Belgravia apartment redecoration
Early August saw the team visit a beautifully serene flat near Belgrave Square.
We used Dulux emulsion on the walls and ceilings and Benjamin Moore Aura eggshell on the woodwork.
Glamour in Mayfair
We completed a project last month in Mayfair for our clients, Soma Build. The spec was somewhat glamorous and included a dramatic wallpaper from Thibaut, metallic paint from Eico (which was sprayed) and Benjamin Moore Aura Satin.
Making your ceilings appear taller
As we have written elsewhere, the human eye – due to its tendency to perceive colour in relative rather than absolute terms – is easy to fool.
This fact can be used to your advantage when you would like to make a ceiling appear taller.
As Farrow & Ball write on their helpful page here, the technique is to “reduce the amount of contrast between the colour on the walls, cornicing or coving and ceiling.”
The photo below shows Hague Blue being used on walls and ceiling and has the – somewhat counterintuitive – effect of making the ceiling appear taller.
Grey, pink and copper
Maybe you already have enough restrained off-whites and light greys in your home?
Perhaps you should consider a palette like this one, a successful an beguiling combination of grey polished plaster, pink tiles and copper accents?
Photo via Rethink Interiors, in turn via Apartment Therapy.
Thibaut wallpaper
We recently worked on a project in Mayfair with a somewhat glamorous wallcovering designed by Thibaut – we hope to post photos soon.
The firm, whose designs bear a strong European sensibility, has a long history:
“Still bearing the founder’s name, Thibaut (pronounced Tee-Bo) was founded in New York in 1886 by Richard E. Thibaut, an American of Parisian descent. Once heralded as the “world’s largest wallpaper company” Thibaut began as a successful retailer and with multiple distribution points in Boston, New York and Newark.”
You’ll find lots of designs to browse here.
