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Laurence & Beth's "Excitingly Calm" Room

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Excitingly Calm



Name:

Laurence & Beth

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Division:

North

Colors Used


We used swatches from magazines and fabrics to have custom shades of behr paint mixed.

Color Inspiration


Cool, calm and relaxing with a splash of vividness to shake things up.

Color Tips


We like to use the same color in an intense, mid and pale shade and then add a wall or two of something completely opposite.

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Comments (20)

this is beautiful. Warm and welcoming.
Superb art too, perfectly displayed.

posted by austere on November 4, 2011 at 2:55am
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Where did you find the smaller art pieces???

posted by mjs7640 on November 3, 2011 at 9:18am
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ebay

posted by laurenceh on November 3, 2011 at 10:24am
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A very cool space.

posted by LeAnn on November 3, 2011 at 11:17am
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I love the way you combined wood & metal with some very bright, clear colors. Very modern, but still maintains a connection to nature.

posted by RowRowRow on November 3, 2011 at 11:31am
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the wood chair with the red cushion, where is that from or what designer? I have one just like it but with a brown cushion.

posted by sbart878 on November 3, 2011 at 11:56am
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I love everything about this room...except for the rug. Overall, that's an easy thing to fix though! I love the pale green contrasted with the bright poppy red color.

posted by ElevatorLady on November 3, 2011 at 12:00pm
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Love your artwork!!! Where is the large piece from?

posted by AnnaMaria Stephens on November 3, 2011 at 12:09pm
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Any interest in selling the large Adler Aorta Couture piece?

posted by BillyRes on November 3, 2011 at 12:11pm
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very comfortable and lovely room. well done!

posted by kassgood on November 3, 2011 at 12:13pm
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You got my vote for two reasons:
1) The art you've curated is fantastic and the colors flow with it very well.
2) You've used orange as an accent. My favorite accent color!

posted by HandmadeKatie on November 3, 2011 at 12:38pm
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The flow is great, and the large painting is my favorite thing of all. Where did you get it and do you know who the artist is?

posted by meggs on November 3, 2011 at 12:56pm
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I can't get my eyes off of how you hung the artwork.

posted by Therese Z on November 3, 2011 at 5:39pm
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Love the art work of the couple in the boat! Can u tell us where you got it?
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posted by ihas on November 3, 2011 at 6:05pm
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I buy it. It is exciting yet calm. It's really lovely. The painting is intriguing.

posted by shawnamuffin on November 3, 2011 at 10:03pm
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Thank you for the kind comments. I agree the rug has to go, not sure of the chairs designer(another eBay buy), no the Adler vase isn't for sale(Xmas gift from my wife) the large painting is by a polish artist named umiastowsky, his paintings make us happy.

posted by laurenceh on November 4, 2011 at 1:20pm
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i love it !

posted by pizzapi on November 6, 2011 at 2:27pm
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this color just makes it pop to me! excellent

posted by ncaccavo on November 6, 2011 at 2:38pm
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Great space. Giraffe lamp is fantastic.

posted by WabiSabiHolly on November 8, 2011 at 11:46am
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I love that painting!!!!

posted by cheryl1 on November 10, 2011 at 4:41pm
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