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Mina 's "Pretty Pink In Palm Beach" Room

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Pretty Pink In Palm Beach



Name:

Mina

Location:

West Palm Beach, Florida

Division:

South

Colors Used


Bold fuschia with green, blue, yellow on a backdrop of beige with black accents.

Color Inspiration


Having moved recently from New York City to South Florida during one of the harshest winters, my husband and I were excited to incorporate bright, fun colors into our new space. Given that this apartment is a rental, we wanted to use maximum amount color with minimal painting. Enlisting the help of my sister, I became obsessed with a colorful, striped fabric we found at our local fabric store, Boca Bargoons. We used the fabric for pillows and also decided to translate it into an accent wall in the dining/living room area. When we found amazing fuschia, leather dining chairs, they cemented the bright color obsession. Finally, we decided to incoprorate black accents to tone down the cotton-candy sweetness of the colors. My husband is not as in love with the bright pinks as I am but he loves the overall effect. As do I.

Color Tips


When it comes to color, my attitude is jump right in and go for it! You can always paint over it or tone things down.

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Comments (22)

Love the poppy art and the wall vases. This is such a chic and pretty room. The highest level of flower power because it's so bold and yet elegant and not over the top.

posted by kassgood on November 15, 2011 at 9:26am
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Love the use of black - this does not read at all as a feminine "pretty in pink" sort of room, since the black and the furnishings keep it strong (yet graceful) and the pinks are really well chosen. Amazing that you could put this together in a rental space-- it looks so welcoming. & Lucky you to have a sister's help.

posted by kassgood on November 15, 2011 at 9:33am
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This is wonderful! :) Love the stripey colors!

posted by mahzer&vee on November 15, 2011 at 12:37pm
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the striped wall is great!

posted by barbieboy on November 15, 2011 at 1:48pm
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Would love to know where you got your couch. I love the striped wall! Great mix of colors!

posted by Tracy333 on November 15, 2011 at 2:21pm
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simply beautiful and vibrant

posted by glamat on November 15, 2011 at 3:34pm
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Wow, striped colorful walls, I love what you did! I don't think I've seen a wall done like yours. Also love the two pieces with the colorful squares. I'm voting for you.

posted by sajoy on November 15, 2011 at 3:43pm
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Adore!

posted by Melody H on November 15, 2011 at 3:48pm
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Very nice :) I live in Palm Beach too! Are you downtown?

posted by Enoki on November 15, 2011 at 4:34pm
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Fantastic, would love a house tour:)

posted by EdenSasha on November 15, 2011 at 4:43pm
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FABULOUS STRIPES! So fresh and bright. I love it!

posted by GeorgiaMete on November 15, 2011 at 7:44pm
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This entry just makes me smile every time I look at it!

posted by Sie1234 on November 15, 2011 at 9:22pm
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Love it, love it. Although colorful it still feels warm.

posted by KokoG on November 16, 2011 at 12:29am
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wondering where that art with the squares came from. seems like you could DIY with carpet samples, but the effect is so vibrant and textured!

posted by bshafrin on November 16, 2011 at 12:39am
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fun! i would change the ottoman color to match the green wall stripe and then it would match your couch pillows as well and tone down the pink just a touch more.

posted by queenyellowsun on November 16, 2011 at 2:27am
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Wow! I really dislike the artwork, the vase and most of the furniture but the stripes are so super awesome! You should have extended they throughout the whole apt. They look SO cool!

posted by conejitoasesino on November 16, 2011 at 12:58pm
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LOVE IT! AMAZING IS AN UDERSTATEMENT!... WOW...

posted by Words_23 on November 16, 2011 at 1:27pm
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such fun colors - i love the stripes! i too moved from nyc to south florida and i've been grappling with how to incoporate more color in our home. i'm such a beige/cream/gray girl but it feels so wrong in miami, ha.

posted by sarah {chevrons & stripes} on November 17, 2011 at 5:22pm
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makes me smile!

posted by mary nolte on November 18, 2011 at 10:27am
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Stunning, daring, successful and original.

posted by Bee for Brian on November 18, 2011 at 12:36pm
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Thanks to everyone for the lovely comments!
@tracy333: the couch is from Scan Design
@enoki: yep, I'm downtown :)

posted by Mina B. on November 18, 2011 at 12:53pm
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Love how you pulled everything together using this multi-colored scheme!

posted by Triple J on November 25, 2011 at 8:58pm
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