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Design Inspiration: Dining Rooms that Get Us Ready for Spring

Mar 11

Posted by KitPollard in Dining Rooms, Trendwatch | 1 Comment

We can’t hide our excitement anymore – a few warmer-than-average days on the East Coast and we’re ready to break out the bikinis – or at least breakout the boat drinks.

While we might be jumping the gun a little with our sunscreen purchases, it’s actually the perfect time to give the house a spring-is-here refresher. We’re starting in the dining room. Open the windows, add some flowers, and trade out the wintry brocade for some lighter-than-air linens in pristine white and bright colors and you’ll transform your eating area from a cozy wintertime space to one that’s ready to bring on spring and summer.

Flowers are an easy switch – and we love those banana leaves in the room at the left. They’re dramatic and definitely scream “tropical.” Without them, the room would be a little bland, but they add some fantastic strong color.

We’re big fans of the modern, Scandinavian look, but often think it looks more appropriate during the winter than the spring. Not so, though, with this bright dining room. We especially love those windows and the way the huge window magnifies the natural light.

Hydrangeas, bright green grasses, and windows open to the sea – what more could you ask for to get you in the warm weather mood?

Monet’s dining room at Giverny is a study in springtime festivity. Just like his riotous paintings of the flowers at the estate, this room is full of color and energy.

We’re cheating a bit with this next room – it’s more of a porch than a dining room – but we just can’t wait to start eating outside! Plus, we love the way the simple table has been dressed up by the paper poms. We’ve got a few of those poms (we bought them from Etsy seller pomlove) and we can attest that they turn every room into a party space.

This room is a great example of a space that could easily transition from season to season. We can imagine it around the holidays, dressed up in red and green and silver and gold. Switch out the Christmas colors for the blue accessories and you’ve got a space that’s ready for a summertime meal.

Slipcovers are a wonderful way to give a dining room personality – and a wonderful way to easily change that personality. We love these candy-colored stripes for the way they mix a traditional pattern with a super fun color.


As far as we’re concerned, Rebecca Thuss is a table-setting genius – and this table is why. With colors that range from lemon yellow to lime green, she’s created a table that’s summertime all the way, without sacrificing formality.


We love lemon and lime – but we’re also a bit obsessed with turquoise right now. We love the way these accessories pop off the table. And that view – who wouldn’t love that view?


Finally, we think it’s easy, sometimes, to create a fun, casual dining room that’s perfect for spring and summer. Creating  a formal dining room for the laid-back seasons is a little more of a challenge – but the room below handles it with aplomb. We love the white chairs, which combine an airy color with a formal shape, the fabulous blue of the wall, and the crisp white of the ceiling and details. The overall effect is formal, but not stuffy.

What are you doing to spruce up your diningn room for the summer? Please share in the comments.

[Photo credits: banana leaves room, hydrangeas room, and first all white with turquoise room from Coastal Living; Monet at Giverny from Apartment Therapy; poms over outdoor space from Making It Lovely; white modern room from sfgirlbybay; white room with a few blue accents from Martha Stewart; yellow table from Rebecca Thuss; striped chairs and traditional blue and white room from House Beautiful.]

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Get Wild: Giraffe Prints

Mar 4

Posted by KitPollard in By-the-Room, Design Inspiration, Patterns | 1 Comment

Animal prints never really go out of style. A well-placed zebra stripe or leopard spot will always look dramatic, glamorous, and stylish. Occasionally, though, one print has a seriously trendy moment. For giraffes, this is that moment – and we can’t get enough of it.

We love adorable accessories, like the fun rain boots at the right, this Dooney & Burke bag that’s as pretty as it is useful, and notecards cute enough to make writing thank you notes exciting:

These days, it’s easy to make your life all about the giraffe. But what about your home? Giraffe print isn’t as ubiquitous as zebra or leopard, which means it feels fresh compared to those classics, but giraffe products are readily available. In fact, if you were so inclined, you could outfit your house in top-to-bottom giraffe.

Foyer

The foyer is the introduction to your house and in decorating, first impressions definitely count. Carpeting the entryway with a fabulous, sumptuous giraffe print (like the ones below, from Karastan) sends a bold message. The combination of luxury carpet and wild animal print means you’re a force to be reckoned with!

