Nook Cottage: All moved in!

It's been a whirlwind few days as you can imagine - moving out and moving in. I really don't like the moving process. Packing things then unpacking them a few days later isn't like opening presents. But still, I had the help of the wonderful White Glove Moving & Storage in Bourne, MA who were charming and strong! And polite, even when I told them near the end of the truck loading that I was taking the two large (and heavy!) oriental rugs. They earned their money that day.<br /><br />The outside of my new little cottage needs some work. Its a rental so I'm not going to be doing anything major. But it needs some cuteness and I'll show that soon. Meanwhile, here's the view out one side of my house - which includes the dining area and my home office.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRk6aE5IQPTmM1fEd00KHDD-btD0AYnNdf4CgiFVPSkqAz_oFwvnaieHcJe46XylnbBJz1Uc34E2GXbomlZgbsCMB22oB7ghuzoa0PUDne9IraM5_zkUpxcxnXBZCFUka-bCZEktusPs/s1600/IMG_2872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRk6aE5IQPTmM1fEd00KHDD-btD0AYnNdf4CgiFVPSkqAz_oFwvnaieHcJe46XylnbBJz1Uc34E2GXbomlZgbsCMB22oB7ghuzoa0PUDne9IraM5_zkUpxcxnXBZCFUka-bCZEktusPs/s1600/IMG_2872.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Pretty spectacular, no?<br /><br />I had previously written about my bedroom plans and was debating which green to paint the walls.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0035-vKzdfVTrFMKrAscphWtt3G1m7nFGTVEcPv3KX0JjkwqYpEnc7Z6WTbV7DJaCigZ7h-REoK15LTPKxTez-iqDbdTRP0IydNxez6pS_e23_BnhE3AjneLLtLR_b2YuR25eAYhtPQ/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0035-vKzdfVTrFMKrAscphWtt3G1m7nFGTVEcPv3KX0JjkwqYpEnc7Z6WTbV7DJaCigZ7h-REoK15LTPKxTez-iqDbdTRP0IydNxez6pS_e23_BnhE3AjneLLtLR_b2YuR25eAYhtPQ/s1600/photo+2.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br />This is where it started.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg9Mibwz73yNEIzQRp5GOyh2paWJBfrsp4fHwXXcxIe5DEDjuaBvkr-_QAMVjAwV7zhMbTUa6KnxefT9vdDTwLfnekPNOEghCxM0s92LrV9swKuZbnMCW_0XFnxQTMrQkprfGqTBzEZ8/s1600/Bedroom+Grenada+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg9Mibwz73yNEIzQRp5GOyh2paWJBfrsp4fHwXXcxIe5DEDjuaBvkr-_QAMVjAwV7zhMbTUa6KnxefT9vdDTwLfnekPNOEghCxM0s92LrV9swKuZbnMCW_0XFnxQTMrQkprfGqTBzEZ8/s1600/Bedroom+Grenada+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is my rendering of the walls in Ben Moore's Grenada Green.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2v7pjWPdahGkUs_FDfAgr8lf_-6TyLyeywjDFZj-kt1j3RKTR2xAQDpMXyOIJFdBxXHxpLgJUduCzp6bqFHx1zqGJ9a6j9C7AU43JaYuWu8vv-alpVq5xXswX-6snXxVtXiEzWzml00/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2v7pjWPdahGkUs_FDfAgr8lf_-6TyLyeywjDFZj-kt1j3RKTR2xAQDpMXyOIJFdBxXHxpLgJUduCzp6bqFHx1zqGJ9a6j9C7AU43JaYuWu8vv-alpVq5xXswX-6snXxVtXiEzWzml00/s1600/photo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It's darker than I expected, but I'm loving it! My grandmother's oriental carpet just fit in the room. I had to take the closet doors off because they wouldn't open over the rug, but that's ok. Meanwhile, I still have the velvet headboard and chair to come.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cc/b3/06/ccb306f2b8b3d874009c5adee3ba9384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cc/b3/06/ccb306f2b8b3d874009c5adee3ba9384.jpg" /></a></div><br />Watersedge by Aerin for Lee Jofa will be recovering an arm chair and a headboard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://image.robertallendesign.com/ra/IMGFull/210129_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://image.robertallendesign.com/ra/IMGFull/210129_f.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />And for the windows, this Drayton Park in Pear from Robert Allen.<br /><br />More sneak peeks to come soon!<br /><br />Meanwhile, my latest post on Williams-Sonoma Designer Marketplace has gone live: <a href="http://mvb.me/s/d0105d" target="_blank">So You Want a Job in Interior Design?</a>

Nook Cottage: All moved in!

