Category: Home Decor

The old French technique of wall mural paint, where the final effect is a monochromatic tone in different shades of grey, dark and light, is as old as it gets.  Reinvented or discovered during the Renaissance as a form of a more affordable painting technique, perhaps also due to limited color options that were available for painting, it’s been reinvented in forms of wallpaper, posters and panel screens.  Its monochromatic tone makes it a perfect background for all kinds of decor style, from modern to traditional.  I love it with a dash of color furniture for a more contrasting and modern effect and when enhanced with a touch of brass it is simply harmoniously gorgeous.

European Design is very different from American Design.  It’s simpler yet stylized, restrained and unpretentious.  European interiors is more about how the furniture complements the already elaborate Interior Architecture.  And when the interior background is modern enough, they find ways to enhance them in unassuming ways.  One simple but powerful way to add architecture to a modern room is by adding a different color paint to half of the walls in a room, haf painted wall.  This half and half painting interior design detail can be done by painting the room walls in light color and then adding a dark color on the half bottom side of the walls in a straigh line.  As the images here show, the dividing line can be added at any height you wish.  This is a perfect way to slowly bring dark hue inside our homes when we are too afraid of putting it in the entire room.  It’s also a smart way to add a focal point to any room.

7 Half Painted Wall Ideas

Storing hats properly will depend on the type of hats you have.  Yesterday’s post about Maison Michel hats reminded me that I have a few hats piled up in the closet with no proper storage.  Even when I tried to put one into each other there is always one that gets all squished up.  The straw hats may be the easiest ones to store by hanging them on the walls or racks but the more delicate ones, the ones that require maintaining their shape need a better way of storage.  Here are a few clever ways to display hats and how to properly store them.  Enjoy!

I love the color red.  The kid with a very dose of orange in it.  It’s a very happy color that brightens up everything around it.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

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interior designer shows feninine interiors

As much as I would prefer neutral interiors, there is something undeniably alluring and charming in a feminine interior.  Shades of pinks, puffy pillows, and splashes of light colors that screams peace.  Enjoy!

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