Living Room

Giraffe prints can even go preppy, especially when they’re paired with traditional patterns and smart fabrics, like lime green grosgrain. We love these pillows, which would be simple enough even to make at home:

Kitchen

The kitchen is also a good place for a more clean-cut version of the giraffe. We love the idea of giraffe print in non-traditional colors. This lamp perfectly balances prep, fun and drama:

Bedroom

And then there’s the bedroom – where giraffe prints can go either way. There’s the clean, crisp, cotton option, which looks fresh and airy in light tan sheets:

And then there’s the sexy version. We love these Murano glass lamps and the story they tell. They’re just a little dangerous, aren’t they?

Bathroom

The bathroom offers just as many options as the bedroom. For the seriously daring, there’s a custom vanity from AdattoCasa Couture. Like the lamps above, it’s got a sexy shape and a sheen that’s all drama:

If a vanity is too much of a commitment (or too much drama), giraffe-print towels are a great (and not too permanent) way to bring the safari to the master bath. We love these for their fluff:

Playroom

The grownups shouldn’t have all the fun, either. Out of all the animal prints, we think giraffes are the most fun – so they’re perfect for kids’ rooms and playrooms. Why not stencil a wall or two with this fun (and easy) pattern:

And of course, don’t forget the big animal himself. What kid (or adult, for that matter) could resist this guy?

We’re all about the giraffe print – but what do you think? New classic or flash in the pan? Perfect for grownups, or strictly kids’ domain? Let us know in the comments!

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Before & After: Cabinet Makeover

Mar 3

Posted by Friday in By-the-Room, Design Inspiration, Dining Rooms, World-Class Designers | 1 Comment

Recently, Libby Unwin wrote about a cabinet makeover project she did with some of our wallpaper.  I wanted to share it with you on our blog, because it turned out to be such a lovely way to makeover a cabinet.  Libby is not only a smashing artist, she’s also very talented with 3 dimensions.

Here’s Libby’s post:

I had some leftover wallpaper, so I decided to use it in this china cabinet spruce-up.

Before

After



Even put crushed velvet on the doors. Now, all those heirlooms have a proper place!

[Thanks to Libby for this! She can be found at http://www.lugraphics.com/ and her prints are available on lighting, lamp shades, pillows, fabric & wallpaper, which can be found here:  http://www.alluminare.com/world-class-designers.asp?designer=6]

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8 Dining Room Tables that Make Us Hungry

Mar 2

Posted by KitPollard in Dining Rooms | No Comments

Edward I. Mills + Associates contemporary dining roomSitting down to a wonderful dinner with great friends is one of our favorite things to do. So it’s no surprise that we’re always on the lookout for fabulous dining room tables. We like them in all shapes and sizes – from big and rectangular to tiny and round.

When you’re buying a dining room table, it’s important to think about how you’re planning to use it. Fancy dinners or casual nights of dinner and homework? It’s also important to think about how many people you’ll want to seat at the table. Twenty-four inches per person is a good rule of thumb – though most guests won’t mind if you squeeze them just a little, as long as the party’s fun enough.

Plus, what’s a little closeness between friends, especially when the table itself is absolutely gorgeous. It’s tough to narrow down, but here are ten of our favorites:

1. The Tulip

We love round dining room tables – it’s the best way to see everyone’s face. This table, designed by Eero Saarinen, is a classic – as it should be. The shape is simple and perfectly elegant. We love it with a marble top: 2. Th Spanna Extension Table

Finding the right dining table for small homes and apartments is notoriously difficult, especially if you don’t host dinner parties every other night. For spaces like that, we love extending tables, like the Spanna extension table, which looks cool whether it’s open or folded up tight:

3. The Portman

In some homes, a traditional, conservative solid wood table is the obvious – and best – choice. For that look, we love Restoration Hardware, which creates tables with gravitas that are built to last generations:

The tables created by Turning House Furniture are gorgeous and they’ve also got a great story, as they’re all made with reclaimed wood. We love anything with a history – and the sustainability of the tables is extra icing. It’s difficult to choose a favorite, though we admit that we’re partial to simple lines of the Bruges Tailor Table:

5. The Strut

Blu Dot is famous for very simple, straightforward, modern design, and their Strut table is not exception. We love it in red – it’s a bold statement and definitely declares that its owner is a lot of fun: 6. The Norfolk

