PAINT & PEACOCK

My home design office has been a bit of a nightmare since moving. I'm now working on organizing the interior of the office, and figuring out what color I want to "work with" on the walls. Picking a color for a design office, is a huge task.

Out of all the colors I research each week, what color do I really want to stare at each day, from my desk? I prefer a stark white design office , but it just doesn't work in this house for many reasons. So, instead of disliking my creamy white trim (came with the house), I decided to embrace it.

I had to have some color in my office though.
My inspiration for the wall color came from different areas: my favorite colors, the main fabric going into the room & a wild peacock
I hear just outside the office window each day.

Now, when I was thinking of a stark white trim, I had envisioned a rich deep blue wall with one of these fabrics as an accent:IMAN'S IKAT

TRINA TURKS' PEACOCK

But both of those options look great with a stark white trim, not a cream trim. So, I had to find something that works with a cream trim and coordinates with the rest of the decor going on elsewhere in my house. I had to tone it down a bit.



Kravet's Ikat linen fabric is a rich blend of mochas, teals, kelly green and cream. (Actually looks better in person, than this image.)

I decided to upholster some chairs with this fabric and bring them into the office.
I had two sweet old French chairs, once loved in leopard , and decided to give them an extreme makeover with the Kravet fabric.
I ordered 2 antique French burlap sacks. I wanted these on the backs of the chairs since it's not comfy fabric. But the texture would be a great accent.
Before heading to the upholsterer, the chairs were painted Navajo White and aged with a tea stain glaze.


They came home one day with their new reveal:



I decided to try a bunch of coordinating colors for my design office because I have a beveled ceiling and might add a contrasting color there, or on the door trim.


Up with the samples:

On the dark colored wall I'll add curtains with a pop of a light fabric , such as one of these:

I'll add more texture to the room with grass woven shades, behind the curtains:
So, which colors did I choose? I'll give you a hint. One of them is inspired by my neighbor's wild peacock. Stay tuned and I'll let you know soon.



Oh, and did you notice my personal fan deck? This is a great way to store colors for future reference. Drill a hole at the end of paint stir sticks, then attach with either a zip tie or a burlap string. Paint each sample color on the end, write the paint name and or paint number, for ez reference later.

Do you have a home office? What color did you choose for your office, and what was your inspiration?

Let me know, would love to know how you color your world.



All the best,