Matchy-matchy!

I'm seeing spots! Can you see them? Look closely at the walls. Uh ha! Now you see spots too!(and stripes)

This finish is surely a labor of love because it is so time consuming. Murals & Design calls this finish tone on tone. We call it that because the base color and the dots are the same paint color. No, I'm not pulling your leg, it is the same! The reason it looks different is because of the sheen. Paints are available in different sheens from flat to high gloss. In this case the base coat is flat and the dots and stripes are high gloss.

Now, let's talk about "matchy- matchy." It is our tendency, to make everything in the room match. When we do that we create a room that looks more like it came from the JC Penney catalog rather than a designer room. Take note of all the different patterns going on in this tween girls room. It takes courage to put dots, stripes, zebra, harlequin and checks all in one space! (not to mention different shades of green, pink, black and ivory) But it works! It just takes some basic decorator knowledge on color tone and pattern scale and you are on your way...

The next layer to the room is the placement of the accessories. Notice how nothing is placed on the same plane. In other words, they are not all going to Hawaii, but they are all placed at different heights and nothing makes a straight line. This adds interest and makes for a happy traveler.

So don't get bit by the "matchy-matchy" bug.
Bee courageous!



That's all for now but as always...


Have a colorful day!

Murals & Design
Trudy
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