In this link, Quinn pieces together 30 of the best gray paint shades from Behr. Where it gets interesting is for you to determine exactly what undertones you like. In this article, there are 5 categories of undertones. Blue, Purple, Green, Orange and Red. Over time, most people usually lean towards either a cool collection, […]
House Beautiful often features the best designers with their favorite go-to paint colors. Sometimes having the just-right color can make a tremendous difference in a room, or on a piece of furniture. Here are some of my favorites that work with the classic Gustavian/ Swedish interior design themes. 1. Ann Wisniewski – Sherwin-Williams Emerald Fawn Brindle […]
House Beautiful’s September 2014 issue- Photographer Michael Croteau Seen In House Beautiful’s September 2014 issue, interior designers spill on their favorite “Swedish” inspired paint colors. Tori Golub suggests- Only Natural SW 7596 From Sherwin- Williams Shea Soucie suggests- Blue Gray 91 Farrow & Ball John Danzer suggests Pavement C2-988 C2 Paint Jill Dienst suggests Donald Kaufman Color […]
Pictured, Slate Blue and Oyster White , both by Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co. In House Beautiful’s “Add a Pop of Color to Your Furniture” key designers revealed their best paint colors for furniture. Brian McCarthy’s reveals his favorite colors from The Old Fashioned Milk Paint line. “Find a piece that has good lines and trick it up. I’ve taken a plain […]
Yellow & Green Floral Applique Antique Quilt – French 72 On Ebay Swedish Decorating Colors- Blue, Yellow, Navy And Gray- Painting of King Gustav III Antique Yellow Rococo Chest- Scandinavian Antiques 1st Dibs Yellow along side blue and white are colors that are known to be distinctively Swedish, so when it comes to picking a […]
The color red has been distinctive color in Sweden in the 17 and 18th centuries. Falu red (pronounced “FAH-loo”, in Swedish Falu rödfärg) is the name of a Swedish, deep red paint well known for its use on houses, barns and cottages. The paint originated from the copper mine at Falun in Dalarna, Sweden. During the 17th […]
Suzanne Rheinstein The photos above and below were taken in a room designed by Suzanne Rheinstein at the Greystone Estate, the site of Veranda’s annual showhouse Picture seen on lusterinteriors.blogspot.com Architectural Digest & House Beautiful magazines both publish annual lists of current successful designers, and Suzanne Rheinstein always is noted as one of the top designers in the LA area. Other established […]