Room for Color 2010

A wonderful space. Just the right amount of color.

Love both the rugs and how you layered them. Cool idea.

Fabulous! I feel this space is very well-balanced. I like the neutrals.

This is absolutely beautiful. I love the colors and the style.

This is fantastic! I love it!

loved the comfortable but polished feel of the room and the understated colors. Gives off an urban vibe with a nod southern charm!

Love the cool, calming colors. The finishing touches add to its charm.

I love that rug! Can anyone tell me where it's from? Thanks!!

This is the same shape and layout as our living room, and this is just the inspiration I have been looking for! It's just gorgeous!

I second the question on the great rug.

I wish I could 'favorite' more than once, this is divine.

Triple on the rug question.

Well done! Looks like the warmer, more realistic rooms shown in the West Elm catalogs this season. (that's a compliment!)

This is an incredibly lovely room.

This is gorgeous. I would also love to know the rug source, as well as the paint company.

thanks!

Wow! Thanks for the great comments on our room so far. There's actually two rugs in there that we layered. On the bottom is the clay-colored jute rug from West Elm, and the one on top (with the coral design) was purchased from CB2 a few years ago. We love that rug, but it wasn't big enough to fill the space.

The paint on the wall is from the Behr Paint+Primer line and it's called Studio Taupe. We tried about 15 different colors before we settled on that one.

I was a little hesitant to enter this in the Room for Color contest because there are no bright or outrageous colors in there, but color doesn't have to be bright or outrageous. These neutrals are very soothing to us, and it gives us a better space to experiment with different accent colors. Pops of red will look great during the winter, and we're excited about introducing some greens and yellows during spring.

That sofa + those curtains + the wall color = FABULOUS. The first word that came to mind when I saw your space was "tailored". It looks so good... Great job.

I like the curtains too. Can you tell us where you found them?

We could never find the curtains we liked at the right length, or in the right fabric, or for the right price. So, we made these. We found the fabric at a fabric store here locally, then just used Stitch Witchery to hem the edges. We found a grommet kit from Joann Crafts & Fabric and just popped them on there. For what we would have paid for two panels, we were able to make six overall (another pair are hung in our dining room).

Love the rug as well and that was really clever to layer another rug below it. Great space!

Beautiful! Where did you get that couch?

The couch came from a local store, Sprintz, but it is made by Rowe. They have multiple fabric options and we really liked the charcoal color of this one.

Perfection. Nothing short of perfection.

Thank you!

Mathew, such equisite taste. The curtains, rug simply Wow!

Very sophisticated color palate and wonderful use of space. Love the subtle textures of glass, wood, fabrics, etc. Very elegant, warm, and inviting. Good job. YOU should get a shot at Oprah's show !

Just ran across this - it's exactly what I,ve been trying to do with our living room (for the past 9 years) and gave up. I couldn't find a gray sofa to save my life. I guess I was ahead of the design times cuz now they're everywhere! This gave me the inspiration to try again - it's beautiful.