Urban cool meets Mediterranean mellow
The best of both worlds—old and new
New Palette
Laurie brings the best of both the old world and the new to her downtown duplex. The living room soothes the soul with the warm, sandy paint tones of a Mediterranean village. The urban inspired lower-level living space is all cool, blue minimalism—the perfect ground for a wide-screen home cinema dramatically framed in a simple square of earthy brick tone. A common wall becomes a bold swathe of Empire Fleet Blue paint with Island Orange painted accents.
Laurie's Inspiration
1. Vacation memories
2. Cinema as hearth
3. Modernist accents
Take your vacation home with you. Decorate with Mediterranean keepsakes from your last trip. Bathe your living room in its sensual splendour with golden earth tones and slate blue paints. A home cinema system is the modern hearth—your living room's centre. Consider framing that cool, 16:9 screen against a warm, rectilinear ground, evocative of a fireplace mantle. Contrast creates interest. Choose art and accents (bedding, rugs, stained-glass lamps, etc.) that play against their backdrops to achieve dramatic effects.
See another makeover story
Old and new world charm
Relax by the Mediterranean after a film in Tribeca—all from this stunning MSP duplex.
See more inspiration
Browse rooms or view more colours.
Get Playful at Home
Bold and fun. These paint colours bring a playful feeling to your home.
Retro Retreat Colours
Cleansing, organic paint colours focused on the earthy and the harmonious
Explore the opportunity
Try thousands of paint colour combinations online in a range of rooms.