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Name: Lanni
Location: Rochester, New York
Type of Home: single family home
Color Inspiration: I am a very colorful person and I like to be surrounded by color, not matter where I am. My hair is pink, I own more teal blue clothes then should be allowed, and my bedroom is a light pink and a wonderful bright orange. It just makes me so happy!
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Orange and Pink... Sometimes They Work!
Colors Used: The pink and orange were custom shades that we had mixed at Home Depot. The brand we used for the base is Behr. The black paint is Rustoleum chalkboard paint with magnetic paint underneath.
Color Tip: I like balance. When the walls were painted pink and orange, I decided that I would accept with black and white so that the use of color would not be too overwhelming.
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Is this a teenager's room?
view Julia B's profile
Lanni you are awesome and must be an interesting person.
I could not live in this but WOW do I appreciate the attention to detail and colors carried out in all elements.
You would make a great merchandizer for a fun young woman store or home decor fun store!
view LoriSF's profile
i love it! not my style, but i can see your JOY in it
view love it's profile
I think this is awesome! I'd love this for a home office NOW and I'm certainly not a teen any more. But I think any teenager or college age girl would probably love this as a bedroom. The Black works really well with the bright, punky yet feminine colors.
view Livingstone's profile
Love it!
view SQ's profile
Thanks everyone! And I suppose I would call myself a teenager, though I turned 20 two weeks ago! : )
view Lanni!'s profile
i am soooo not a pink person but i certainly appreciate how this room is put together...very cheery and organized!
view mkw's profile
great job, lanni!
view JetKatDesign's profile
it's fun. it looks a bit young, like maybe a teen's room or a dorm, but i think the teen would enjoy it.
good job w/ the books & sweaters. & as a nerd, i appreciate the nerd elements. ^_^
*btw, that lamp in the 2nd photo ... they are well known for catching fire. if i were you, i'd replace it, maybe w/ something hanging.
view mariegael's profile
I love it, and those are my two favorite colors!!! I guess I am a teenager at heart...Good Job!
view yeliana's profile
I love the shades of pink and orange that were used, the closet office, and the attention to detail (the way the folded clothes and the books were arranged), but surely, some prettier bedding would work? That black bed just looks so unappealing...!
view heatherdazy's profile
Very youthful and fun...love the color combo and the accessorizing is great. I love "me sunnies", never leave home w/o them, and frequently think about displaying them...a yellow hanger is very cute!
view muirwoods08's profile
oh...I do agree w/heatherdazy...the bedspread would be so much nice in a bright Indian paisley of pink/orange/red mix...w/shiny things, even!
view muirwoods08's profile
i've been trying to find a new bedspread, but all the ones i like are so expensive! i'm a college student on a tight budget, finding a cute one that's under $30 is basically impossible, but i'm working on it! :)
view Lanni!'s profile
This would be a cute dorm room.
view Lori's profile
I love this room! Wish Lanni could come down and help me organize my office and library.
The photo boxes are super for filing small things, and i love the padded hangar for her sunglasses collection.
Bright, cheerful, and cozy. All in all, a super nice space for a teen or college dorm.
view fulltext's profile
Adorable!
view Tsuru's profile
Pink is the new... er. I think pink IS the kitchen sink. Hey, what records are those?
view thebear_Jack's profile
frikin love it. Not my style at all- but SUPER well done
view MJade's profile
that orange and pink are so cheerful and comfortable together. sure wish i could meticulously organize my desk space even an eighth as well as you do!
view amidst's profile
my vote is for a fellow rochesterian who also loves pink orange.
view Lady J's profile
It's like an OCD's wet dream of a dorm room. I mean that in the best possible way. You really pulled all the colour together with clean lines and good organization. Yes it does look like the room of a college student but one with a strong sense of style and a willingness to commit to a design. You sense of colour and style will only deepen with time hopefully. good job!
view TheoJ's profile
I do like the room, in a sort of quirky-but-would-not-work-for-me kind of way. I do love my white walls and minimalist stuff, but I think you were very bold and pushed the colour schemes. Just for this, you deserve a vote. This said, I feel you might be 13, with very understanding parents...
view barbara.agatha's profile
Hey Lanni, I have seen your room before (on craftster, I think) back when the Star Trek poster was Twilight. Loved it then, love it now. I think you turned a small space into a very workable space and I love the magnetic wall in the closet with the polaroids.
view DrRubyDoomsday's profile
AWESOME!
I do share the same color story in my apartment. Very cool!
view herbie's profile
I love pink and orange; perfect room for a 20-something. Well done :)
view beckestra's profile
i love how you stored your sunglasses, very clever. and i like the house and wilson picture:)
view himsl's profile
I like the happiness of the room...and the Star Trek poster :)
view inhuma26's profile
I'm in the "not my style, but wow" camp. Love the way you display the sunglasses, and I'm totally stealing the way you did the records. Are those push pins? I think it looks really great!
Is the wall next to the Star Trek poster chalk board paint? Great place for your creativity to come out.
view kth201's profile
i'm thinking i'm voting on this because of the star trek poster and rocky and bullwinkle image on the cork board... but amusing decorative items aside, this is totally not my style, yet i love it. the color combination is bright, happy, and bold. somehow it works.
view claire_quilty's profile
i loved it when i saw it in the saucydwellings community, now with the pink chair it's even more awesome. good luck, thumbs up.
view aad's profile
One of the best room colour combos I've yet to see...You have a great design style! I love so many things in this room, from the records and the placement of them, the chalkboard and poster...everything is placed out very well..........and for all those colours to work together, placement is the challenge. You have created a wonderful room that I'm sure is a pleasure to be in...Great job!
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