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Nook Cottage: Bedroom paint selection

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, as I posted last week, I'm planning the decorations of my new little cottage by the river which I've dubbed Nook Cottage (it's in Rocky Nook). The bedroom is currently beige, which will not do! Luckily the landlord is fine with me painting.  I suppose if he weren't, I'd have to come up with some creative solution to all the beiginess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcy3KEslIBzlw3pT18oiyyLwm_0wYVi_cxQYt5GpPtTfoI8ZYRUGtcpJ73yYFbWZAE6OfsQ_qTnDIj1IaiQniHb9Rdp7KgefEkcHp_fKw3voN0VIso-s109ued8992NPhAl0bqzqsOc4/s1600/IMG_4841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcy3KEslIBzlw3pT18oiyyLwm_0wYVi_cxQYt5GpPtTfoI8ZYRUGtcpJ73yYFbWZAE6OfsQ_qTnDIj1IaiQniHb9Rdp7KgefEkcHp_fKw3voN0VIso-s109ued8992NPhAl0bqzqsOc4/s1600/IMG_4841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, this is my basic plan - a custom headboard upholstered with Aerin for Lee Jofa's Watersedge in green, which is a cut velvet in a strie'd chevron pattern on a burlap colored linen ground. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.e-designtrade.com/PICS/IMAG-200/2013120_23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://www.e-designtrade.com/PICS/IMAG-200/2013120_23.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K62rde81LNPuX1ngl46ybRA0WrE6VtqPrhMatIlJm25I3MZcagWdobprUNAHTM7z6qk7JHQ2geOvn90XvyNB9kyMGdBsmx_8EVmFYekhIJahVxvc_zSPtzsFWAGEh8Fyh6obUe4JRrA/s1600/Bedroom+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K62rde81LNPuX1ngl46ybRA0WrE6VtqPrhMatIlJm25I3MZcagWdobprUNAHTM7z6qk7JHQ2geOvn90XvyNB9kyMGdBsmx_8EVmFYekhIJahVxvc_zSPtzsFWAGEh8Fyh6obUe4JRrA/s1600/Bedroom+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />My general inspiration is this Charlotte Moss space which I loooove. My original plan was for it to inspire my living room, and it still will, but now also my bedroom - because I do love it just that much. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/18/c7/db18c78be043933aa31b2159a3f22dc5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/18/c7/db18c78be043933aa31b2159a3f22dc5.jpg" /></a></div><br />We'll get to my living room, it is teeny-tiny, but am very excited about my new sofa which I just ordered yesterday!  Okay, so back to the bedroom.<br /><br />I went over to the cottage yesterday to check some measurements and also to look at paint chips in the natural light. One thing that is very important to realize is that a photograph taken on an iPhone, then uploaded and shown on different screens will not render the paper paint chip color in the same way it does the fabric color. So, while in person, this strip in my Ben Moore paint chip palette looks perfect with the fabric, it's less so in the photo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10456036_10203671221316947_8353237070059008688_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10456036_10203671221316947_8353237070059008688_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I posted this to Facebook saying that I was leaning towards Grenada green, but thought Forest Hills might be really dramatic.  Because of course I'm friends with a lot of designers on FB, I received several alternate suggestions. So, I thought I'd check them all out and share the process.<br /><br />Grenada Green #432<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/e2/4b/a1e24b1a7d3432eb47066985a6384d41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/e2/4b/a1e24b1a7d3432eb47066985a6384d41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I often like to look at other spaces that have used a paint color and Houzz or good old Google images is my "go-to" resource for this.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/164401/Bedrooms-traditional-kids-minneapolis"><img border="0" height="658" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/3221b5a10db0e212_8-7086/traditional-kids.