Style Mood is Monochromatic

Style Mood is Monochromatic

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Monochromatic color schemes are based off of a single color. In my opinion a monochromatic color scheme- looks most interesting when different materials are used. Pairing monochromatic with different patterns and textures but all with the same underlined color with a subdued, sophisticated, and harmonious look brings monochromatic alive.

Sit back and enjoy the different flavors of Monochromatic.

Utilize a monochromatic color scheme in your bedroom too!! By featuring various patterns and textures. This guest room is mostly the one color of tan but with the pops of white it gives it the monochromatic flavor it needs. With the walls being tan and the headboard tan you would think it will be too much blending but that's not the case here because of the suede texture of the headboard. This monochromatic color is very fitting for a guest room

I love this purple living room, it’s so elegant, dramatic, chic and glamorous. A monochromatic color scheme is one in which a palette is used in varying shades of the same color. You can see all the shades of purple in this glam room just~ love,love,love it. To explain the silver it reflects the color pallet in the room which is the one color purple and that's what makes it monochromatic.

WOW!!! Look at the textures in this room !!! Monochromatic never looked so good

 I love this room with the pop of yellow and the layered picture frames on the wall, I love it!!!

 Now check this out, this room is so calm and relaxing looking I can see myself felling comfortable in this bedroom.

 

Lovely

 What a nice little calming space to do your makeup.

 

Monochromatic Catwalk ~ walking the catwalk in mono tones never looked so good. When done well, fashion and interiors can have a unique richness about them even if there’s only one color~ the fashions up above are all done well with all the same colors but different shades and textures and not at all boring 

How about weddings?~Check out this lovely wedding story board done by a designer who had a vision of ethereal little angels flitting among snowy white clouds which called for celebration that calls for a palette that’s as pure as the driven snow. This designer stuck with white, cream, and a few organic touches of green. Source stylenotes

Random Inspiration of Monochromatic

 

Beautiful Monochromatic bathroom

What an amazing demonstration of monochromatic art

 

I would love to have this on one of my walls ~flawless flow of monochromatic art

• What do you think!!! Do monochromatic or one color design has to be boring?
• Is there one color that you love so much that you can see in your home all throughout one room?

 

Thursday tip # 9 - small rooms

Thursday tip # 9 - small rooms

Accessories Monochromatic multipurpose furniture small room Texture Thursday Tip

Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects

There are many options when one has to decorate a small room.  These ideas are built on the principle of keeping all aspects of the decor as minimal and connected as possible. Since this is the look I prefer in any room, small rooms are never a challenge and I even prefer them. 

• choose a monochromatic colour scheme (as above), or a neutral one with pops of colour
• keep accessories in one colour range (in this room it's brass)
• use multipurpose furniture ( stacking tables)
• consider adding a shelf for storage/display to move things  off the floor
• use multipurpose accessories (lamp that looks like a sculpture; interesting mirror instead of art work; beautiful boxes that can be used for storage
• use many textures instead of bold patterns (in pillows, window treatments)
• use furniture that is in proportion to the room
• keep the lines of larger pieces simple
• when choosing artwork focus on one striking piece and have anything else play a supporting role.  
• use strong verticals to move your eye up (long drapes, vertical art work, tall slim lamps)
• use your window as a backdrop for the placement of a prominent piece of furniture (bed i or chair)

Thursday Tip # 8 - make it white

Thursday Tip # 8 - make it white

Monochromatic repetition Texture Thursday Tip white

Coastal Living

There is something so soothing about a monochromatic colour scheme.  I have friends who would say boring not soothing. but to each his own.  It might seem easy to have a room is varying tones of one hue but not so.  It's even more difficult to design a white room to look interesting.  The trick is to emphasize shape and texture through repetition above all else. Don't forget that there are hundreds of whites with varying undertones and temperatures.

Why does this room work?

•  white shows up all the textures and lines in the room;
• the small mirrors arranged in a grid add a strong repetitive element and each looks like a small painting because of the reflections from outside (I'm assuming); that adds optical texture;
• the walls are horizontal boards which play against the square mirrors;
• apart from the texture of the white boards, the horizontal lines are soothing and are repeated in the cabinet below: 
• the arrangement has various shapes( cones, spheres, stars) and surfaces (reflective, matt, rough, smooth);
• shiny surfaces add an unknown quality because you never know what will be reflected;
• the whites are on the warmer side and a little "dirty" which doesn't look stark.

Here are several other white rooms.  Do you think they are successful? What do they have in common with the room above?

Elle Decor

House Beautiful

Marcelo Brito


Which do you prefer?