Margie's Scandinavian Rainbow Room for Color - East #22

Margie's Scandinavian Rainbow
Room for Color - East #22

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Name: Margie
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type of Home: rental apartment

Color Inspiration: Creating warmth in an often times cold feeling city, I take my inspiration from my Scandinavian inheritance. My mother's bird tapestry above the sofa and my bird clock above the dining table became the inspiration for bringing color into the entire apartment.

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Margie's Scandinavian Rainbow

Colors Used: I mainly use maroon, green and orange in my apartment, but also have hints of yellow and blue here and there. It's a muted rainbow! All the colors have led me to leave the walls an off white. But I've been thinking a lot about painting...

Color Tip: I like to keep it simple, nothing too overwhelming. You can have vibrant colorful patterns if you keep the space minimal (and bright!). And I like the pops of color to be spread out, uncluttered, making sure to not take away from each individual thing. Lastly, I think lighting is the ultimate factor. I'm a big fan of lighting. I never use overhead lights. At night I have a few lamps or candles lit.

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Comments (31)

love the colors!

posted by greybreaks on October 14th 2009 at 9:44am
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For having white walls, your place is delightfully colorful.

posted by epeterius on October 14th 2009 at 10:01am
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Where is the couch from? I'm in love....

posted by porcelainlady1 on October 14th 2009 at 10:09am
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Love the chair!

posted by Mlle Kate on October 14th 2009 at 10:10am
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lovely

posted by booradley01 on October 14th 2009 at 10:19am
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This is wonderful! I also have that bird fabric over your couch; my mother worked at a wall coverings store in the 60's and saved it as a swatch. What a happy room to be in!

posted by TVsJessica on October 14th 2009 at 10:28am
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Brilliant!

posted by ianthefish on October 14th 2009 at 10:41am
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That chair is Fab! Excellent color scheme!

posted by suzy8track on October 14th 2009 at 11:48am
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One of the best rental apartments (that kept all the walls white) that I've ever seen! Love the floral chair in the corner! Also loving the unique pillows!

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posted by slipcoveryourlife on October 14th 2009 at 12:12pm
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Very, very nice!

posted by Lou60 on October 14th 2009 at 12:13pm
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excellent job!

posted by skarpetka on October 14th 2009 at 1:23pm
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This reminds me of one of those old technocolor movies. The bright, cheery, and playful nature of the room makes me imagine warm summer days with a nice refreshing glass of countrytime lemonade.

posted by tbshell77345 on October 14th 2009 at 1:26pm
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It's cool, needs more birds though

posted by IlikeBirdTats on October 14th 2009 at 1:40pm
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Beautiful job Margie!!! Love Farrell

posted by farrell143 on October 14th 2009 at 2:22pm
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love the fabric on the chair.

posted by boliyou on October 14th 2009 at 2:26pm
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Delicious

posted by Tangerine on October 14th 2009 at 3:07pm
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I second the loving of your couch. I too would like to know where you got it

posted by girlonthem00n on October 14th 2009 at 4:21pm
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Thanks so much everyone! The couch is (gasp) IKEA! The 2007 version of the kramfors sofa. I don't believe they sell this version and color anymore. But my favorite story is that I bought from a friend in exchange for a few packs of imported German beer.

posted by MARG1E on October 14th 2009 at 4:37pm
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love love love this room! these colors make me feel happy and comforted. great pallet.

posted by snart9 on October 14th 2009 at 5:30pm
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Holy crapoli! Your apartment's the bomb.com!!!!

You are sooo designing my place when I have the money to pay you! Hellz yes!

Woohoo!

posted by JuliaRoyter on October 14th 2009 at 5:40pm
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i just love how all the artwork, colors and prints work together, soo well

posted by treelovr on October 14th 2009 at 7:42pm
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Love this!

posted by E.I.F. on October 14th 2009 at 8:10pm
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subtle detail, very harmonious without seeming over-designed. Very soothing, yet cheerful apartment. Lovely.

posted by philipsaunders on October 15th 2009 at 9:28am
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Great use of color! Not sure how you tied together all of those colors, but you did it beautifully! I can't imagine ever being unhappy in this space.

posted by ande2994 on October 15th 2009 at 10:10am
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Charming and soothing!

posted by gronti on October 15th 2009 at 10:51am
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AAAHHH....feels like home! I love the warm colors and bright sunlight. Also like the added cute little orange pumpkins on the table. I like the way you set up the books on the shelf according to color. It makes it seem less cluttered and adds to the rainbow colors. Nice job Margie!

posted by crowellewit on October 15th 2009 at 7:19pm
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Margie,
Very creative color scheme. So pleasant. I've always liked that bird fabric and everything else goes so well with it. The scandinavian style is so sleek and cheerful. Hey, Ikea has fun things-nice sofa!

posted by betsyrb on October 16th 2009 at 6:06pm
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I like the way you've even grouped your books by color! :)

posted by csc76 on October 17th 2009 at 1:02pm
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Thoughtfully designed color palette without looking contrived. Great entry!

posted by s_boston on October 18th 2009 at 11:28am
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So I wake up today in dreary weather and after a miserable commute to work I thought I'd punch out some things on my wish list. As I'm researching a few ideas of apartment pick-me-ups I come across this ray of sunshine. Not since the days of flat-tops and dance rap have I seen such explosive color. The expressions and feels that come from Margie’s place make me want to run throw a meadow of flowers and think of Superkafragilisticexpealidoshish things.

posted by tbshell77345 on October 21st 2009 at 9:45am
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If I was a monkey and could throw poo, I would NOT throw it at this place.

posted by IlikeBirdTats on October 21st 2009 at 9:48am
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