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional/kids" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Kids</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractor/c/Minneapolis--MN" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Minneapolis General Contractors</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/stonewoodllc/stonewood-llc" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Stonewood, LLC</a></small></div><br /><br />Any my rendering with Ben Moore Grenada Green #432:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg9Mibwz73yNEIzQRp5GOyh2paWJBfrsp4fHwXXcxIe5DEDjuaBvkr-_QAMVjAwV7zhMbTUa6KnxefT9vdDTwLfnekPNOEghCxM0s92LrV9swKuZbnMCW_0XFnxQTMrQkprfGqTBzEZ8/s1600/Bedroom+Grenada+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg9Mibwz73yNEIzQRp5GOyh2paWJBfrsp4fHwXXcxIe5DEDjuaBvkr-_QAMVjAwV7zhMbTUa6KnxefT9vdDTwLfnekPNOEghCxM0s92LrV9swKuZbnMCW_0XFnxQTMrQkprfGqTBzEZ8/s1600/Bedroom+Grenada+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Ben Moore Forest Hills Green #433<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/43/97/e243976a223e38473cbc5d24b121bbf7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/43/97/e243976a223e38473cbc5d24b121bbf7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxeWTnRMsmlaNyM5JlSmIwxnFllrlyk3uzO0G09GZtJ9jwM40asTmAzQHhtCaD3dSieksAN-pdxQpxQebIKLR3DVriGJlKeZ49oZjScRdN1YnEzvDWBCTzpkO36SKJ-1a18XGMb3ruN0/s1600/5016291_301_84%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxeWTnRMsmlaNyM5JlSmIwxnFllrlyk3uzO0G09GZtJ9jwM40asTmAzQHhtCaD3dSieksAN-pdxQpxQebIKLR3DVriGJlKeZ49oZjScRdN1YnEzvDWBCTzpkO36SKJ-1a18XGMb3ruN0/s1600/5016291_301_84%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTpbPR2tYkKB7mgt797AC5QU1a4XTMpb3os_BQjo6rrRpgqXkK9Aq6yDS3L_5yPDzbYh9frD7y0jl23jyPzMSBcAeU_Gw3qnwECBhXHSn6bMpi_fDOPteYpci4HMOBrOxHUc44luvfoE/s1600/Bedroom+Forest+Hills+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTpbPR2tYkKB7mgt797AC5QU1a4XTMpb3os_BQjo6rrRpgqXkK9Aq6yDS3L_5yPDzbYh9frD7y0jl23jyPzMSBcAeU_Gw3qnwECBhXHSn6bMpi_fDOPteYpci4HMOBrOxHUc44luvfoE/s1600/Bedroom+Forest+Hills+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Probably a little too dark, I'm thinking.<br /><br /><br />Ben Moore Central Park Green #431<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/f8/2e/48f82ea93b4f509db11d619fb6fee3f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/f8/2e/48f82ea93b4f509db11d619fb6fee3f1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/25623/Bathroom----Tub-contemporary-bathroom-san-francisco"><img border="0" height="626" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/0111ce770a538e75_8-1000/contemporary-bathroom.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/bathroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Contemporary Bathroom</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractor/c/Mountain-View--CA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Mountain View General Contractors</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/harrell/harrell-remodeling" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Harrell Remodeling</a></small></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01nS9ENnmVkaNy1dpnSTwzo-lsm6OMxvQ2GZD1bkr2bsjjndJ6VRUgPnkdAPzpL2su22TLjkzsRStUBReoo273zfqPPtD433beifaVQZU6lqSDZBsQUhsAQF7UZuHfXuxTwrNUdLrJ3o/s1600/Bedroom+Central+Park+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01nS9ENnmVkaNy1dpnSTwzo-lsm6OMxvQ2GZD1bkr2bsjjndJ6VRUgPnkdAPzpL2su22TLjkzsRStUBReoo273zfqPPtD433beifaVQZU6lqSDZBsQUhsAQF7UZuHfXuxTwrNUdLrJ3o/s1600/Bedroom+Central+Park+Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Central Park is slightly lighter than Grenada. I like this one too!<br /><br />This is Ben Moore Landscape #430<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/ab/a5/6daba51f3c896f0a192248e26fe3494b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/ab/a5/6daba51f3c896f0a192248e26fe3494b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/334224/Greenlake-Craftsman-traditional-powder-room-seattle"><img border="0" height="750" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/fde1582d0ea83d42_8-6186/traditional-powder-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional/powder-room" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Powder Room</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build/c/Seattle--WA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Seattle Design-Build Firms</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/rwandersonhomes/rw-anderson-homes" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">RW Anderson Homes</a></small></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV5QEt_EFUD5eiZovkXUBIbOz_jmZth5pggn5gcza_erTUr9ENRxk-2V84DkYVuQiHeVqfm3AHuAV0yYtb7PT4MmbPbAiF8ctAFu_s3IChQrwXOLeOQ7A3_z0LrEHBHB6mXdLGw4rtMg/s1600/Bedroom+Landscape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV5QEt_EFUD5eiZovkXUBIbOz_jmZth5pggn5gcza_erTUr9ENRxk-2V84DkYVuQiHeVqfm3AHuAV0yYtb7PT4MmbPbAiF8ctAFu_s3IChQrwXOLeOQ7A3_z0LrEHBHB6mXdLGw4rtMg/s1600/Bedroom+Landscape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A little too pale, but very pretty.