We’re a sucker for any tables that look right at home outside – dining al fresco happens to be one of our favorite pastimes. We’re smitten, then, with the Norfolk table from Pottery Barn. It’s pretty and could easily be dressed up for a fancy dinner party, but is also just perfect for Tuesday night dinner with the fam:

The Amish are (deservedly) famous for their high quality Mission-style furniture, which is very much at home in casual and modern environments. We love this table, especially, with its trademark Mission bars:

8. Double Limed Oak Tables

We absolutely love the double-table look for small spaces and areas that need flexibility. If you’ve got a big crowd, you can always move one of the tables to a different part of the home for double-duty as a bar or side table:

This look doesn’t have to break the bank, either. A pair of Parsons style tables from IKEA can do the trick, too, on a seriously attractive budget.

Do you have a dream dining room table? Please share your favorites in the comments.

[Photo credit: Dining room from Houzz.com]

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Design Inspiration: Kate & Andy Spade’s New York Apartment

Feb 18

Posted by KitPollard in Design Inspiration, Living Rooms | No Comments

Last week, New York magazine profiled Kate and Andy Spade, the understated powerhouse couple behind the Kate Spade brand of handbags, accessories, and other cool lifestyle stuff (including some of the cutest invitations and notecards around). The Spades sold their stake in Kate Spade to Neiman Marcus in 2006, but they’ve kept busy since – Kate as a full-time mom to their daughter Bea and Andy with a variety of projects from filmmaking to curating a downtown Manhattan shop that falls under the J.Crew brand.

Our fascination with the Spades runs deep – we love their spunky American style. So we were especially excited to get a quick glimpse inside their apartment (at left). We instantly fell in love with the eclectic, preppy look of the place, so we set out to create our own four-step guide for injecting Kate and Andy’s style into interiors of our own.

LOVELY eclectic  1. Go Gallery

The Spade’s apartment barely has a spare inch of wall space and while it doesn’t look as though there’s any particular rhyme or reason to the placement of the pictures, the overall affect isn’t messy. It’s more like a really great, nicely curated collection. With some planning (and lots of measuring) it’s not too hard to recreate the same look at home.

Start with a color that’s interesting, but not overpowering, like the Spade’s cornflower blue, or like the pink in the room at the left. Add art that covers a variety of genres – we love seeing traditional oil landscapes saddled up next to abstract expressionism – and mix up the frame width and style. Start your arrangement on the floor, where it’s easy to move around to play with the right organization. When you’re organizing, variety is the key. Keep the distances between paintings fairly uniform, but mix them up by size, shape, frame style, and content.

2. Embrace Vintage

Treasure-hunting is one of Andy Spade’s personal passions. He outfitted the J.Crew store with stuff he found here and there and at his home, little knicknacks add personality to the overall decor. Whether you find your treasures on exotic jaunts or while digging through downtown flea markets, incorporating vintage finds into your decor is a quick way to add tons of personality into a space. In the room below, we love the cluster of goodies that sit on top of the dresser:

FABRIC ON WALLS W/LIQUID STARTCH
Vinci Hamp Architects Chicago contemporary living room

3. Showcase Your Library

There’s a lot going on in Kate and Andy’s apartment, but our eyes immediately go to that great bookcase in the back. We love books, which means we love how they look as a design element (it’s practical, too – when you love books, you have to store them someplace!). A great bookshelf is a must-have, in our opinion. What you fill it with says as much about your personality as those vintage knicknacks you pick up on your travels. In fact, books and interesting pieces pieces of art make for a fantastic combination (like in the room at the right).

4. Stripes

Finally, what’s a preppy interior without a few stripes? In the Spade’s apartment, they’re wide and clear, on side chairs, offering some clean balance that keeps the rest of the space from feeling overly cluttered. We like strips on chairs – you can move them around to change the overall feel of the room (and chairs are easy enough to recover if you want a change). We also like the way the Spades’ stripes fit neatly into the color scheme of the room. We love this dining room version of the look:

III DomA Architects, Inc. III traditional dining room

Subtle and sophisticated and a great expression of clean design.

Of course, the Spades apartment is just one example of preppy style. How do you preppify your home?

[Photo credits: Spade apartment from New York magazine. All other interiors from Houzz.com.]

