Kerry's "Deep Purple Goes Pop!" Room
Deep Purple Goes Pop!
Name:
KerryLocation:
Brooklyn, New YorkDivision:
EastColors Used
Dark Purple and Bright Orange, with White, Black and Taupe as the primary accent colors
Color Inspiration
I've always loved dark purple was always hesitant to use it for more than just an accent wall. However, after much deliberation, I just went for it and painted all four walls of my bedroom in my latest rental a favorite dark plum color, relegating the earthy taupe color that previously was my primary wall color to the 12" deep window sills. A great decision! The room has four huge windows and gets great light, so I awake to walls in a very saturated, dark grape color. But, once the sun goes down, I retire to a rich, relaxing and cozy room in a deep shade of plum. A bright tangerine arm chair and a few other pops of bright orange, along with curtains and bed linens in white and black, help to simultaneously offset and accentuate the rich, dark walls. Additional smaller pops of color help to keep the purple walls from ever taking themselves too seriously.
Color Tips
Start with a color you love, add an accent color that makes you happy, and build from there. Be brave and step outside the box a little! ... Pull secondary accent colors from your favorite pieces of wall art to keep the room's look cohesive and from rambling too far throughout the color wheel.
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Comments (27)
the "z's" are super cute!
view mellow yellow design's profile
there's a lot of whimsy in here. and the wall color reads really well with all the windows.
view Lady J's profile
Gorgeous! Great use of color and I love the art.
view Sue E.'s profile
Very snazzy! And I love the dog on the bed.
view Aunt Scilly's profile
Fabulous, bold and clever.
view Weaziller's profile
great color! and also... i totally think that you live in my building. our bedrooms are exactly the same!
view BKdesignstalker's profile
Awesome! I can completely visualize how the light changes the mood of this room thru your description! I love the bedding; the white/black combo looks very sharp with the plum. And the "Z's" are definitely cute!
view blackandwhite24's profile
I want a HT for this one!!
view pier723's profile
Seconded pier723, a house tour please!
A great comfortable but clean style.
view DianaH84's profile
LOVE IT!!!!
view rana's profile
Love the 'z's :)
view TrishM's profile
Love it. What's the purple paint color?
view LinkyInVa's profile
Where are the bed linens from? (link?) and yes, what is the name of this purple? Thanks
view Kate99's profile
How fortunate you are to have a bedroom with THREE windows!
view rexrayfan's profile
Katie99, they're from cb2 called Urban Mandala. Link: http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=422&f=5500&firstpage=18&RFX_PassBack=&catalog_name=CB2Fall2009&catalog=1&fromLocation=OnlineCatalog%20:%20CB2Fall2009&pgnm=CB2Fall2009%20:%2018%20:%205500
view execat21's profile
@BKdesignstalker: Prospect Hts/Crown Hts, Brooklyn? Former Jewish Hospital building? 545? That'd be me...
The purple paint color is Benjamin Moore Plum Royale (#2070-20). And, yes, Katie 99, the duvet cover is as noted above by execat21 - though the link above jammed up on me, so try http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=422&f=5500. I have to admit, I'm a big CB2 junkie, so you'll probably see that a number of things in this room came from CB2.
And, actually, rexrayfan, the room has FOUR windows!
view kbr11238's profile
KBR...we are totally neighbors...except i'm in 565. my layout is the petit version of yours sans the fabulous paint job. good luck!
view BKdesignstalker's profile
Love it!
view Kelliente's profile
Love the zzz's and bedding. Paired with the color it's awesome!
view I {heart} Rhody's profile
great color choice....where is the bed frame from?
view pschmidt's profile
My son likes the angle of the view in bedroom. I, mary like the polka dot curtains. and we agree, it is an unusual room to LOVE.
view mary wise's profile
So awesome!!
view chocolatemocha's profile
Pschmidt, the bedframe is also from CB2, though I bought it 5 or 6 years ago, so they (unfurtunately) don't carry it anymore. (Which is too bad, as I love it and would love to upgrade to a Queen sized now that I have room.) Room & Board has one that's very similar, though not so low to the ground.
view kbr11238's profile
The zzzz's....very clever.
view junklover's profile
I echo the comment about the "Z"s very clever! And love the bedspread and of course the purple!
view yehforvina's profile
This pretty room makes me want to see the rest of the house.
Especially love the Z's and the curtains!
view chelojelo's profile
Love this color!
view kellykat0's profile