beautiful! Love the turquoise wall.

Hey neighbor! I heart the quirky, community of Greenbelt and love visiting the movie theatre. I also love turquoise. It's one of my favorite colors.

I also love the orange painting and how you put that large painting behind the TV.

Thanks so much both of you! Behind the TV is actually a quilt my great aunt made. It's all little pieces of silk, probably bits of dresses and ties.

This room is cozy and inviting--great colors. But I do have to agree with paminparadise. I don't get the whole dead animal on the floor thing. Ditto with freakin' antlers on the wall.

Me, I love animal prints, although I prefer faux materials. I think they make a great contrast -- like an exclamation mark -- to almost any color or style. Here, the black and white cow hide is a wonderful counterpoint to the deep turquoise room. Great job.

Ah, I really feel like this room would look much better in a more sudued hue, maybe even white. There is already so much going on in the room, so many different colors in the art, the cushions, the knick-nacks ... I like the color but NOT in this room. Sorry.

I think too many people fear color on the walls - it's only paint! I think the bright walls really showcase the unique pieces in the room, and I love the variety of textures, colors, and prints!

I agree with wardrobeorxygen. The more I look at this room the more I like it. Though I adore light, airy rooms with lots of white, in this case if the walls were white, the whole rich, warm, layered look would be lost. The contrast of the deep turquoise and the orange really works for me.

Re the cowhide rug: I like animal prints too, Ocher Velvet, and I think the textured black and white works well in this room, along with the (anthropologie) curtains. But as a huge, ongoing trend, I think animal hides on the floor is, or should be, dead, so to speak. Intentionally or not, it evokes a kind of macho, Hemingway-esque sillyness that turns me off, personally.

I recognize the old, US Navy equator-crossing certificate. I have my grandfather's from WWII. But hang it lower, so people can actually read it!

I totally get people not liking cowhide rugs - though I do love mine! And it's faux from Overstock.

tinyhands - my ceilings are not that high, it actually is pretty readable and tends to be the first thing people notice when they come into the house. I love that you recognized it! Mine is my dad's from Korea. He also crossed the International Date Line and my sister has that certificate.

yup, the curtains are from Anthropologie

I love the turquoise color on the walls. But I feel like the prints/paintings hug the ceiling in an uncomfortable way... Perhaps they could be clustered more effectively to emphasize the room's two spaces (dining and seating)?

Joseph - yes, I totally agree, they are too close to the ceiling. But hanging them too so long that I haven't had the heart to rehang them. Though seeing the pictures here is motivating me!

LOVE curtains!

is that a quilt behind your t.v.? it's stunning

What color name and paint company is this turquoise from?

I find this room to be stunning, with the exception of the skin rug. I don't get that at all in any way. Otherwise the room is truly beautiful and lively (except for the dead thing on the floor) I think this room would be perfect with a pretty rug. It is so close to being perfect now.

Okay, it's not dead, just manufactured, but it still mimics a skin .

what the thing hanging behind you tv?
i TOTALLY love it!

I like this room,love the colors. The only thing I would change would be the cow rug. maybe an orange one with texture.

Love all your comments!

The paint is Ralph Lauren Blue Island.

Behind the TV is a quilt my great-aunt made. My mom saw my living room and immediately said "you need this quilt" and she was right! The blue in it is even a match for the walls.

love your style. i also agree the rug does not match the rest of the place. yet i think you have done a great job!