Pick a flow-through paint that connect the open spaces: One simple way to create a cohesive feel is to use a consistent paint color on the walls of connecting spaces. Particularly in homes that have more of an open floor plan. Use the Edgiest and boldest Colors to Enclosed Rooms Rooms out of the sightline of other rooms are good places for going wild. Master bedrooms, powder rooms, kids rooms and any other room encapsulated by four walls are great places to indulge,
Repurposed art palettes in Oregon. Painter Richard Murray’s live-work art studio is marked by cathedral ceilings and a cavernous central work space. The living areas are open to the studio, separated by low walls that were constructed from Murray’s art palettes. “I noticed while working that the palettes themselves possessed their own beauty. When they had a wonderful color or pattern, I’d stop,” he says. “I thought I might use them one day as wainscoting for a dining room. Then when I came here, it became a railing.”
DIY world travel planner in Texas. A world map painted by Austin homeowner Jason Kays serves as a focal point in his home office. Kays and his partner, Bill Symon, are avid travelers and use pins and stickers on the map to mark the places they plan to visit together. The couple also created the storage unit below, using cinder blocks, wood and two Ikea storage pieces.
“Where We’ve Been” art for two travel lovers in Oregon. Bryan and Jen Danger of Portland outlined a world map on the two walls above their sofa. “It reminds us of where we’ve been and where we’re going,” says Bryan, a designer. Orange pins mark many of the places the couple have visited. The trail down into Central America indicates a yearlong van trip.
Beautiful DIY blue hues for an island in Toronto. A punch of color appears in the most unlikely of places in this creative open-concept home: the side of the kitchen island. Homeowner Timothy Mitanidis had his brother, a print shop owner, print a dreamlike image of blues, whites and greens on Lexan plastic. It provides the perfect jolt of contrast to the monochromatic, industrial-style space.
here are about 7,000 tiles on the floor, each individually laid by Lo. The installation took two full days to complete. “I had the entire floor designed beforehand, and my husband and I came up with approximately 60 words that are hidden in the floor,” she says. The words include cities they’ve lived in, family members’ names and inside jokes. The tiles are attached to a plywood base with polyurethane construction adhesive, and the floor is sealed with five coats of water-based clear sealant.
Monochrome play on words in Maryland. This black and white canvas in the living room of Chris and Saulé Smariga’s home in Frederick, Maryland, is a hand-lettered labor of love that serves as a graphic statement piece. Saulé worked on creating the artwork — lyrics to the song Stereo Heart by Gym Class Heroes — for countless hours with their son. “I love the scale and how simple yet graphic it is,” she says. The memory of working on it with her son makes it one of her favorite pieces of art in the home.
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