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Posts tagged “decorative painting”

A Riff on Harold and the Purple Crayon
ColorTherapy

PAINTS USED Fine Paints of Europe H00110, Farrow & Ball Clunch 2009 Whereas Harold had a purple crayon with which to design and demarcate the world according to his whims, I’m actually doing...

Simulated Wallpaper: A Damask, In Paint
ColorTherapy

One way to get the raised weave in a simulated silk damask wallpaper is to vary the finishes of your paints. File this under Flowers. The base coat is Clunch from Farrow&Ball in matte — a reli...

ColorTherapy: Haus Interior

There’s a smart new shop that just opened in NoLita, and for which I was in charge of decorative painting. I had hoped to scoop this one for myself, but the media blitzkrieg was so instantaneous ...

Design Glut's Bushwick Workspace
New York Magazine

The women behind Design Glut — Kegan Fisher and Liz Kinnmark — have transformed their Bushwick workspace into a showcase of their DIY experiments and love of color and geometry. New York...

Eccentricity in Design: Multi-Colored Decorative Painting

click thumbnails for larger pics Not too long ago, we asked whether you had permission to paint your space. There was a pretty even split between those who were allowed to paint and those who had bee...

ColorTherapy: A Screen Lattice

To All ColorTherapy Posts Name: Railings 31, Shaded White 201 Brand: Farrow & Ball Alas, my Haus tour of the past few weeks must come to a close. This is the last wall in this decorative paint proj...

ColorTherapy: Zig Zag Volume 2

To All ColorTherapy Posts Name: London Clay 244, Railings 31, Hardwick White 5, Mahogany 36 over Shaded White 201 Brand: Farrow & Ball This week, I’m taking last week’s zig zag idea one step...

ColorTherapy: Zig Zag

To All ColorTherapy Posts Name: London Clay 244, Shaded White 201 Brand: Farrow & Ball How hot is this? I’ll forsake color this week ever so slightly in favor of line and graphic gravitas. Fi...

ColorTherapy: The Ocean Room

To All ColorTherapy Posts Name: G20510 Brand: Fine Paints of Europe The color is Fine Paints of Europe G20510 — one of the most beautiful blues to come down the pike in a long time. It’s in...

ColorTherapy: Purple Stripes

To All ColorTherapy Posts Every once in a while I report back from my forays into the field of decorative painting. This project in particular turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. And colo...

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