<br /><br />Benjamin Moore November Rain<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/1f/f3/4c1ff397e4f3589a6c1f6bbd7b832118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/1f/f3/4c1ff397e4f3589a6c1f6bbd7b832118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/4956853/Fabulous-PreFab-contemporary-bathroom-other-metro"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://st.houzz.com/simgs/3c219dfe01f686d3_8-6823/contemporary-bathroom.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/bathroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Contemporary Bathroom</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/photographer/c/Boston--MA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Boston Photographers</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/maryprincephotography/mary-prince" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Mary Prince</a></small></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIrJRzKzv74Sdr9GcjzPQJPUtOb4HZ6eQiNkgROQWeL73_XmR7dsJI2g6rPl2RGuAbeTUHJWqaQR7Xj2-MTOg5KAepVKgQ4zSUOtqwrzLrzNQ3dYp7YDeByH7e5Gdahg7TuJI-mtIszw/s1600/Bedroom+November+Rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIrJRzKzv74Sdr9GcjzPQJPUtOb4HZ6eQiNkgROQWeL73_XmR7dsJI2g6rPl2RGuAbeTUHJWqaQR7Xj2-MTOg5KAepVKgQ4zSUOtqwrzLrzNQ3dYp7YDeByH7e5Gdahg7TuJI-mtIszw/s1600/Bedroom+November+Rain.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Definitely too pale.<br /><br /><br />Ben Moore Castleton Mist HC-1<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/41/29/69/41296956503b8d0e3e7b48b173ce7269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/41/29/69/41296956503b8d0e3e7b48b173ce7269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Portfolio-New_Hampshire_Farm_House_Dining_Room_2-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_files/_K8B6086%20DR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Portfolio-New_Hampshire_Farm_House_Dining_Room_2-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_files/_K8B6086%20DR.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I used this color in my New Hampshire Farmhouse project. It was very pretty and lively in that space, but it's not right for my bedroom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFjAxb4VznA5x4Nlqrn1LSW0ALhhAOfuLUEKUVi4JmGVCmXlK1T0uq4bboJYcfWxVWBmjNVq4NbMfeiAjH4bkPK54Us73cSJUXma3Le2Vs2QHMgQ6IoDAVYg8stLbk4IYgOAnQdUWXGg/s1600/Bedroom+Castleton+Mist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFjAxb4VznA5x4Nlqrn1LSW0ALhhAOfuLUEKUVi4JmGVCmXlK1T0uq4bboJYcfWxVWBmjNVq4NbMfeiAjH4bkPK54Us73cSJUXma3Le2Vs2QHMgQ6IoDAVYg8stLbk4IYgOAnQdUWXGg/s1600/Bedroom+Castleton+Mist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I usually default to the Historic Colors on the chart, but I think that for this space and fabric, they are too muted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t08vtC0Zbkh0J76cYcxlM1SooZ1c4U-Y46ThwZhuFIKiWFu7kJXBgUZXr64k0TzyN6Tjpi1w3T1vvL5nTtI4t_tl3QcFTOulgGbFeEDjIYii5PbsTggQMQeN5EWn2gIcsCHB5IhvsAE/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t08vtC0Zbkh0J76cYcxlM1SooZ1c4U-Y46ThwZhuFIKiWFu7kJXBgUZXr64k0TzyN6Tjpi1w3T1vvL5nTtI4t_tl3QcFTOulgGbFeEDjIYii5PbsTggQMQeN5EWn2gIcsCHB5IhvsAE/s1600/photo.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Again, the photo isn't rendering the colors correctly, but in person, the fabric is not as yellow.)</div><br />So, do you have a preference? I'm going to move onto paint sampling Grenada and Central Park, I think. Or just Grenada, the color my eye goes to first is usually my favorite one anyway...<br /><br />I am still looking for fabric for the drapery. I thought I had one picked out, but it's no longer in production and the alternative they sent doesn't work. But, I need to get going on paint selecting so I think the fabric for the windows will be a later decision.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvIJQXdVq3OOgadtlSDnZ8T3S9MHx60kg4OkjzKvSo2Dy7A4RuI5AsbovW8ph9Ny4KAbkWxYiGyT_wmhnzIyf3iakUYaok_Y_lAQhd9s-b7bx0pYa5HAKtZQF_TvjX8ArgT-9exz5NgQ/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvIJQXdVq3OOgadtlSDnZ8T3S9MHx60kg4OkjzKvSo2Dy7A4RuI5AsbovW8ph9Ny4KAbkWxYiGyT_wmhnzIyf3iakUYaok_Y_lAQhd9s-b7bx0pYa5HAKtZQF_TvjX8ArgT-9exz5NgQ/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br />btw - it took me longer to create this post than it did to render the different colors in my design.

