Where did you get the idea foreJunky? Like many good stories, it started with a nightmare. I woke up sweating after dreaming that I had been abducted by aliens. They appeared like thin humans with extra large heads and big eyes, shadowy figures, in the distance—like moving trees creeping...
dark furniture) and then I flipped everything. After I went with a white color in my living room, I knew I wanted this to bethedrama moment in the front of the apartment. So often people say their powder room is the “jewel
Since this photo, we have replaced the siding (board+batten) and the windows (black). Will be painting it SW Sealskin or darker, same color on siding and trim, low lustre. Current black is SW Caviar. The roof will also be replaced with Owens Corning Blac
Painting other elements of your room can also really brighten things up. Painting your wood trim, built-ins, doors, windows, or cabinets white can also make your room much brighter, but how much difference it makes may vary. If the wood in your room is very dark or has a very matte f...
Last weekend, we painted the guest room a dark, inky charcoal--Farrow & Ball's Downpipe (this time we had it color matched at Sherwin Williams in a ...
So, I painted all of the moldings and doors in Benjamin Moore ‘Onyx’ in a semi-gloss finish. And I love the textural contrast between the matte wall finish and the glossy black trim. 4 | Add a white accent wall To add contrast and keep the room from feeling too dark, I used a ...
If your room has interior doors in it, consider swapping them for a door that has windows. French doors allow more light to pass in from neighboring rooms. Better yet, if your room has a door to the outside, make sure it has some windows, too. 5| Add transom or internal windows Tra...
Even if white and light-colored stone and brick seem to be all the rage these days, there are still plenty of opportunities for darker options to stand out. Take a step back and consider the whole picture—dark backgrounds help other design elements pop, and they can help give a space or...
Another is when you’re sitting in the back of a lowslung Bonnevile Brougham at night, three doors down from your own, and you don’t say anything to save your father, even when your principal holds your father’s face down, smears lipstick over his mouth, all around his mouth. The...
as it represents a classic, timeless look. We wanted to keep the color palette to a minimum to accent the contrast between the black and white trim. Being that the home is on a lake, we added a lighter pop of color with cool gray doors that give a coastal feeling.”– Petrucci Homes...