Rachel's "Retro Mod" Room
Retro Mod
Name:
RachelLocation:
Jamaica Plain, MassachusettsDivision:
EastColors Used
LIme Green, Pink, Black and Red
Color Inspiration
The existing window trim was wood so I wanted colors that would pop in contrast to that. Also I found that really cool flocked vintage wall paper at an estate sale and had to use it. I had envisioned a crushed velvet bean bag chair from the begining.
Color Tips
The lime green I originally picked was too dark. So I bought a much brighter lime green and used the darker one for the baseboard. I have many sample paints so I spend a lot of time mixing colors myself and making swatches on the walls. But I still never know till you do a big area. Then I know right away, if it's what I want or not.
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Comments (23)
Love the color and the window treatments!
view AnataNoHatsukoi's profile
Great mix of styles an colors. I find you very creative. Congratulations!
view Fratolo's profile
Those chairs! Where are they from?
view itsjustgoldie's profile
I am a fan 4ever of this fun livingroom, which does not feature a television!
view brianmason's profile
Are those...baby arms? In a shadowbox?
view Lizabethy's profile
The arms in the box are creepy... but other than that very pretty space.
view Dana J's profile
I love the palette and would love to see where the wallpapered wall (which I love, btw) is in relation to the rest of the photos. And the doll arms are awesome!
view The Happy Heathen's profile
Is that sofa a futon? As a fellow JP resident I have a typically narrow stairway (no sofas that cannot be disassembled need apply) and have been looking to replace my battered guest room futon frame for ages. I love the look of that.
view caitlinp's profile
love the colors, some of the art work is a bit questionable for my taste, but to each their own
view ladesign's profile
Really cute and fun. Your bold color choices work.
view gretchenE's profile
Your place is soft, almost earthy, but so comfortable, with the openness of an art gallery. I really like the way you've displayed your small doll collection! It's amazing that, against a flocked wall paper like that, my eye is drawn to the art, not the pattern behind it. Neato!
view Vincent B.'s profile
The doll arms are SICK!!
view SpiffySue's profile
love the colors!..and the shadowbox of tiny dolls. really cool chairs! also not thinking the shadowbox of the two doll arms look that great..I'm betting you'll find something cooler..! best hot pink color!
view keeks's profile
Agree on the creepy baby arms...but I do really love the colors. Especially the wall. And I love the beaded curtains.
view SheYoshi's profile
What is the main wall color? Looks like a lovely, more humane version of my living room walls. Lime green/chartreuse shades are so tough! You're right - you never know until you get it on the wall. Nice work.
view jednakasia's profile
That coffee table is amazing, and I love the yellow-green. But the dolls (and their disembodied arms) are freaking me right out.
view ranta's profile
The first one I've commented on - love the doll bits and funky wallpaper!
view mlle p's profile
I can't say enough how impressed I am by the wall colour you've chosen for this room! I love all shades of green, but I've always been wary of green for a large room. This looks fantastic! I'm inspired!
view glitchgirl's profile
Love it all, including the doll arms, which look like an abstract hug. Be true to your vision!
view vintage birthday's profile
the dolls arms DO look like an abstract hug (good call, vintage birthday) The whole room is fun and clean and happy. You get my vote.
view kassgood's profile
Thanks for all your comments on my retro mod living room. i think it's funny that people freaked out over the baby arms, art and doll collection. I'm a professional artist and didn't want to hang any of my art in my house.... So I went with my funky collections. You should see the front yard!
view Rachel Paxton's profile
Arms, baby! I got a wonderful chuckle, which turned into a laugh after reading the visceral negative reactions. "A neo-post-modern commentary on the dissociative nature of the 1950's nuclear family ideal as viewed by the interior designer." There. All better now? Love it, Rach. See you at the beach. OUR beach!
view MoshupWhiteboutay's profile
Well maybe the dismembered baby doll aesthetic is an age thing. It seemed perfectly normal in the early 80's at Rhode Island School of Design to dismember baby dolls for any creative purpose...
view Rachel Paxton's profile