Over the holidays with the store shut for 10 days (yikes) I was thinking we might do a spot of painting. Hubby’s office to be more precise – it is one of the worst rooms in the house (no lights apart from the recessed above) no furniture apart from a desk and chair and boxes of paperwork so piled high that in order not to have a migraine every time I pass by I have to run at high speed. The boxes I should add are not even sweet such as old apple crates they are plastic and either blue, red or beige. Hideous.
I am juggling with a couple of colour palettes – either a deep chocolaty hue for the walls floors and ceilings or a soft grey. I am leaning towards chocolate its quite gentleman’s club and I envision a big old tweed chair by the fire with coffee table and a tumbler of whisky and a little bed for Maud. Maud likes to hang out with however is at home apart from Graham that is as she will not venture in their either –for a canine she is very design savvy if I say so myself. Yes I should probably ask Graham but if you live amongst multi coloured plastic boxes you can’t really have an opinion right? Anyway two images that have been occupying my mind of late because of their tantalising colours below, both shot by Jean-Marc Palisse.
Option one – chocolate and teal beautiful and I think the front runner.
Then I see this space and love the combination of pale grey and pink and yes pink is a feminine hue but it doesn’t feel at all girlish is this space. Plus Maud’s a girl all be it a dog, and she may want the odd snooze in the room once revamped so I have to consider her too.
Hi Abigail!
It’s Kaiti (I had enquired about a wall-mounted statue a while back).
I was wondering.. next time I come to london (which will most likely be in jan/feb, could I bring you pictures of my flat? I have this corner that I don’t really know how to decorate… And I would really love to pick your brain!
Let me know what you think…
Hi Katie I am rarely in the store these days I hate to say but do email ahead of time and if I am around of course no problem. In January I am out of town quite a bit back and forth to Paris but just let me know nearer the time
Hi Abigail,
Ok, I will do. Thank you!
Have a fantastic Christmas and New Year!
As always, I look forward to the next blog post!
Kaiti
Go the warm luscious chocolate I think – masculine but a sense of happy retreat. If you love the mannish pink of the second image, it would also work against melted chocolate walls – especially if you throw in a little cherry red to pull it all together with contrast and life.
Just wish to say thank you to Abigail as my new apartment will be ready in a few days with your guidance and feedback throughout renovation. Love the chocolate and grey walls! So happy that I did accordingly to your advice and follow my heart but not complied to convention. Not quite feminine but with my choice of furniture and lighting etc. it will look luxuriously beautiful. Thank you again and Merry X’mas!
I love the chocolate, you can get some gorgeous tweed dog beds these days too. Perfect match
I vote for the brown. Pink? not so much, especially for a man’s study.
Would you paint the ceilings the same colour?