Nook Cottage: Bedroom paint selection

So, as I posted last week, I'm planning the decorations of my new little cottage by the river which I've dubbed Nook Cottage (it...

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One fabric inspires two bedroom designs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiZY5maiJgWDiSk1sLJCkrsW_sTa1BX9Y98bVAFVEICwBSJ8zd5XOh8M8NkJLVtqlUDAZufxxyy391KnLJ82RDuTUWRwzISZ1Js3k3heapRavZN-OD5xxBQ9FJgxUXNN308HbBVLRRmyr/s1600/linen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiZY5maiJgWDiSk1sLJCkrsW_sTa1BX9Y98bVAFVEICwBSJ8zd5XOh8M8NkJLVtqlUDAZufxxyy391KnLJ82RDuTUWRwzISZ1Js3k3heapRavZN-OD5xxBQ9FJgxUXNN308HbBVLRRmyr/s200/linen.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaIQm1fxQgAygtcHa82TAcUn1cWWs140LccgCqrGGZBUD9earD82sVKFM3PfqvD_F9rT6pqdnnmUTgOdFVdEwY1QwDt3aHGGM-MTV4ebqA3NNmXFka5ETKaDrEIiQ1PfSnjKTjBuVn2CQ/s1600/Patina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaIQm1fxQgAygtcHa82TAcUn1cWWs140LccgCqrGGZBUD9earD82sVKFM3PfqvD_F9rT6pqdnnmUTgOdFVdEwY1QwDt3aHGGM-MTV4ebqA3NNmXFka5ETKaDrEIiQ1PfSnjKTjBuVn2CQ/s200/Patina.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>A</b></span> couple of weeks ago I wrote about a <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2012/05/trunk-show-beautiful-new-gabriel-from.html">Robert Allen trunk show</a> that I had attended at their Boston showroom. Hands down, my favorite fabric of the day was their Bassett Hall in colorway Patina. The beautiful linen ground is decorated with an applied ribbon trellis pattern that is both unique and refined. I loved all the colors - the Linen colorway (top right) is my second favorite. But the pale blue Patina color with off white ribbon work really spoke to me - which is funny because I am generally not a pale blue person. I immediately started thinking how this fabric could be used and it just seemed it would make a fabulous bedroom fabric on the bedding and drapery treatments. Basically, I can see a whole room swathed in the soft color and gentle texture. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh4EfApCqfIhPZywYqo7uzckHstwPDkXMzBhbSfGb78wrHd0qMa0Sx2C2oz6XgCcD29EXAYNmo28RXJ3IfsOcK3tTUfbJvk6YmUZeNmIVO7vgCf03qPpnmBne4iRW44vpCEhW2K2DEIME/s1600/Bassett+Hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh4EfApCqfIhPZywYqo7uzckHstwPDkXMzBhbSfGb78wrHd0qMa0Sx2C2oz6XgCcD29EXAYNmo28RXJ3IfsOcK3tTUfbJvk6YmUZeNmIVO7vgCf03qPpnmBne4iRW44vpCEhW2K2DEIME/s400/Bassett+Hall.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span></b> hit up my Farrow & Ball color palette and found that their <a href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/pws/ProductDetails.ice?ProductID=100205&redirect=true">Skylight</a> color is a near perfect match for a wall color: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHSywS-p4eO8drTXXguvcPjmg3_0btSW1ls3feK6lbeuCxw6wTLOqULdRKIbVjsjtaHW8QYQa4ourLma5swgZq-3MnxXA9fd6PYe5ZvTnXD7GrdurLDADV-YsoClnZTlHHldRgzeSlvDf/s1600/100205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHSywS-p4eO8drTXXguvcPjmg3_0btSW1ls3feK6lbeuCxw6wTLOqULdRKIbVjsjtaHW8QYQa4ourLma5swgZq-3MnxXA9fd6PYe5ZvTnXD7GrdurLDADV-YsoClnZTlHHldRgzeSlvDf/s640/100205.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">S</span></span></b>o, then, the next question is - what kind of bedroom would this fabric work in - formal (<span style="font-size: x-small;">click the image for larger view</span>)..? <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQ8CN7kAXGuvzkNV-LrBtqkumSSxZukuTK_HaUOKkJ5tuutAFq_JQzugAEQaaV6d7tFLYAYMBCgdmjGuk_1cTu5OE7-7lVe_CSsGbc59C8a5rhYXyVOeZI04q6aTR-KfylFob-j7t5rNJ/s1600/OB-Bassett+Hall+BR+-+formal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQ8CN7kAXGuvzkNV-LrBtqkumSSxZukuTK_HaUOKkJ5tuutAFq_JQzugAEQaaV6d7tFLYAYMBCgdmjGuk_1cTu5OE7-7lVe_CSsGbc59C8a5rhYXyVOeZI04q6aTR-KfylFob-j7t5rNJ/s640/OB-Bassett+Hall+BR+-+formal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>... or more casual (<span style="font-size: x-small;">click the image for larger view</span>)? