Krista Ewart On HGTV "Small Space, Big Style"

Most of this stuff is great...but hmm, how does her fiance feel about all the PINK?!

Collect Your Decor

Paint Selections 2

The living-room and hallway are likely to be the same colour so I am continuing my paint selections from Benjamin Moore with the living room and hallway. You will also see this paint in the kitchen because the living room wall extends up to the kitchen cabinets (it's open concept). 

Living room Paint Selection:  pony brown, autumn bronze, mohegan sage, dakota woods green. 

COCOA BROWN PAINT

TAUPE

SAGE IS LOVELY

If the hallway IS to be painted separately (which might happen because of a piece of furniture separating the hallway from living room like a bookshelf, then these are the colours I'd use : alligator green (pares nicely with pony brown); Aztec yellow (will go hand-in-hand with autumn bronze); cocoa brown, taupe or smoked oyster. 

Paint Selections

I have pored over what colors to paint each room for months but have narrowed it down finally. I want the living room to be calming and cozy, the bedroom to be lively and the bathroom to be chic. So by room, these are the suggestions. 
Bedroom -  bermuda grass green, bayberry, beechnut or wasabi. 

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YELLOW

WASABI PAINT IS COOL

CARIBBEAN TEAL

Bathroom - tapestry gold, camel, burnt caramel or Carribean teal. (Runner ups: marmalade, Appalachian spring and driftscape tan). 

MARMALADE

CAMEL

HGTV - Small Space, Big Style

I love the green paint, the pop art paintings and the modern wall shelving and accent pillows. This is definitely a cool apartment and it looks WAY bigger than 500 square feet!

Basement Bellissima

I am hell bent on creating a basement space that is modern, artsy and functional. One that does not necessarily feel like a basement. I want to accentuate the windows and bring in as much natural\artificial light as possible so this means clip-on shelf lights, lamps and mirrors. I never really thought about lamps before. I always assumed the ceiling pot lights would be fine, but the more light, the merrier!

You wouldn't expect a lot of greenery in a basement so house plants that can survive in shade are on my top list of things to get. I think wall sconces add a baroque, traditional element and will look great against the paint! So to liven up a basement flat these are some good things to get:

-lamps
-lights that attach to your shelving
-floor to ceiling bookshelf
-light coloured paint
-wall sconces
-mirror opposite your window

-accentuating the basement windows (sheer curtains, perhaps?)

HGTV's Small Space, Big Style

It's a bit too dark for my tastes but he has done a great job with decorating his space, and there is a lot of intrigue in some of his paintings and decor like the mini table on the couch and the Das Bauhaus book. I like how his TV wasn't the centre of attention in his living room and how cool the flooring is in front of the couch. It is a neat design !