Look what is in the July/August issue of House Beautiful!

You might remember reading about an email I received just a month ago from a client about her most current house "Design Dilemma"--she was BURIED IN BEIGE.  And, man, was she over it.  She was hoping to zhoozh up her living room with a new and fun color...but her only requirement was that the new color would showcase some pillows that she had recently had made for her couches and wingback chairs.  I assured her this would not be a problem...easy peasy, in fact. She wasn't as confident.  So, I chose a just few colors, but ultimately went for Benjamin Moore's "Florida Keys"...and the room was transformed beautifully.  My client was thrilled, as was I.  Design Dilemma solved...case closed.

And then I got this.

A new email and photo attachment from the same client....and it read:

In House Beautiful July/August issue....my living room color!!!!

Yes!!!  


LOVE the affirmation!  Isn't that primarily what everyone wants in life?...to be affirmed?


Thank you House Beautiful for affirming my client (and me!) that her living room color is just as GORGEOUS as we already knew it was.


Case closed...again.

Buried in Beige Design Dilemma Solved!!!

My friend, Benjamin Moore, came to the rescue again. 

This time Old Ben came through with a brilliant blue to bring out the the blue in the pillow that my client loves so much!  

"Florida Keys" is the name of this color we chose and, I must say, it is a pretty good descriptor.  If you have ever been to The Florida Keys...you know this color.  Vibrant, yet amazingly soothing.  

Now fast forward a day (maybe two) and I got an email entitled POP!!! from her on my phone.  When I opened the email this is what I saw...

LOVE. HER.

Apparently, my client does NOT mess around.  She got to work immediately...no joke.  What a thrill! Someone else out there is as crazy (in such an amazing way) as I am...just goes for it...shoving all the furniture into the center of a room...throwing plastic sheeting over it all...and gets the job done!  

A day after I received the plastic sheeting---room in progress photo--I got these next few photos.  Try not to laugh at the commentary she added to the BEFORE AND AFTER shots.  I laughed out loud when I saw her very sad son in the all beige room.  But, if you notice, in the newly painted room, he is sad no more!!!  The new blue has literally taken his blues away.

Next, we realized that the large expanse of the beige/buff/tan/bisque wall needed something more than just a new shade of color to make it become more of a focal point in the room.  After all, it would be holding this insanely giant TV that everyone would be sitting and staring at for hours on end.

This wall needed something custom built. 

It need this...


KaPOW... as my client so eloquently put it! 

As I mentioned before...color changes everything.  It is an easy fix.  It is fairly inexpensive.  And, it really has the power to transform the most boring of beige living rooms and bring them back to life.  Florida Keys was the WOW factor that my client was looking for...vibrant and soothing at the same time.  

Beige no more...phew!

Buried in BEIGE Design Dilemma Solved!  

Next Design Dilemma?   Old chairs in need of a face lift.  

Buried in Beige Design Dilemma

Below is my latest Design Dilemma...this one was easy to fix.  


Dear Rebecca, 

We moved into a new house about 6 months ago and it is beige... I mean the whole house is almost the same shade of beige.  We bought from a relocation company and I suspect they had the entire house painted so it was "neutral".  

Now that we are all moved in, the beige is driving me crazy.  Every room - beige... did I mention all the beige?  I love the look of all white, but I have 3 kids, so that is O-U-T.  I also love COLOR... I am having a really difficult time finding a wall color that matches with my pillow fabric (which I LOVE) and the sage green couches we already have.  I want something that POPS!  

Pillow = L.O.V.E.

Whatever you call it - tan, bisquit, buff, cream, khaki, oatmeal, off-white, sand..it has got to go... at least in our family room!  

HELP.  PLEASE. NOW.

Signed, 

Bumming & Buried in Beige

Boring BEIGE living room...only to be saved by cute pillows, but even CUTER KIDS. 

Accessories are interesting, but you can't see them in all the BEIGE.

Blank Beige Wall...no thanks...FAIL.

All my client REALLY needed was for me to agree with her that all the beige in her house equalled super boring, and then pick out a color to make her living room come ALIVE!  That is just what I did...and a few other minor suggestions.

Stay tuned for the after photos...COLOR changes everything.