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFvCNk1WZVXcAB3FYdXzBtTh2JPQiJvGAqF0_IiNeJRxfxn7KfpZJcD2i-TKFHyCrPmdWuJpC86xAXOzg5RW9lM1ZyQaBi-aVvUfXE5uvi3E3FAF7LpDDri4AVxEDwPLQOTtN4VDlXaw0/s1600/OB-bassett+hall+br+-+casual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFvCNk1WZVXcAB3FYdXzBtTh2JPQiJvGAqF0_IiNeJRxfxn7KfpZJcD2i-TKFHyCrPmdWuJpC86xAXOzg5RW9lM1ZyQaBi-aVvUfXE5uvi3E3FAF7LpDDri4AVxEDwPLQOTtN4VDlXaw0/s640/OB-bassett+hall+br+-+casual.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><script language="javascript" src="http://www.blogpolls.com/poll/80243.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.blogpolls.com/poll/80243.html"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Blog Polls&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noscript><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I </span></span></b>created these boards in Olioboard. You can see larger images and product details here:  <a href="http://olioboard.com/boards/104190-bassett-hall-br-formal">the formal one here</a> and<a href="http://olioboard.com/boards/104749-bassett-hall-br-casual"> the casual one here</a>. <br /><br />If you would like pricing and availability of my inspiration fabric "Bassett Hall", please don't hesitate to<a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com"> contact me</a>. <br /><br />If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks!<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

One fabric inspires two bedroom designs

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a Robert Allen trunk show that I had attended at their Boston showroom. Hands down, my favorite fabric...

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Bedrooms: Dark and Moody vs. Light and Bright

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'm in the process of redecorating my bedroom - nothing major, just new bedding, window treatments, things like that. I am in need of a change and perhaps a little simplification. The bedding I'm buying is all white linen. My current bedroom has a white rug and darkish green walls, all white molding. So, I think with the pale green bedroom set, it will look very pretty and simple. Am thinking of adding in some soft green and beige velvet pillows too. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chameleon-interiors.com/Chameleon_Interiors/Portfolio-Romantic_Bedroom2-Chameleon_Interiors-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_files/LMbedSidedetailWEB-filtered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.chameleon-interiors.com/Chameleon_Interiors/Portfolio-Romantic_Bedroom2-Chameleon_Interiors-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_files/LMbedSidedetailWEB-filtered.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is my last bedroom. Contrary to how it's lit for the photos, it was usually fairly dark, which I liked a lot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was chatting with my mother about my plans for my bedroom and the all white linens. Her response was a quick "well, it will be brighter" than the green coverlet (see above) with the dark green walls.  