Showing posts with label accent wall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label accent wall. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Dark walls?


They are dramatic, to say the least. They can read mysterious, serious, sophisticated.
The dark wall, either as an accent wall in a room or
enveloping the entire room, becomes an important wall.

In the bathroom:
Photo by Nicolas Tosi in Elle Decoration


Photo by Andreas Von Einsiedel

 In the dining room:

 
Photo by William Waldron in Elle Decor

These eggplant colors don't read quite as deeply dramatic as the charcoal and black walls.

Albany Paints @  Brewers

This reads quite dressy, wouldn't you say?

 
Photo by Tony Soluri in AD

In the bedroom, it becomes soothing. Great color- Pratt & Lambert's Wolf.


 
Photo by Luca Trovato in House Beautiful

The large window and adjoining white walls allow the dark wall to shine.

Photo by Nicolas Tosi in Elle Decoration

As a casual accent wall:

 

or the room's happily formal walls, which are reflected in the furniture and accessories.

Photo by John Bessler

Would you dare to include a dark wall in your home's decor?
 

Friday, February 5, 2010

Damask in glass and gold tiles

I LOVE this!
These glass and 24 carat gold mosaic tiles are arranged in a damask pattern that is fabulous!
Carlo Dal Bianco's "Damasco Oro Giallo" tiles are seen at the website: http://www.carlodalbianco.it/

Glass tiles are everywhere right now...

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This inspired me to create a faux finish for an accent wall with a similar feel. My first step will be to trowel on the "grout" layer using a metallic plaster. Then I'll figure out what medium to use to give the look of glass tiles. A little tricky- I've been trying a lot of things, but it's not quite there yet. The damask pattern will be an oversize one and the "gold" tiles will be created with gold leaf. Pics of the process coming soon...