archive for July 8th, 2009

Room by Color: Neutral Living Rooms

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

I have been thinking about how I have a hard time designing an all neutral space because I am always wanting to add a hint of color here and a hint of color there. I do however think an all neutral space can look great when done well. I decided I would look through my inspirational photos and contemplate why I like these even though there is hardly any color.

I decided that it helps to have a plant in the space to make it feel more welcoming and I also love the spaces with a lot of texture and having a vast amount of sunlight coming in doesn’t hurt either. I also love the natural exposed wood in a few of these. It really helps warm up the space and I am big on contrast and many of these spaces have it.

Could you or do you have an all neutral space? If so how do you stop yourself from adding color?

1. Mai Linh
2. David A Land
3. Amy Lau Design
4. Margaret Mulligan
5. OKA
6. Eric Piasecki
7. Redmond Aldrich
8. Tripod Agency
9. SPI Design
10. S Russell Groves
11. Eric Piasecki
12. Stacey Brandford