Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“Designers, I need your advice. I’m expecting and it’s time to start getting the nursery together (yaaaaay!). My partner and I have decided NOT to find out the sex of the baby, so I’m having a really difficult time settling on a paint color for the walls. I know people tend to go with yellow or green colors because they’re supposed to be gender neutral, but I can’t seem to find anything in either color palette I like. Any other color suggestions?”
Jamie says…
Flickr finds: Painted ceilings
Vastu designer and co-owner, Jason Claire, offered up some advice on painting your ceiling yesterday. If you think painting your ceiling is the way you want to go, here’s a little inspiration…
Painted ceilings… yay or nay?
The decision on whether or not to paint the ceiling in a room can be a tough one. The obvious question is to paint or not to paint, but then of course if you do decide to paint the question is what color? Should you go with something bold? Or just play it safe by sticking with the existing paint color? Vastu designer and co-owner Jason Claire offers his thoughts on painted ceilings.
• I’m a bit of a purist, so I tend to paint ceilings flat white in small rooms or open floor plans where there are no natural starts and stops to ceiling lines. You should use flat paint on a ceiling to hide imperfections that are easily seen when light reflects off of a ceiling. Only when your ceilings are PERFECT should they be painted in an eggshell finish or a paint with more gloss.
Flickr finds: Red, white and blue
With the holiday just around the corner, we’re feeling a little patriotic. Here’s our July 4th inspired round-up of red, white and blue interiors. Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“I’m going room by room in my new place and I’m currently focused on the kitchen. I’ve painted the walls and LOVE the color, but I’m wondering if I should paint my cabinets white (or some other color) or leave them as is. What do you think?”
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“Hi! So I saw on all my favorite design blogs that turquoise is the color for 2010. I was thinking this may make a good wall color for my twins’ bedroom – a boy and a girl. I figured it might be good because it looks good with pinks (for my daughter’s side of the room) and greens (for my son’s side). Are there any good turquoise paint colors out there or would you suggest another color that is fairly gender neutral?”
Paint colors we love!
Taking inspiration from Annie, the delightful individual behind Bossy Color Blog, we thought we’d share some of our go-to paint colors for residential clients.
Jason likes…
Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige, Shoji White and Worldly Gray
Jamie likes…
Benjamin Moore Blue Springs and Silver Mink for clients interested in blues, and Smokey Taupe and Stone Hearth for interesting neutrals.
Sarita likes…
Sherwin Williams Kilim Biege
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
Flat and satin and semi, oh my!
When you head out to get paint you’ll find that there are a number of interior paint finish options out there. Flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss and gloss. Here are some great guidelines from an articlebase.com article by the owner of Smoky Mountain Painting on when/where to use each finish…
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“I have seen the walls beside sliding glass doors painted a dark shade to frame a view. I was thinking of doing this in my apartment with a medium blue green shade – Ralph Lauren Sanctuary is the paint colour. I have painted my backsplash and island this colour as well. Let me know what you think.”
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