Anyone who knows me knows I'm pretty all over the place when it comes to design. As a former interior design student and overall design junkie at heart I have a sincere appreciation and love for a myriad of design styles. I adore everything from shabby chic to uber modern. Although, if I had to sum up my personal design style I would describe it as "contemporary-eclectic".
I love mixing styles and textures within a space. I'm not above putting an extremely modern acrylic chair right up against a reclaimed wood side table and jazzin said chair up with a jeweled throw pillow. I love making bold choices that most people may tend to shy away from. I may get a ton of weird looks and a couple whispers behind my back, but at least I'm not afraid to try something new.
Lately in casa de Gardner we've been discussing continuity. We are trying to reel in our design choices a bit so that each room feels like it relates in some way to the next. I think this is especially important since our home is on one level and we have an open floorplan. As of now we've decided that aqua, yellow, citrus green, and coral will be the accent colors throughout our home. The problem has been deciding what the main wall colors will be.
Im always drawn to light, bright spaces layered with boldly colored accents. I thought Naomi also liked that until we were recently on a trip to Ikea and she said the one word I wasn't expecting to hear: intimate. She likes intimate spaces. Why I didn't know this earlier is beyond me. Since discovering this tid bit of information my whole perspective on the design direction of casa de Gardner has changed. Now I'm thinking that instead of lightly colored walls, we should go with dark walls.
This should give Naomi the intimate feel she desires, yet we will aim for a color that will play well with all the brightly colored accessories I yearn for. That's compromise at its finest. Since the kitchen/family room is next up on the project list We've been scoping out colors that we think could potentially add some drama to the largest living space in our home. Ive seriously fallen in love with some of the deeply hued rooms Ive run across on the web lately. Here are some of my favs:
As of now a variation of dark blue is at the forefront. The deep smoky tones are bit too dark for Naomi, plus having a blue undertone will compliment the aquas, yellow, and green. We've painted some swatches on the walls and have narrowed it down to our top 2. Stay tuned to find out what we choose. So what do you think about dark walls? Are they too bold for you? Do tell. Until next time....
XoXo-Shavonda
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