To which I immediately responded "I like a dark bedroom!". "Why???" said Mom. And it's true, my whole life, her bedroom was light and bright and she always throws open all the windows upon waking. Me, I like to ease into the day and never really let it in at all.   A dark bedroom depresses her while it soothes me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It got me to thinking, are there "dark" and "light" bedroom people? While there are no rights and wrongs, where do people fall in their preferences.  So, I went to Google images to see if there are discernible trends. Below are groups of images - starting with my favorite design magazines, then onto decorators. Each are the first images that come up when I searched by magazine title and "bedroom". While not 100% accurate, the most popular results are not only images that appeared in the mags, or by the designers, but were also re-posted by bloggers and on websites. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Take a look. I think it's interesting that overall, there is a discernable light vs. dark in each collection. Click on each group of images for a full size view. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Magazine favorites:</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA9yIizA0RjrZuJ0Ik8pHm_j-cDo0EYk8qAiliYOzRiXGl2jfmt_tKCBm_ZX1CtC95yVuowWtbv6AC5sPV80F1CSKHhg9YocuHEBF76SryQTMHWrrrVZiGVVr-LK1fFLdnSbEflSqCFxN/s1600/Elle+Decor+Bedrooms.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA9yIizA0RjrZuJ0Ik8pHm_j-cDo0EYk8qAiliYOzRiXGl2jfmt_tKCBm_ZX1CtC95yVuowWtbv6AC5sPV80F1CSKHhg9YocuHEBF76SryQTMHWrrrVZiGVVr-LK1fFLdnSbEflSqCFxN/s640/Elle+Decor+Bedrooms.png" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Elle Decor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_NUhuh5iMrBLHq2G5Z8Z1nSBA_2MFI_nXn0V5NH3KoJtDof-Ct8KnU25QvvnyjjdljmxhAKthJ3bU4_jDFzqm_gxzIuoEswfKyC8eluF7qU4E60S4MnDkTBqrfZnfMrnQNkrTMvXl-zV/s640/lonny+magazine+bedroom+.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lonny</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-46GC7sUdEkDhZcjnTxv3HI_e1GUb2fJiot1QfT1i7LXkgoo3Y3inELzk9Rve3vqWoQ5QvIo0W8uCw93u6qJ-wKfI1By89NXbef3peNv5OphjXuPjko9QCIEtOp4X5AsXcGH0jZhz44W/s1600/rue+magazine+bedroom+.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-46GC7sUdEkDhZcjnTxv3HI_e1GUb2fJiot1QfT1i7LXkgoo3Y3inELzk9Rve3vqWoQ5QvIo0W8uCw93u6qJ-wKfI1By89NXbef3peNv5OphjXuPjko9QCIEtOp4X5AsXcGH0jZhz44W/s640/rue+magazine+bedroom+.png" width="640" /></a></div>Rue Magazine<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And now some designer favorites: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykOuTqDvYUvZuDUMkcuX6OYBhFS070lkuDwb-75DQ-xZXNLZc97ErZibxyt2PUxGwyd5vZvEKbX3sKgfOU7qpksjTlPPVdqAEgAGAdSesom3ad4sxcO09-JS-2rvxObwjBMjpoK5VuOsI/s1600/charlotte+moss+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykOuTqDvYUvZuDUMkcuX6OYBhFS070lkuDwb-75DQ-xZXNLZc97ErZibxyt2PUxGwyd5vZvEKbX3sKgfOU7qpksjTlPPVdqAEgAGAdSesom3ad4sxcO09-JS-2rvxObwjBMjpoK5VuOsI/s640/charlotte+moss+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div>Charlotte Moss <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiEXSvgQoBDfZwIlueldBqKlwsVpeCqy1uPRLCAk-pM5CqKbZC6hxH4HOigu5H5qnK8-SuNXlrbjEQeYBZKQhNUbIBZa25haszwsd6pX4apMkyRH5rkiKmBGlwJoqKTu8KmmIyTf-I2Vk/s1600/mary+mcdonald+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiEXSvgQoBDfZwIlueldBqKlwsVpeCqy1uPRLCAk-pM5CqKbZC6hxH4HOigu5H5qnK8-SuNXlrbjEQeYBZKQhNUbIBZa25haszwsd6pX4apMkyRH5rkiKmBGlwJoqKTu8KmmIyTf-I2Vk/s640/mary+mcdonald+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mary