COLOR BLOCKING

Are you mad about color but find yourself doubting how to inject it to your living room? Well, doubt no more. Here's a quick guide from our friends at House to Home that will demystify color for you. If you're in a monochromatic mood, mix textures, patterns and different shades of the color of your choice to add interest to the room. Also, with the large variety of fun wallpapers available to us now, you can pick a feature wall in your living room and use a colorful wall covering to create a focal point. One last but important tip: don't be afraid to be bold as bold can be a good thing. Dare to use combinations of colors you might have never thought of using. Accent pieces are a great way to introduce this color-blocking concept. Are you feeling adventurous now?

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SIMPLY BRIGHT

Sometimes it is the simplest things that are the most beautiful. It just takes a splash of good design and a drop of creativity to create that one piece that screams perfection. The Flask falls into that category. This limited-edition pendant lamp, designed by Florian and Sebastian, Schneider impresses through its simplicity. All it takes is a metal lampshade, an electric cord and a bulb and voilà, you've got a super chic fixture for your home. Flask was designed to hang either straight down or on a 90° angle, and it comes in white, sulfur yellow and mint green. Happy Friday!!

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House of Blues

Today, we're taking a day trip to the south of Brazil to visit this stunning flat in the city of Curitiba tastefully designed by Studio Guilherme Torres. This 1,600 square-feet apartment is filled with impeccable details and unique pieces of furniture — some designed by the architect himself. “The base for the decoration was the fusion of polymer cement, minty and blue colors and the use of a whole wall covered in pinus, a wood that has virtually no commercial value in Brazil. Another high point of the project was to expose the structural column right in the entrance door, composing a beautiful set with the dinner table.” Torres' daring choice of textures and materials, combined with the soothing color palette, makes these interiors quite provocative. To keep it interesting, he saved most of the color for the living areas, while using black and white for the decor of the master suite. I'm always blown away by the work that comes out of this remarkable Studio. You might also remember this captivating bachelor pad by this same Studio I posted back in October.

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An A+ For Design

It's not very often that we find places of learning designed with a fresh and unique look. They always tend to feel institutional and predictable. But I guess that trend is changing, as we can see in the Lycée Francais Saint-Louis in Stockholm, Sweden. I'm sure this is a stimulating place to learn thanks to the beautiful and cheery design the architecture firm Archistudio created for the students. They really made it super appealing and inviting with details I've never seen before in a school. How cool are those slick white lockers and that fun green ottoman? Despite the clean and minimalist design, Archistudio's great use of bright colors and graphic touches makes this a fun atmosphere to be in everyday.

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Green with envy

Image by Emma Mitchell

A couple of years ago I was fascinated with this color called CITRON (2024-30) by Benjamin Moore and I decided to use it as an accent in my kitchen (right). I LOVED the way it came out. But when my best friend came into the apartment and saw it on the wall he almost flipped out of his mind and told me I was crazy for choosing such a bright and loud color. But I tell you now I don't regret a bit listening to my designer instinct as it makes me smile every time I pass by it. And who knew. This lime-green, acid green or whatever you want to call it has become one of the trendiest hues of the moment. It has invaded almost every store that I visit. Whether in furniture, rugs, wallpaper, acces- sories even clothing this fresh and vibrant color is here to stay for a while.

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