I love color… colors are rich, they make us happy, and it’s everywhere in nature. Having said that, I sometimes crave neutral, black, and white spaces for a sense of repose and serenity. There is really no reason for debate: color, as well as style, finds its place every time. A modern home with a modern clean line interior architecture seems to find a better match in a neutral palette while a more traditional interior looks great with color.
This neutral from via Elle Decor has perfect nature stem color, grays, beiges, browns, and white. Although the daybed is striking, I can see it more in a transitional/office lobby space.
This living room above, designed by Brandon Fontenot has the right balance between rusticity and refinement. A pair of French club chairs bring out the curves in the cocktail table, while a pair of unique chairs harmonizes with the rest of the square-shaped furniture.
This gorgeous ornamental interior architecture has injected some modernity by painting it white. The game table is from the 1940’s. Paris apartment of Luis Laplace and Christophe Comoy.
Another living room with a modern sensibility rooted in classic design. The gray walls form the perfect canvas for the rest of the neutral decor. Design by Edo Mapelli Mozzi.
In the living room, a custom sofa and armchair inspired by Jean Royère’s curvaceous shapes of the 1950s help soften the sharp lines of Pierre Jeanneret’s iconic “Easy” chairs. All in soothing neutral tones. Home of Sheila Bouttier.
50 shades of beige and gray bring the necessary serenity to this bedroom. Via AD, design by Victoria Hagan.
A TV & Game Room decorated in a neutral palette. Design by Victoria Hagan.
Designer Darryl Carter is a master in designing traditional spaces in neutral tones.
Meg Ryan New York City loft apartment.
Our living room back in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I decorated in a neutral palette of cognac, grays, browns, and black. Julie Paulino Design.
