Dining Room
Special features. Midcentury furniture. Pinkish rug. Green walls. “The Benjamin Moore Lafayette Green paint really makes the room,” Kushlan says. “Without it, the space certainly wouldn’t have as much visual impact.”Designer secret. “Don’t be afraid of color,” Kushlan says. “Working with a professional to find just the right hue is also helpful. What works in one home may not be right for another, so remember, paint isn’t a one-size-fits-all.”“Uh-oh” moment. “We went through several shades of green before finding the right one,” Kushlan says. “We would see them one day, think we had the perfect one and then come back the next day only to change our minds. Because paint can change so much in different light, it’s essential to see it morning, noon and night before taking the plunge and deciding on a single color.”Paint: Lafayette Green, Benjamin Moore; dining table, chairs, bar cart and chandelier: West Elm; artwork: Minted; ceiling fan: Rejuvenation; mirror: Anthropologie; rug: Lulu & Georgia; table accessories: CB2See more of this home | Browse modern dining tables
2. Eclectic and EntertainingDesigners: Kiera Kushlan and Jessica Centella of Residents UnderstoodLocation: Washington, D.C.Size: 140 square feet (13 square meters); 10 by 14 feet (3 by 4.2 meters)Homeowner’s request. Keep the dining table and chairs while “infusing some personality into the space,” designer Kiera Kushlan says. The homeowner’s “favorite colors are green and pink, so we wanted to balance the feminine pink in the new rug with a darker, more masculine shade of green on the walls.”Style. “The room had wonderful bones from the original early-1900s building, so it was all about finding ways to accentuate those and balance the more modern furniture she already owned,” Kushlan says.
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