McDonald</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7Yn2-DMLcT0mIfAlQWsSH0LqJluGecPyufdb3yMVCCD2Xl6sRzi-s3NuiXmEawapABSBFBKU_q0XjSKJCbiRWpLwJE50XD_zqVEd2ZggkUS0rUFKr7CrpthDaJMgVhV8OR3yd1Wosci5/s1600/michael+s+smith+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7Yn2-DMLcT0mIfAlQWsSH0LqJluGecPyufdb3yMVCCD2Xl6sRzi-s3NuiXmEawapABSBFBKU_q0XjSKJCbiRWpLwJE50XD_zqVEd2ZggkUS0rUFKr7CrpthDaJMgVhV8OR3yd1Wosci5/s640/michael+s+smith+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Michael S Smith</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS91T15LUiSnl_zjc_LNFFRr5vlzR11rQ0dqT_E2CbPUhjxd8MaivdbyQbWHybGzaahxwbL0pqHWaQmMMu8IIBQCnQ_Zckf3HtEtC5DsW7MtSQQsJiVoNLn1bZEyT4BYQTdaA3Jlymw4ue/s1600/vicente+wolf+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS91T15LUiSnl_zjc_LNFFRr5vlzR11rQ0dqT_E2CbPUhjxd8MaivdbyQbWHybGzaahxwbL0pqHWaQmMMu8IIBQCnQ_Zckf3HtEtC5DsW7MtSQQsJiVoNLn1bZEyT4BYQTdaA3Jlymw4ue/s640/vicente+wolf+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vicente Wolfe </div><br />I also checked in with Pinterest to see what members pinned as their favorites in the categories: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e6orrAeZo60oqVQk1WE0hOtxPGgkVMAyIcZTNWuVuNsXlGerqGcQHAj8uOzfbfiDZkasXYbFDIURk6nPqw29gN2Y691LBES5vC9kRI3Ov7B5Z6C-TCROKR74Cc5KlmJRO0teC2dgq5Cq/s1600/airy+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e6orrAeZo60oqVQk1WE0hOtxPGgkVMAyIcZTNWuVuNsXlGerqGcQHAj8uOzfbfiDZkasXYbFDIURk6nPqw29gN2Y691LBES5vC9kRI3Ov7B5Z6C-TCROKR74Cc5KlmJRO0teC2dgq5Cq/s640/airy+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinterest readers select tag "airy" bedrooms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacy55JiZE88SxIg-qg_40TXM7hxVbqwwR4yu2Y4Hqspu7hS6OnB3_kTWqJmPqg3ypE_MwH3dKKEaDXG8cTpyjmFbiIy-Z9M6rfbMHjJvVOGYdgGVjly6YwTuxJzppDfnjdTbQCne1viPf/s1600/bright+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacy55JiZE88SxIg-qg_40TXM7hxVbqwwR4yu2Y4Hqspu7hS6OnB3_kTWqJmPqg3ypE_MwH3dKKEaDXG8cTpyjmFbiIy-Z9M6rfbMHjJvVOGYdgGVjly6YwTuxJzppDfnjdTbQCne1viPf/s640/bright+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinterest readers tag "bright" bedrooms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n_O6Oj9hqc892qECZE9Jo6GAT0e-vdtZa6eCRgIxbuXO1Fio1gl1SevlM1bdA9fcBfcOl-rxveJe5oGgYJzHBbViQQJbl_JLuj5vVziqGgwTWv93Ywk2P0GrDRWKWpscTC4dxh05Mmh-/s1600/Pinterest+dark+bedroom.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n_O6Oj9hqc892qECZE9Jo6GAT0e-vdtZa6eCRgIxbuXO1Fio1gl1SevlM1bdA9fcBfcOl-rxveJe5oGgYJzHBbViQQJbl_JLuj5vVziqGgwTWv93Ywk2P0GrDRWKWpscTC4dxh05Mmh-/s640/Pinterest+dark+bedroom.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinterest readers tag "dark and moody"bedrooms</div><br />And finally, here are my favorite images in the two categories that I pinned on Pinterest: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6103805051_643754a1be_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6103805051_643754a1be_b.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite light and bright bedrooms found on Pinterest</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6104349100_07cc82161c_o.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6104349100_07cc82161c_o.png" width="604" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite dark and moody bedrooms found on Pinterest</div><br />I can't explain why, but the dark and moody bedrooms make my heart race in a way that the lights and brights do not, though they are all beautiful.<br /><br />So, what say you? Do you have a preference above, and, does it match your actual bedroom? <br /><br /><div style="background-color: #d5a6bd;">If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. Thanks!</div><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Bedrooms: Dark and Moody vs. Light and Bright

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