All too often we come across clients that are wary of adding color to their rooms. People want to keep it light and very neutral. In some circumstances, they want to go a shade just above white for the walls.
Granted, this is my opinion and please do not interpret me saying if you do not add color that something is wrong with your room. But I do question people "why not add color"? A room does not come alive with white walls, neutral furniture and accessories. It all blends together and than you have a bland soup.
Putting some color on the walls is an easy way to make a room stand out. You want the room to be warm and inviting when you enter. That goes for whether its a bathroom, bedroom, living room or kitchen.
We recently completed a project on Amherst Drive that can be seen on our web site, jrgidesign.com. The client decided to put a beautiful travertine tile and Crema Marfil marble countertop we had located for a very reasonable cost. The challenge was getting a color in the bathroom that would compliment those two natural stones. A lighter shade on the walls would blend in with the tile in the shower area and lessen the affect of the travertine. We needed to go darker so we could get a good contrast to the tile. Yet we did not want it too dark in there. S we needed a compliment to the tile, which would make the bathroom a comfortable place for the homeowner. The color, Peanut Shell by Benjamin Moore, turned out great. Check out the web site to see more photos of the project. The color is darker than the homeowner ever thought they would put in the bathroom, yet the color does all of the things we wanted: contrast, compliment and more importantly, adds warmth.
