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Look! Green Within White Pops the Space

Key lime? Visiting others is the best way to learn new tricks and get out of your own design ruts.

Brenda and Dave took their small top floor apartment (thats the inside of the roof that is slanting down), and painted it white with strong shots of color in the "inbetween" spaces. This strong green is on one wall between the kitchen and the living room...

It has bookshelves and two lights on it, but otherwise it is an art gallery perfect green wall.

Personally, our rut is that we always go with warm colors in living spaces. This green is more cool than warm, but it is exciting, edgy and fun in a space that wasn't before Brenda and Dave moved in. (Thanks, B&D!) MGR

Comments (13)

Oooh, that green is yummy. I've used it on a wall before, and plan to do so again.

I used to think of it as my Happy Wall, and I'm overdue to have a Happy Wall once more.

posted by Anne on 2005-01-12 11:25:41

I painted one wall in my bedroom green and left the other 2 white. One wall is brick. I love the result.

posted by MRoman on 2005-01-12 11:38:42

That looks lovely. Don't suppose you could tell us the actual paint color and number used so we know what to ask for in Janovich.... Is it actually called "perfect green?"

posted by Angela on 2005-01-12 11:41:33

I've recently been obsessed with tuquoise walls. Every time I see an antique, or even anything just old and brown or gold, I think about it against a turquoise wall and I see that it could actually look beautiful.

posted by sara a. on 2005-01-12 13:51:14

Ralph Lauren paint has a great array of really clear, Caribbean/swimming pool turquoises...
And I also love the idea of having an accent wall like this that maybe gets repainted every season... warmer and cozier in the winter months, clearer and brighter in Spring... a nice way to "take risks" with color, knowing that you're only committing for a few months.

posted by patrick on 2005-01-12 16:25:21

Oooh -- I like the green! I have a long bright red "happy wall" in my studio. Anything white pops nicely against them, and everyone gets a nice pink healthy glow when they enter my house.

Patrick -- maybe you could do a small-ish wall and use some of those new little pots of color. It wouldn't take as much time or effort as redoing one huge wall three times a year. You could also slowly do stripes around the place.

posted by mary on 2005-01-12 17:49:30

That's a gorgeous shade of green, but I can't imagine it would reflect well on my fair Irish skin!

posted by Lori on 2005-01-12 18:07:10

Any hints on painting a wall a color that can be easily covered (rental apartment problem)?

posted by I.W. on 2005-01-13 14:36:55

Nice green!!! Anyone find out the name/number of that paint color?

posted by Debby on 2005-01-14 01:47:03

I sent an email to apartmenttherapy.com asking for the paint brand and exact shade but no response yet.

I'll post it here if/when I get a reply.

Still think it's divine.

posted by Anne on 2005-01-14 10:03:28

Thanks Anne!!

posted by Debby on 2005-01-14 21:12:22

UPDATE REGARDING PAINT COLOR-

I got an email from MGR last night stating the paint color information is forthcoming.

So - it's in the works. Patience, friends. I promise to post it when Maxwell follows up.

posted by Anne on 2005-01-18 16:58:48

This information is now posted on the homepage, but I'll go ahead and post it here as well.

The color is by Glidden - Fresh Melon Green # 21GY30-617

(Thanks again, Maxwell!)

posted by Anne on 2005-01-19 11:26:31