Design and Decorating Tips

DESIGN AND DECORATING TIPS FOR THE BATH COLLECTION VICKI’S LINE OF DESIGNER EXTRA LONG SHOWER CURTAINS

If you’re purchasing one of my designer shower curtains, (www.legacylinengroup.com) here are some helpful decorating tips and information regarding paint colors for your bathroom walls.

Remember, I am only working from the fabrics in The Collection – nothing else in your room is being taken into consideration. Of course, in the final scheme, you cannot isolate the decorative elements. Everything must come together and each piece must be considered as a part of the whole. Think of a puzzle with its pieces pulled apart. You don’t get the entire picture until you put all the pieces into place.

Of course, if you’d like to send us photos of your space for a Designer Room Review, there is a flat design fee of $50 to review your bathroom and make recommendations. Contact us at legacydg@bellsouth.net

So it is with decorating and design. Here are some paint colors to complement your new purchase.

To purchase Farrow and Ball paints, contact info@legacylinengroup.com. Learn more about this venerable English paint manufacturer at www.farrow-ball.com.

Antique Ribbons

I love Farrow and Ball paints. For a tone-on-tone color scheme, try Colors #41 Drab and #54 Dauphin.

I also like Sherwin Williams Concepts In Color Palette card #8 – each of these colors works with this drapery and would create a lovely, soft color scheme.

For contrast, consider Benjamin Moore’s Affinity Colors AF 275 Rustique – a warm, rusty red.

Bella Damask And Bella Stripe  

 

Cream and Ivory – This fabric has a decided “yellow” undercast – which made finding the right trim a more difficult task. Keep this in mind when looking for paint colors. Be careful to use tones in the yellow family – colors with grey or pink undertones will not work.

I love Benjamin Moore’s Historic Palette HC 32 Standish White, HC 33 Montgomery White and HC 36 Hepplewhite Ivory all have yellow undertones and work very well.

If you want blue walls, I suggest Farrow & Ball #14 Berrington Blue.

I also like Sherwin Williams #7701 Cavern Clay – a lovely, warm tone that will complement every complexion.

Birdsong

This is such a pretty fabric and pattern. If you love red, try Benjamin Moore’s 2005-30 Bricktone Red or Sherwin Williams 7582 Salute. Also, if you love Country decorating, this shower curtain can make a beautiful bath, especially with the red walls.

For another design option, use beadboard up the walls to 42” and cap with a rail. Paint the beadboard in the red color and paint above Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors 95 Hush or Sherwin Williams 7524 Dhurrie Beige.

Circus

There are so many possibilities because Circus contains so many great colors!

Reds – Benjamin Moore 2087-20 Watermelon

Red Blue – Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors 530 Lucerne

Green – Martin Senor 1095C Spring Picnic

These colors listed above would be great for kid’s rooms, too. They are all bright, deeply saturated and energetic colors. For a more neutral, subdued palette, try:

Sherwin Williams 6123 Baguette or Benjamin Moore Bone White.

Gold – Benjamin Moore’s HC 10 Stuart Gold.

And, for drama, Benjamin Moore 2107-10 Chocolate Candy Brown or 2111-10 Deep Taupe.

Double Bubble

Be careful with the greens. I don’t often use green in a bath for wall colors due to the “after image” principle. You can try Sherwin Williams 6715 Lime Granita.

The pinks are easy and so girly! For a soft palette, use Sherwin Williams 7108 Pink Vibernum. For mid-grade, refer to Sherwin Williams Fan deck card #123, but be careful with the amount that you use if you go with the deepest hues on this card. Martin Senor’s card #1034 contains 4 pink colors from medium to deeply saturated 1034-D Red Sangria – all of which work.

Don’t forget the floor. To continue decorating, we have a pretty carpet available through one of our Vendors in lime green and white. A 2.8 x 4.8 hand tufted cotton rug retails for $179. Contact us at info@legacylinengroup.com for ordering information. I also like a pink “rag” rug. The size is 20” x 30” and retails for $39.00. Contact us at info@legacylinengroup.com for ordering information.

Four Seasons

The popular Toile de Jouy, a French provincial pastoral scene, comes in Robin’s Egg Blue with tones of soft cream and walnut and the classic Cornflower Blue on White.

Blue and White – Farrow and Ball’s 2012 House White is a soft yellow white that pulls from the fabric. I also like Farrow and Ball’s #37 Hay, slightly deeper.

To stay with the blue in the fabric, Sherwin William’s 6523 Denim is a deeply saturated Blue. I’d probably only recommend using this color if there’s a lot of white in the room.

This drapery also looks great with red walls. Again, I like Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors 290 Caliente.

Robin’s Egg Blue – To pull the warm walnut color from the fabric, use Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors #115 Lodge. To pull the cream tones, use Benjamin Moore HC 24 Pittsfield Buff. To stay with the ground of the fabric, use Sherwin Williams 7621 Silvermist. For drama, try Farrow and Ball’s #37 Green Smoke, a deep teal tone.

 

Lady In A Swing

This is such a romantic Toile de Jouy and I’ve selected two of today’s most popular colors – black and red. The “ground” color is neutral – more yellow in the red and more beige in the black.

The black drapery looks absolutely fabulous with red walls. Try Benjamin Moore’s Affinity Colors 290 Caliente Red. Both the red and black fabrics look great with Martin Senor’s 1029C Weekend.

For the neutral ground – Red use Farrow & Ball #44 Cream – Perfect!   

And for the Black, use Sherwin Williams, Concepts in Color 7506 Loggia.

 

 

Lion Eyes    

I believe this fabric can go in several directions: Fun, especially for children, or sophisticated and dramatic.

Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors #370 Citrine or #375 Rattan; Farrow and Ball’s #44 Cream.

To continue the decorating, I suggest the Shaggy Raggy cotton area rug. A 22” x 34” retails for $89.

For a walk on the wild side, consider the Deluxe Leather shag area rug! A 3.6 x 5.6 retails for $359 and comes in several colors that will work with all 3 colorways.

Contact info@legacylinengroup.com for other sizes and ordering information.

Paradise

The main fabric in this drapery has so many pretty colors to go in a tropical climate.

If you want to be bold, try Sherwin Williams’ Concepts In Color 7602 Indigo Blue. It pulls the deepest tones of the blue and would be sensational in a waterfront home. Be careful with your lighting if you go with a wall color this deep! For a softer color, try Sherwin Williams 0019 Festoon Aqua.

To pull the greens, Sherwin Williams’ Concepts In Color 7742 Agate Green is a lovely mid-tone.

To warm up the room and pull the pink and coral tones, I recommend Sherwin Williams 0025 Rosedust or Benjamin Moore 2168-40 Peachland.

To bring out the yellow, Benjamin Moore’s 2023-60 Butter, is very close to the ground of the main fabric.