not my color scheme, but very fun to look at. I would love visiting here.

posted by kuroneko on October 19th 2007 at 8:01am
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Is this a set for an old sitcom on the WB?

posted by Bruised on October 19th 2007 at 9:30am
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I think my retinas are bleeding. You certainly win for BOLDEST and most COLORFUL... I dont think you're going to win, but somehow I think this works. I would have crazy clown nightmares if this was my house...but I think it works.

posted by Modfan on October 19th 2007 at 11:35am
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Whew. Too relentless. Needs some softening and balance.

posted by peggy on October 20th 2007 at 7:54am
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Too much, too much. The purple, the metal chairs...
I do like the orange against the turquoise kitchen wall, and it's clear you've had a lot of fun decorating your home.

posted by KellyInCali on October 21st 2007 at 9:07am
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I know this is from a year ago but I like looking at it anyways, very cool.

posted by betseygirl on November 19th 2008 at 11:36am
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