Good Questions: Visual Resources for Modern/Victorian Mix?
...The problems include finding a color for the stair well / entry: the railings are all oak brown (not a touch of honey, cherry, or black). Its time consuming to paint railings and I don't want to have to sand and refinish if the owner doesn't like it (walls are easy)- so I have to work with it. The carpet there is light cream, but in the entry and hall it's burgundy. We also need color inspiration for the living, dining, and kitchen.
Along with paint color we're working with three sets of furniture. Are there any good visual resources for modern mixing with Victorian? We want to highlight the details, not do everything in a monochromatic palate. Want to get some furniture fix up / re-purpose ideas too! Books, websites, old posts- anything we can look at would help!
Thanks AT:SF!
GinaBee
GinaBee,
What first came to mind for inspiration were the British magazine Livingetc and Anna's house.
Anyone else have suggestions for GinaBee?
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seriously, living etc. was my suggestion too -- check their online gallery if you can't find back issues --
http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php
or check for designs books published in Great Britain or on British interior design.
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Maybe this?
http://plastolux.com/private-house-renovation-modern-old-world-b-arch-studio-archsabrina-bignami.html
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Thank you for the recs! I'm definitely scouring living etc, and I would never ever have dreamed up the images in plastolux (super old world meets modern, but I loved that it CAN be done!) The paint has dried and we're almost at basic functionality! The decorating will start soon (and we'll let you know how it turned out, hopefully!)
Another fun resource (for those interested) we found cotemasion.fr
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