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What People are Buying: Natural and Neutral

Jan 30

Posted by Friday in Dining Rooms, Trendwatch | 4 Comments

Each week, our team looks over orders to see which trends are emerging in what people buy. Normally, we keep this information quiet.  But this week, we’re going to share with our readers. We think it is interesting, and thought our customers, people in our industry (even competitors), would like to know what people are actually buying.

I went into the data looking to see a trend building for Turquoise—-it is Pantone’s Color of the Year, and with such a dreary winter upon us, I thought that we may start to see it trend upward, even spike, in our orders. Instead, what we saw was a strengthening in the increase of orders for natural and neutral materials like Japanese Cane (#1), Japanese Bamboo (#2), and various custom materials in tone-on-tone colors.

#1 This Week:  Japanese Cane

Japanese Cane has always been popular – this neutral & natural has our lowest return rate and has been in our collection since the beginning (nearly 9 years).  This week, we saw multiple multi-piece orders of this on pendant lamps and lamp shades.  It trumped any other single item sold this week.

Here’s Japanese cane on our rectangular dining pendant lamp:

Rectangular Dining Pendant Light in Japanese Cane

Rectangular Dining Pendant Light in Japanese Cane

Why Japanese Cane was #1:

  1. It’s an Asian-inspired neutral: Japanese Cane has been specified whenever a person is looking for something Asian-inspired but without the look of a sushi bar.
  2. People have a lot of natural woods they want to tie together with pendant lighting and lamp shades.
  3. People are looking for something that will work with multiple iterations of style changes—one year Asian-inspired, next year, Sophisticated-Cottage.  Japanese Cane carries through the multiple changes in style we all go through.
  4. It works well in staging a home for sale.  Neutral and natural always appeals to a broad audience of potential buyers.

So, would you have called it? Will Pantone’s Color of the Year, Turquoise, translate into what people actually buy later in the year as things warm up or will natural and neutral still reign?

And now is the time on the Alluminare blog where we shamelessly self-promote: See all products in Japanese Cane .

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HGTV: Alluminare in the Kitchen

Jan 21

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HGTV Kitchen

Courtesy HGTV.com

We were just made aware of a lovely post featuring a gorgeous kitchen that features our pendant lamps. Dianne in Charlotte, NC created a beautiful kitchen and posted photos on HGTV’s Rate My Space feature.

We love what she did with adding the crystals to the underside of the diffuser. Fancy finials have been on our radar for some time now, but these are so beautiful, and work so well in her lovely kitchen, that we think we may just have to move up them up on the priority list! Thanks, Dianne for a lovely mention.

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Calm It Down: Blue Bedrooms

Jan 5

Posted by KitPollard in Bedrooms, Design Inspiration | No Comments

Who doesn’t love blue? It’s a calming force, physiologically, slowing metabolism. Symbolically, it’s associated with trust, loyalty, intelligence, and stability. It’s intellectual and it imbues spaces with a feeling of cleanliness and peace.

It’s all those traits, plus the fact that its different shades work with design schemes from classic to modern, that makes us simply love blue in the bedroom.

On the classic and simple end of the design scale, we love the pretty wooden daybed in Wedgewood blue in the photo on the right. Combined with pristine whites and cool grays, the room feels beachy and calm and very, very relaxing.

We’d accessorize with lighting that’s similarly simple, playing up the color’s neutral properties with a three-cylinder pendant lamp in Bungalow Dots in Cream, Hampton Blue, and Chocolate Milk:The simple pattern works with the pillows’ stripes, while the cool combination of colors is in sync with the rest of the room. Calming, from start to finish.

One of the things we love about blue, though, is the variety of shades and the different moods they can convey. The electric blue headboard at the left, complemented by a fish with bright blue accents, has a coastal vibe – so that’s calming – but its coupled with preppy energy.

We’d add even more color, taking a cue from the bright pink monograms on those pristine white shams. We think a Signature Leaves lamp in White and Crimson would be a perfect addition to this room’s strong feminity:

We’re all about the eclectic look right now and we think blue provides a great base for funky, interesting spaces. The bedroom at the right is the epitome of “eclectic,” from the oversized Expressionist painting on the wall down to the rug and its Middle Eastern influences.

We think the lapis wall acts as a sort of neutral in this space, providing a calming respite from the intensity of the patterns and painting. But that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t tie that blue into even more accessories.

