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Paige Johnston’s

Meaning of Monochromatic

While the idea of a monochromatic room can be quite appealing, it is
often very hard to execute. You might find that your space lacks variety
and contrast, rendering it dull and uninteresting. Here are a couple trade
secrets for creating a monochromatic room that is magazine-worthy.
Paige Johnston

Text Paige Johnston
Ottertail
CLW 1002W
General Paint
www.generalpaint.com

Combine textures

Texture plays a crucial role in injecting depth into a
monochromatic room. Without combining various
textures and surfaces, your eye will read everything
in the room as flat. Different textures include wood
(reclaimed, walnut, espresso finished, etc), glass, mirror,
lacquer, leather, fabric (linen, velvet, silk, etc), and metal
(gold, iron, chrome, etc).

In this bedroom, we combined wallpaper
with a subtle motif, a leather headboard,
mirrored side tables, a natural shell
pendant, and a textured fabric bedspread
to create a beautiful monochromatic space
that is visually interesting.

Bed, Sunpan, www.sunpan.com; Mirrored side tables,
Style in Form, www.styleinform.com; Chandelier, West
Elm, www.westelm.com; Wallpaper, Graham & Brown,
www.grahambrown.com; Designed by, LUX Design,
www.luxdesign.ca

Photography by, Lisa Petrole

It’s Happening
CL 1742W
General Paint
www.generalpaint.com

Layer Patterns

As with textures, layering patterns will help to create
a more dynamic look. Don’t be afraid to mix different
motifs, especially in your fabrics. An easy way to do
this is with throw cushions!

In this living room, we layered a
leopard print pillow with a damask
patterned pillow.

Pillows, Peridot Calgary, www.peridot.ca, Custom
sofa, Van Gogh, www.vangoghdesigns.com; Designed
by, LUX Design, www.luxdesign.ca

Photography by, Aynsley Kirk