Simple accessories in eco-friendly room
This serene room demonstrates many good design elements. The room is definitely monochromatic, which is not my favorite palette, however, the play of textures and natural accents makes it welcoming.
The symmetry in the bookshelves of 3 items on each shelf, each item centered on the shelf above gives a lot of structure to that corner. Selecting dark browns and blacks for the accessories on the bottom shelves puts the visual weight at the bottom while the couple of white items at the top are striking in their lightness.
Notice the accessories on the side table – a tall clear cylinder filled with tan polished river rocks holding a bleached manzanita branch. So simple and so dramatic and so easy to replicate in your own home. The small ball serves as a good counterpoint to the vase and it leaves plenty of empty space on the table for function.
These 2 rooms designed by Tina Tymchuk are featured in a 2008 issue of House and Home magazine and are examples of a home that is designed to be eco-friendly yet stylish – going green does not mean going boring!
Another view of this eco-friendly room
Green features in this home included low VOC paint (usually the more pigment, the more chemicals), polished concrete floors, recyclable corrugated metal roof as well as homemade or sustainably built furniture like the chunky coffee table made from reclaimed wood and woven sea grass chairs.
This second view of the living room highlights the importance of a variety of textures in an otherwise plain room. Texture is introduced in the sea grass chairs, the hide rug, the wood coffee table, a small metal side table and fluffy fur pillows on the chairs. Notice how the painting of tree trunks echoes the view out the window.
The rooms really are too much white for me, but many designers and homeowners thrive in the calmness of such simplicity. Also, all I can think about is how quickly everything would show the dirt and use. That said, these rooms are a great example of how to create a monochromatic room that is both eco-friendly and full of interest and panache.
How do you feel about rooms that are predominantly white? How do you feel about monochromatic design? Do you need some help determining a color direction for your home or room? I’d love to offer suggestions; just ask me.
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