In a space like this one, we say, “Load up on pillows!” We love the pile on the bed already, but we’d also add one of our own – Folk Heart in Cream, Hampton Blue, Chocolate Milk, and Sage:

Another of our favorite blue traits is the color’s ability to work so well with a variety of accent colors. We especially love how pale, pale blue looks next to intense, pinky reds – like in this smart spare bedroom:

Pale blue, black, and red don’t necessarily sound good on paper, but neither does that crazy combination of super-symmetry, stripes, and butterflies. And in the end, all of it works, and the blue provides a background that keeps the rest of the room from venturing into harsh territory.

We might even swap out the fussy throw pillows (though they are pretty) for something a little more tailored, but add a lamp in a similarly feminine and busy pattern, like Napa in White, Gray, and Aurora Red (at right).

Blue – it’s as diverse as colors get. But from the most electric to the sweetest and calmest…what a color for the bedroom.

[Photo credits: All rooms from Houzz.com. All lighting and pillow images from Alluminare.]

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Brighten Up Where You Sleep: Using Yellow in the Bedroom

Nov 24

Posted by KitPollard in Bedrooms, Design Inspiration, Tips & Strategies | No Comments

By all accounts, 2009 has been the year of yellow. In December of 2008, the color mavens at Pantone decreed the sunny yellow shade “14-0848 Mimosa” the color of 2009. Around the same time, paint purveyors Benjamin Moore chose their St. Elmo’s Fire 362, a bright lemony hue, as their breakout color for 2009. Everywhere we looked this year, yellow was the thing.

We’ve always been partial to yellow, especially in the bedroom. From a psychological perspective, that’s no surprise - yellow is associated with optimism and happiness – and physiologically, it’s the perfect color to wake up with, since it stimulates the nervous system.

But we mostly love it from a design standpoint. It’s one of the most versatile colors out there, with shades ranging from soft and muted to bold and bright, and with undertones of cool green to warm orange and red. A quick look at the variety of shades of yellow available from Alluminare shows off just how wide that range is:

With all of those options, there are tons of ways to make yellow work in your bedroom, no matter what your preferred style. Here, we put together a few looks that showcase shades from different parts of the yellow spectrum:

From Subtle to Strong

Pale, buttery yellows are great for the bedroom, creating a spaces that are soothing and romantic, but not overly feminine. This room looks like a lovely place to fall asleep each night: We’d like it even better if the chandelier was switched out for an oval Ying Yang Paisley pendant in pale buttercup and croissant:

The natural colors complement the rest of the room, while the fussy pattern provides nice contrast to the simple rug.

On the bolder edge of the yellow spectrum, this room (which belongs to Turquoise designer Vanessa de Vargas) plays up yellow accessories for all their worth. We love the bold rug – it would wake us right up – and the modern take on the oh-so-British “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster:We love sitting areas in bedrooms as a general rule, and there’s something especially inviting about this one. It begs for a couple of friends, a glass of wine, and a marathon session of dress up in preparation for a big night out. You know what we think would really pull that area together? A two-cylinder Manhattan pendant in Caribbean Sea and white:

Turquoise and bright yellow make a great pair and are ideal for any fun, energetic space.

From Green to Gold

Yellows really show off their undertones, making them even more versatile in home decor. They range from positively lime to deep, rich and gold – and there are a million points in between. We’ve chosen a few favorite spots along that spectrum to highlight:

Chartreuse can be a hard color to pull off anywhere, but we love how these yellow-green walls work in this preppy bedroom:A fun print on the bed and fantastic pink table lamp give the whole room a burst of energy. We’d make the room even more of a blast with a small Signature Bubbles pendant in Margaritaville, Bright Yellow, White, and Pink Berry: We think that space would be absolutely perfect for an energetic teenage girl, or as an extra room in a lively beach house.

Moving down the undertone spectrum, we’ve been seeing more and more “true” yellow paired with soothing grays (and even some lavenders). To our eye, this room just begs for a splash of strong yellow color: To get there, we’d replace the clear hanging globes with several small staggered pendants in a somewhat fussy print, such as Traditional Damask in white and Bright Yellow:

Pairing the yellow with white keeps the pendant from overwhelming the gray, and the pattern adds a touch of softness to a fairly masculine space.

