I love the richness of the painted woodwork in these rooms. The tones are of course, much deeper than I would dare to go in my own home. Most of the time. A couple of years ago, inspired by such shelving, I actually had my husband paint the built-in bookcases in our family room a deep purple. It wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t great either. We’ve since gone back to white, with taupey greige walls, compliments of the whole family room re-do. But still, it doesn’t stop me from admiring the work of designers accomplished enough to pull it off, particularly Katie Ridder, who does it with great panache, in monochromatic and highly contrasty spaces, and also, Miles Redd. Which colors do you love best?
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Designer Eric Gartner – Photographer Tim Street-Porter
Collette van den Thillart of Nicky Haslam Design
Photographer Diane Sagnier – The Socialite Family
Miles Redd – Photographer Simon Upton
Miles Redd – Photographer Simon Upton
Domino
Susan Sargent – Photographer Eric Roth
Techentin Buckingham Architecture
Angie Hranowsky – Domino
David Kaihoi – House Beautiful
Inès de la Fressange’s Paris office – The Selby
Corinne Gilbert, Mc&Co. – Photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna
Photographer John Bedell
Michael Richman – Metropolitan Home
Domino
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Raji Radhakrishnan – Metropolitan Home
Photographer Guido Barbagelata
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Amazing selection! Really, really great post!
I like the grey ones best, but that’s probably because I tend toward more neutral wall colors. When I was a grad student I had a pair of white floor to ceiling bookcases and painted – just the insides – dark blue. I loved the way they looked. I think that can be a good alternative strategy for the easily color-fatigued.
FANTASTIC Post!! Thank you, so inspiring!