Walls
Paint is the simplest way to bring the
classically rich appeal to your own home.
Kelly Moore and Farrow and Ball have
released colours based on rooms from
the series. The colours range from deep
in the library with the addition of blue by
way of furnishings against cream walls.
Green is introduced in small accent
pieces on the mantle and on tables within
the space.
These colours will translate well to walls,
ceiling, trim, built-ins, and doors in most
homes and can be interchanged with
varying degrees of emphasis based on
personal preference. The dining room is
essentially in the same or similar colours
with cream walls and stained wood,
with accent colours in the rug and the
introduction of green on the dining chairs.
This same palette can be repeated in
the grandee saloon, with its painted
and glazed trims in cream, and highly
decorative Spanish tooled leather walls.
In the more formal sitting rooms, painted
or lightly glazed off-white trim is used
against softer creams, or pastels. The
bedrooms should be coloured in soft
pastels with off-white trim, or stained
wood with deeper greens, blues,
and reds.
Take care in smaller homes not to “break
up” your spaces, this will accentuate the
size, as continuity will make it feel larger.
By following this formula of repetition of
palette in different styles the old world
elegance can readily be applied to most
any of today’s spaces.
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