Color: Angelina - 1376
Brand: Benjamin Moore
Cute, isn't it? This almost looks like a bathroom in a summer lake house, but we're actually in a brownstone in Brooklyn. The wife and I picked this color at the same time we selected a dark brown for the bedroom next to it. We were jumping up and down with excitement while the husband wondered what he would tell his mother...
As I recall there was a problem: the wainscoting was a weird shade of gray, and the net effect was that of a hippie apartment in Haight-Ashbury in the 60's. My clients were unsure about this color, but painted the trim in the off-white pictured here to tone things down a bit and this is the result.
Devotees of this column will know that in almost every instance I prefer wood trim that is painted off-white, unless it is stained.
And voila! Instant charm.
- Mark Chamberlain, interior and decorative painter
(Re-Edited from 2007-03-13 - MGR)
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This is so nice. Can you list the off-white color as well? Also, if patrick(the other one) is out there, can you spy the conch?
WOW, I wouldn't have picked out that color... but now I would!!!! Looks great and I like the different handles on the cabinet. What were the other possible colors you guys were going to use?
Interesting use of beadboard.
Has anyone used beadboard with a more modern sink?
Or are the two not compatible?
In response to Keith - I have a friend who use beadboard with a modern Ikea sink and cabinet and it looks great.
I love this color and have been toying with painting our living room walls a slightly paler shade.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15376711@N00/303614566/
Would that be too, too much color for us?
This is both soothing and light-hearted at the same time.
I so wish I could just see past the door to the brown bedroom, I love the combination of purple and brown! At least tell me the color name/brand, and I'll check my fan deck.
Mama Chilanga, in your living room, a light violet would be a neutral background that ties all the bright colors together. I think that paint would be the big step to go from a room with great pieces to a great room.
Oh -- and I don't mean it's not good now. I'm talking "magazine layout" great.
How much paler than Angelina would you go, Wende?
I love this colour, especially when it is paired with periwinkle...
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Not a fan...
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I have always wanted a lavender bathroom...
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I have to go with Noah on this one. I don't care for the color; nor the look of the bathroom. Something about it immediately says "girls' college apartment bathroom".
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Very pretty. Soft and soothing. And a refreshing change from the black-white color continuum.
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is it just me or does that cabinet look dirty?
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I like lavendar, but I really believe that if you are going to use it, you HAVE to have PURE WHITE. Anything even a tinge darker will dirty.
Change the wainscoating and cabinet to a WHITE. It will then have a Fresh look. Not a dank, dark, dirty look.
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