Color is always recycled in different mediums; be it as trends,
changes in season as seen in landscapes, or just from items that have
been mangled. Recycle adds a new life to an existing object about to
be tossed. Color can be recycled since color defines boundaries; shape,
form, line.
These wine bottles have been recycled into handcrafted modern light fixtures. Notice how the design element of line is used with color. Modern Lighting Recycled Bottles by Jerry Kott-Re-Lights discovered at Trendir. http://www.trendir.com/green/lighting/
A Vintage Recycled Sari Fabric Arm Chair discovered at Indiapeid-a-terre, the Saris fabrics are widely used in India and come in silk and cotton. The vibrant colors with floral motifs gives shape, striped lines of color defines the seat, and form of the arm chair is defined by various strips of multicolored fabric along the arms. http://indiapiedaterre.com/2012/04/21/vintage-sari-fabric-recycled/
Recycled skate boards made into mosaic tile is a new trend spotted for interior design. The vibrant colors can inspire many different palettes for an open plan starting with the kitchen. A small inspiration piece can be used to design any space. Recycled Mosaic Sk8 tile is one hundred percent recycled from skate decks which is hand cut into mosaic tiles. http://hiconsumption.com/2012/05/recycled-mosaic-sk8-tile/
Color can be manipulated in different forms as a product is recycled. Color a diverse design medium surrounds us everyday. ~Maria Anna K.
I was watching a decorating show last night, and there was quite a
heated battle about whether or not a homeowner should have the main
floor powder room removed, to improve the flow of the space. This
discussion brought passionate responses from everyone on the show. To be
totally honest, I don’t know how it turned out! Did the powder room
survive the show? Wanting to see decorating, not drama, I turned off the
show before it ended. I have a feeling the powder room did, indeed,
survive. When the number of bathrooms in a home can mean the difference
between desirable, and functionally obsolete, I’m sure that the real
estate pros on the show won the powder room skirmish.
These wine bottles have been recycled into handcrafted modern light fixtures. Notice how the design element of line is used with color. Modern Lighting Recycled Bottles by Jerry Kott-Re-Lights discovered at Trendir. http://www.trendir.com/green/lighting/
A Vintage Recycled Sari Fabric Arm Chair discovered at Indiapeid-a-terre, the Saris fabrics are widely used in India and come in silk and cotton. The vibrant colors with floral motifs gives shape, striped lines of color defines the seat, and form of the arm chair is defined by various strips of multicolored fabric along the arms. http://indiapiedaterre.com/2012/04/21/vintage-sari-fabric-recycled/
Recycled skate boards made into mosaic tile is a new trend spotted for interior design. The vibrant colors can inspire many different palettes for an open plan starting with the kitchen. A small inspiration piece can be used to design any space. Recycled Mosaic Sk8 tile is one hundred percent recycled from skate decks which is hand cut into mosaic tiles. http://hiconsumption.com/2012/05/recycled-mosaic-sk8-tile/
Color can be manipulated in different forms as a product is recycled. Color a diverse design medium surrounds us everyday. ~Maria Anna K.
The grand drama of that little powder room reminded me that although it is undoubtedly the smallest room in your home, it can pack the biggest punch when it comes to expressing your style.
In a powder room, which is mainly for guests visiting your home, you aren’t restrained by colors that need to flow through the rest of the home. You don’t have furniture or (hopefully,) carpet in there to match. A powder room is a great place to express yourself with wallpaper that you’d never consider in a larger room. This is where some wonderful vintage or foiled wallpaper looks perfectly at home. You can be a little over the top with light fixtures, too.
The secret to the successful powder room decorating is to treat it like an entirely unrelated room. Yes, I mean if your home is Mid-Century Modern, you can absolutely go Art Nouveau, or even Santa Fe in there. It’s expected. It’s like the theme park of a home. No one spends the day at a theme park expecting it to look or feel like their own neighborhood. So, you can have fun with the decor. The best powder room should make your guests smile when they enter, and feel refreshed after having to make clever small talk all evening.
When it comes to color, powder rooms can handle even the boldest shades. Love charcoal gray? No problem. The tiny powder room can handle it. Add brushed nickel hardware, a gorgeous mirror, and hand towels in a delicious color like pink, or pale green. As I’ve written in a past blog post, we don’t always have to think of color as a tool to make a room look larger. With this room, everyone knows it’s tiny, and no amount of paint or clever decorating is going to make it look big. It’s not supposed to, anyway, so express yourself!
Montes Painting 2013
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