Instant Cheer With a Coat of Paint

Do you like color but not sure you want a whole room painted? Or maybe you have a piece of furniture or a door that needs repainting you haven't yet figured out what color to paint it?

Bright and unexpected pops of color are happy and chic. Jonathan Adler would approve!

(Images: 1 knackstudios, 2 via a mad tea party with alis, 3 via Delikatissen, 4 via Apatment Therapy, 5 via Desire to Inspire)

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Great photos! I totally covet the mustard armoire and the blue table.

posted by mirandabee on October 26th 2009 at 1:22pm
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oooooh- this might be my favorite way of incorporating color- painting singular pieces bright & bold!

Especially love the yellow dresser- reminds me of the scavenged mirror I just painted bright yellow. Just re-did our library & it made the perfect final touch... :)

http://cozylittlecave.blogspot.com/2009/10/library.html

posted by CozyLittleCave on October 26th 2009 at 1:58pm
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We had a tiny cheap side table. It was painted a very chipped white and I gave my husband the choice of any color to repaint it. He came home with a bright turquoise high-gloss paint and it looks incredible. It's just the right amount of color for a corner.

posted by k_darling on October 26th 2009 at 2:21pm
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ooooh bright turquoise! I've been telling myself that the next piece of furniture I paint I'll do that color- I bet it looks stunning k_darling!

posted by CozyLittleCave on October 26th 2009 at 2:29pm
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Who was it (Adler?) who advised 'when in doubt, paint it orange'? We took that advice with our kitchen backsplash and loved it! Love the orange cabinet.

posted by outonalimb_09 on October 26th 2009 at 2:51pm
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I love the walls of the first photo- It took me awhile to focus on anything else.

posted by bkk on October 26th 2009 at 8:47pm
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