A wonderful slideshow on House and Garden website, explains why in design, rules are meant to be broken....here are a few highlights, you must visit the site to see the rest!
"Mixing styles is the mainstay of 21st-century interiors." -- Miles Redd. Here ornate 17th-century-style chandeliers are combined with countrified checks in Carlos de Beistegui's dining room.
"Clashing color combinations—yellow and purple, red and blue, coral and turquoise—always make a bold statement."--Hutton Wilkinson
It's okay to turn it inside...Le Corbusier and Carlos de Beistegui decorated this terrace to look like a living room!
Go ahead...play with scale, like decorators Michael Coorengel and Jean-Pierre Calvagrac have done in this room.
It's okay to fake it and add a little humor to a scene, like what was created here by Hubert Le Gall.
19 comments:
Love the quirky combinations! This can be called Naughty Design I guess ;-)
love it!
rules are meant to be broken...
when done right of course!
Jenn~
In order to successfully break the rules, it is important to first understand them.
Ha...ha...love your comment bhavna :)
~Kate
Yes, they are meant to be broken...as long as it's not faux pas. Thanks for the comment J Lee!
~Kate
I couldn't agree more House of Beauty and Culture!!
Love the first picture SO much! Love it love it love it! I've never seen it before.
Joni
Kate,
Love the image above Hutton Wilkinson's name, and your Persimon chair (daily find) is fab!
Courtney
These photos and examples are just great. I love the unique juxtaposition in each one.
Oh, I'm so glad you like this post Joni!!!
~Kate
I know that image is great Courtney, so glad you liked my daily find too :) I am have to keep it up another day, cause I'm loving it!
~Kate
I adore de Beistegui's dining room. That is such an iconic room!
I love the terrace/living room - I live in Marrakech, so we're all about the terraces and I love that one to pieces!
this is a great post, love those green doors!
Wow, Kate, I love those green doors!
I know, I couldn't agree more POC!
Yes those green doors are fab, thanks for the comments Paris Apt. and Anne :)
love this post! its easy to break the rules but to do it in a creative manner is difficult
Totally agree with House of Beauty and Culture: "In order to successfully break the rules, it is important to first understand them."
And I will add: "And the gusto to do so."
Great pictures.
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