Daring Design
A lifelong fan of gutsy colour, Shelly Wilkinson was not going to perform play-it-safe hues from the Charlotte, NC, home she and her husband, Adam, purchased in 2012. Unafraid to wear turquoise corduroy pants with a neon yellow sweatshirt as a tween or to paint her living room purple if she was a newlywed, Shelly (pictured here with brothers Sydney, 14, and Fleming, 16) had zero worry about featuring high-octane colours in every room. To be sure the competing colours would not clash, she worked with interior designer Lance Jackson of Parker Kennedy Living to map out a harmonious palette. The result is part preppy, part Palm Beach, with plenty of bold designs, such as florals, geometrics and chinoiserie. Though the house is cohesive instead of disorderly, the kaleidoscopic insides can shock first-time visitors"Their jaws hit the ground," says Shelly--but she's thrilled with the results. "Color makes it a fun, joyful home important link. What could be better?"
Family Room
The room's Asian influences started with the flower-and-dragon drapes and the vintage bamboo chair. The sofa and the wingback chairs from CR Laine have nailhead trim that complements the coffee table's brass finish. Color Trick: Matching the couch's blue upholstery to the wall shade (Palladian Blue by Benjamin Moore) created a silent backdrop for all the area's bold prints.
Get the Look: Sofa
Safavieh Marlowe 89"-broad linen-blend sofa in blue, $1,350, allmodern.com
Get the Look: Coffee Table
Trumma 12"H x 45"-diameter timber and metal coffee table, $898, anthropologie.com
Get the Look: Tray
12" x 12" white rim lacquered timber tray in orange, $34, westelm.com
Get the Look: Rug
Dash & Albert leopard print 5' x 8' wool carpet, $589, furbishstudio.com
Get the Look: Chevron Pillow
Adras Ikat Chevron 18" x 18" cotton pillow cover, $85, popocolor.etsy.com; add, from $10, pillowflex.com
Get the Look: Dragon Pillow
Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon 18" x 18" linen pillow cover, $100, stuckonhue.etsy.com; insert, from $10, pillowflex.com
Get the Look: Paint Colour
Palladian Blue by Benjamin Moore
Dining Room
The walls (painted Poolside Blue from Benjamin Moore) choose their colour cue from the oil painting above the buffet more tips here. The classic chairs were updated with wipe-clean Sunbrella fabric in a graphic print Continue. Shade Trick: A pair of classic plaster pagoda lamps painted high-gloss fuchsia (Peony by Benjamin Moore) ties the pink at the leopard-print Stark rug to the remainder of the room.
Get the Look: Lamp
Anya 32"-tall glass and metal lamp at beetroot purple with double sheer silver color, $180, lampsplus.com
Get the Look: Fabric
El Greco acrylic fabric by Sunbrella in avocado, $39 each yard, outdoorfabriccentral.com
Get the Look: Paint Colour
Poolside Blue from Benjamin Moore
Foyer
Walking into the house is a wow moment, as a result of this bird-motif wallpaper by Nina Campbell plus a velvet-upholstered classic chair using a peacock-feather print official source. Shade Trick: Colors of chartreuse, aqua, lilac and raspberry--all pulled from the wallpaper-- repeat from room to room and give the home continuity. "I needed a starting point, and the wallpaper kicked everything off," says Shelly.
Get the Look: Wallpaper
Nina Campbell Paradiso background by Osborne & Little in 03, $210 for one roll, decorativebuyingservice.com for purchasing information
Office
Pre-reno, black walnut paneling on the walls left this space feel cave-like. Apple green paint (Huntington Green from Benjamin Moore), in addition to the lively pistachio-and-cream Quadrille wallpaper behind the shelves, brightened everything up. Shade Trick: it may horrify some homeowners, but painting woodwork -- such as the trimming, the bookcase and the doorway -- can transform a gloomy room.
Get the Look: Paint Color
Huntington Green by Benjamin Moore
Kitchen
The reno'ed kitchen contains a curved Carrara marble staircase top, fitting counters and Crate & Barrel stools in oyster leather. Color Trick: An all-white palette offers a breather in the remainder of the house.
Pantry
A nothing-special wet pub became a luxe cocktail channel when Shelly included a Carrara marble counter and painted the present cabinets dazzling cobalt (Evening Blue by Benjamin Moore). Shade Trick: Painting the interior of the top cabinets and replacing the good door panels with intricate wire mesh ones show off the stemware.
Breakfast Room
White faux-bamboo seats from CR Laine tone down the formality of the oval mahogany table. The curtains are made from Schumacher cloth, and the tomato red chandelier is by Worlds Away. Shade Trick: The royal blue Lulu DK cloth on the chair cushions is a callout to the color on the local pantry cabinets.
Get the Look: Seat
Macau rattan, mahogany and cotton chair in white, $279, ballarddesigns.com
Get the Look: Chandelier
Bamboo Tower 31"H x 24"-diameter metal and iron 6-light chandelier in crimson, $495, and 5"-diameter grass cloth chandelier shades, $29 each, equally shadesoflight.com
Fleming's Bedroom
Fleming's mattress stretches 72 inches and is upholstered and skirted in a dotty cloth from Lewis & Sheron Textiles. Translucent silver shades top the Barbara Cosgrove chandelier and bedside lamps. Shade Trick: Solid Duralee cotton curtains and Euro shams pick up only 1 color (deep pink) in the headboard and the bed skirt.
Sydney's Bedroom
Back in Sydney's glam-girl bedroom, a classic tufted headboard gets posh with amethyst linen. The stools are from Jonathan Adler More hints. Color Trick: Even lighting can add color . The Stray Dog Designs chandelier introduces chartreuse to the room More Info. The hue also looks in the bed skirt and the drapes.
Homework Station
This analyzing spot includes a vintage campaign table, a seat redone at a sassy blue leopard print and a pinboard covered in chartreuse polyester. Shade Trick: The desk and the little cabinet were bought individually, however painted ice blue (Tropicana Cabana by Benjamin Moore), they look like a set.
Get the Look: Desk
Campaign 40"W x 22"D x 30"H wood desk in cobalt, $399, landofnod.com
Guest Bedroom
In the prepared for sleepovers, the teen-friendly third floor includes a Younger Furniture sectional that's easy to reconfigure, and tons of patterned cushions and throws. Color Trick: To balance the extreme tangerine of this modular sofa, Shelly painted the twin beds an equally bold shade (Vine Green by Benjamin Moore).
Bathroom
A white vanity topped with snowy Carrara marble allows the supersized poppies on the Osborne & Little background take center stage he said. Shade Trick: A big pattern could be amazingly easy to live with, especially when one of the colours in the design is really a neutral, like slate gray.
Exterior
Built in 1967, the three-story Georgian-style home is modeled after a historic Delaware residence that dates back to 1774 official site. Shelly kept the brick and black-and-white facade as is, therefore there is no tip-off into the vibrant colour scheme inside.
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