Mondrian-Inspired Homes
The key here is to let the primary colors play accent roles. A room doused on all sides in saturated yellow would probably induce a headache, but one wall painted in any of the three hues seems to work. Using a lighter or muted shade of one of the colors can also do the trick - notice the grayish sky blue couch in the first image. We also like how the rigid right angles of Mondrian's work lend themselves well to architectural elements, as evidenced in the two buildings above.
- A guesthouse in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, featured in Metropolitan Home.
- A SoMa loft created by interior designer Susan Diana Harris.
- A Mondrian kitchen designed by Roberto Semprini for TM Italia, as seen on MoCoLoco.
- An apartment building in LA via Flickr.
- A condo building located in New York via Brownstoner.
(Images: Grey Crawford for Met Home, Frankie Norstad for Susan Diana Harris, MoCoLoco, Flickr user Fire Monkey Fish licensed for use under the Creative Commons, Brownstoner)
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Photo is freaking gorgeous. I need to find a way to integrate primary colors in my living room space. I like the yellow rug in particular.
view david @ justveggingout.com's profile
I just revisited the Mondrian room on the 6th floor of MoMA. Piet Mondrian has always been a favorite of mine, and I've always wondered why more use has not been made of his unique celebration of post-World War II America.
Is it just going to be the Mondrian dress with the calf high white patent leather boots popular in the '60s? The look, developed by Yves Saint Laurent, defined cool at the time, but people let it drop there. I hope more designers of this era take note of the possibilities. Some of the Eames storage pieces from the 50s have a definite Mondrian vibe. There's a lot in Mondrian that has not been explored.
view AustinSarah's profile
There is a MCM house nearby with a privacy fence all done in giant Mondrian, primary rectangles.
view julie_k.'s profile
oakland,
i just read that article the other day and thought it was so cool! thanks for posting the link.
-lily
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It's gorgeous, but it sort of forces you to live in a period house.
view Lisa (Montreal)'s profile
Susan Diana Harris is working with us on our new condo. Her work is amazing. :)
view TiffanyTurrill's profile
Toronto's A.T. has the coolest Mondrian boxes, trays and side tables: http://stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/10/shops-at-the-sequel/
view ChrisToronto's profile
This is great for people who love bright color. I'm a fuddy beige person.
view baileyb's profile
I know I've stated it in the comments here every so often but that's more or less my color palette for the living/dining room in my apartment although I still have a ways to go in that that's what I want to achieve, but have yet finished but the color pallete is what I'm after, red, yellow and blue as the colors, with white and black for contrast and browns of the wood pieces to warm things up and as had been said, it works, but without resorting to a children's room.
I totally agree that you have to treat the bright hues as accents and let the white/gray/black etc be the anchors here.
I have a red leather couch and some touches of blue but my favorite recliner, a 50's/60's era Danish modern piece is still in it's olive green fabric and I want to do it in a dark blue, not navy, but more of an ultramarine or similar shade in perhaps a Beucle (sp?) fabric from say, Knoll.
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