Finally, all the way at the opposite end of the spectrum from green, yellows with orange and gold undertones create a beautiful, rich shade that works everywhere from dramatic Parisian apartments to bright San Francisco flats:We’d go a step further with the color in this space, matching the goldenrod bedding with a big pendant in Mimosa and Burnt Orange Signature Leaves: The lamp’s strong colors works perfectly with the bold artwork, while the simple pattern of the pendant won’t overwhelm the room’s whitewashed walls and furniture.

What does yellow make you dream about? What are your favorite shades, or favorite uses? Share them with us in the comments.

[Photo credits: Muted yellow bedroom and gray bedroom from Apartment Therapy. Vanessa de Vargas room and Gold bedroom from Houzz.com. Chartreuse bedroom from Decorate and Renovate. All lamps from Alluminare.com.]
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Hot, Hot, Hot: Red in the Kitchen

Nov 17

Posted by KitPollard in Kitchens, Tips & Strategies | No Comments

Last week, we were all about spicy, citrusy oranges in the kitchen. This week, we’re kicking the heat up another notch, finding ourselves inspired by hot peppers and hot chef tempers. That’s right: we’re in the mood for red.

There’s no doubt that red’s a powerful color. It’s the color of love, but also the color traditionally associated with courage. According to scientists, it increases blood pressure, makes people breathe quicker, and speeds up metabolism. Great for kitchens – and diets, too.

Red is bold and exciting and not the least little bit shy. As a result, people are sometimes hesitant to experiment with it at home. But don’t let red scare you – especially in the kitchen, the center of energy in many homes. Whether you embrace the bold or take comfort in neutrals, a little (or a lot of) red could be just what your kitchen needs. Check out the red in some of our favorite inspiration kitchens:

Traditional Meets Eastern

This kitchen is great – we love its efficient organization and cool black-and-white-and-glass motif. With its heavy moldings and sleek, dark cabinetry, it pulls together the best of traditional and modern design:We think it’s missing just a little something, though – that extra accessory that stands out so much it ties the whole look together. That something just might be a narrow love pendant in classic red and silver:Here’s why we liked this particular fixture: it’s the perfect size (not too small, not too big), the Asian motif draws out the space’s clean Eastern lines, and the red adds the energy that the original kitchen is lacking. It makes the prospect of cooking in that space a lot more fun.

Shiny and Glamorous

Red lips are all the rage on the red carpet these days – and there’s a reason why that carpet’s red, too. Red is naturally glam. Choosing red cabinets is a bold move, but one that really works in this glossy, gorgeous space:We’d like the room a little better, though, if there was more lighting over the island! We’d let the red cabinets shine on their own, but accent them with something equally glamorous, like this trio of skinny, sexy pendants in black and white zebra:

It’s 21st century glamour, all the way.

Girl Power

Though it’s traditionally considered an aggressive color, small doses of red can actually appear very delicate. Consider this kitchen. As it stands, it is more than a little bit delicate and feminine. In fact, its cotton-candy pink motif is downright Barbie-fied:That said, it appeals to the little girl in us, but we’d add some red accessories to eliminate some of the kitchen’s “fluff factor.” For example, these traditional damask pendants in aurora red and white are a perfect match, and would give the space a little more of an air of sophistication:

Because the shade has just a tinge of pink in it, it really works with the room’s feminine decor, but because it’s strong, it helps balance the super-sweet pink.

Nearly Neutral

Red walls sound very bold, but thanks to brown undertones, tan hallway walls, and wood floors, this kitchen’s overall look is anything but shocking. In fact, it feels fairly neutral (especially compared to the glossy, glamorous kitchen with the red cabinets):We love its homey, lived in look – it seems like a kitchen where a family could really come together. We’d like it even more if the lights over the island were swapped out for a big, boxy pendant like the kingston pendant in classic red and sand dollar:

We love the way the boxy shape and design echoes the artwork in the hallway, and that the colors tie the hall and the kitchen walls together.

There are a million ways to make red work in the kitchen. It works on the walls, as lighting, on tablecloths and dishes, and even in the food (nothing’s quite like a big bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce!). What’s your favorite way to use red in the kitchen?

[Photo credits: All kitchens from Houzz.com; All lamps from Alluminare.com]

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