As I began choosing decor for my mini home, I had the idea that I wanted to go with mainly mid-century oranges, yellows, and greens, but with fresh metallics thrown in, and some teal (the color of the exterior) here and there, to tie the outside of the house and the interior together. In a human scale house, this combination wouldn’t be very overwhelming. I quickly discovered, however, that in such a small space it wasn’t working to combine so many colors.
I created this mid-century inspired mural several months ago, for one of the walls in the office.
Mid-century mural for the office. Photo by Holly Tierney-Bedord. All rights reserved.
Until yesterday, I never wavered on my devotion to it. However, once I put it in place and began evaluating how it was going to fit in with other wall coverings and materials, I saw that it clashed. The room on its own looked cute, but a dollhouse is literally a house with one whole side of it torn off, and every room needs to work together cohesively.
Editing can be difficult. To better convince myself, I laid out several likely wallpaper choices together to see if I was happy with the overall effect.
Wallpaper choices. Photo by Holly Tierney-Bedord. All rights reserved.
To me, these work well together.
I added in some of the furniture and accessories that will be going into my mini house.
Wallpaper, furniture, accessories. Photo by Holly Tierney-Bedord. All rights reserved.
I’m still feeling good about it.
Now here’s the part where I add in some of the teal accents, throwing in a few extras not really intended for this space, like the stool, just to see how the colors work together.
There’s starting to be a lot going on here. Photo by Holly Tierney-Bedord. All rights reserved.
At this point, it starts to look a little off to me. Between the gold accents, wallpaper throughout, strong black and white elements, and other details (Macrame owl, anyone?), I can safely say the teal has to go. I think I’ll paint a new mural for the office, similar to this one, but in shades of taupe, brown, and black.
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