Tweaking the Design

Style has been tweaked a bit in these images. Wonderfully. 

 First, 3 Karin Blake designs. She was doing this work for years before most. Her mix-it-up, folk-industrial, very clean style is still ahead of the game. Awesome:

And the creative flow continues with many other designers. I've see a lot more experimentation lately on standard styles without actually breaking the mold.
I love all of the ideas here: using subtle detail or combinations of style or color to make a mark on the otherwise ordinary room.:

Sparks of originality and creativity are peeking through in each of these rooms.

  Within a "mainstream" format. That's NOT easy. Standard framework , yet managing to surprise and inspire. I love that.

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            So talented,  Alan Tanksley:

Many sparks of color, from Houzz:

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Pinterest:

And from Kati Curtis
of Nirmada:

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There is SO much to inspire in each image...

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Good dog!

~vbk~

Unexpected Color

This  first photo ( among others that are great) showed up in my inbox today from Interior Design Ideas.  Hence, this post about unexpected color...

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Up high on a wall in a series of color blocks, on banisters, under tables, in stairwells, sinks, floors, cabinet and shelving backs, door edges, hinges, and more --
Color can surprise you!
Martha Stewart recently  made it OK to color the edge of a door....
(It's not as if no one has ever painted a door and tried to decide if the edge should match the Inside or the Outside. And thought to themselves, "What about the edge being its Own color?")
Here is a  "Martha" example, but you will also see more examples of really fun ways to add charm and character to a room.
Here are more wonderful examples of color surprise:

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And, painted hinges. Why not? 

Why not electric Blue? Or shiny Black?:

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How about  adding a little Something to the stairs? Look at the banister:

And look! All business in the kitchen until... you get inside the sink, where the Fun is hiding!

And the dog has found the colors of a rainbow on part of the upstairs flooring:

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Now this, below, is not exactly a hidden or shy use of color. From the chairs to the books to the ceiling, it is all OFF the beaten path. The huge white pear is different...

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In addition to seeing a very Pink room, we get a hint of green, hiding Under the table:

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I think the hot pink sink wins as Most Unexpected. You?
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