About a year ago, I went on a strict color diet of black, brown and pale gray, with a smattering of gold to add some pizazzle dazzle. I have to say this house was looking pretty svelte until Ike came along. Now it’s been fattened up by red, yellow and blue plastic, and I swear the living room alone has gained 20 pounds. Apparently babies aren’t really into drabby neutrals. Who knew? Thankfully the decorating world now says, Hey — it’s ok to binge on primary colors.
And guess what? You don’t even have to resort to building your home out of kiddie colored Legos to get the look (because if that were the case, I’d already be 50 steps ahead). Remember the slew of Roy Lichtenstein inspired interiors I presented for your consideration? Well, now get ready for a burst of Bauhaus brights.
Those crazy Bauhaus dudes were all about form, function, and screaming color — but no fussy, frilly pants color shall be allowed. Green is about as crazy as party animals Gropius, Van der Rohe and Corbusier, were willing to get, because it’s all about heading back to basics. So sit back, strap up, and put your goggles on. We’re going on a grand tour.
A Mondrian inspired kitchen from Apartment Therapy
No source, but check out that Arteluce lamp.
Well, dudes? What do you think? Are you ready to inject some hot primary color into your home? Just be careful, because Danger! It’s ok to be bold, but with such strong colors, it’s all too easy to go overboard. Like, way overboard. Simple shapes and small doses are the best bet for keeping your visual weight under control.
Don’t be a color glutton.
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my favorite is the steve giralt room — it would be so cool to have a painting like that of my 2 boys and me!
I sorta kinda love the OWI room, but what, may i ask, is with the green penis (peni?) centerpiece?
Love this post and love primary colours. can’t get enough. how much more pure can a colour be? i’m in a blue mood lately and I find it so easy to match with other tones. I believe a primary colour never goes out of fashion, and to prove it modernist artists and designers work are still a “must have” in the material world.
My fav logo in the entire world is the superman logo – perfect combination of primary colours.
inadvertently, my living room ended up kind of rainbow-y. it’s not too bad with a pretty big backdrop of white. it’s just weird how it happened. i don’t even have kids!
Love the room with the Arteluce lamp! And the cabinet. And the dogzz.
If I had it my way (plus the time), I’d definitely have a neutral-y house with pops of color like this. Great inspiration – thanks!
The previous owner of our house never met a neutral she didn’t like. Room by room, I’m (slowly) letting loose the rainbow.
some of these are quite lovely- the subtler ones, or ones with colorful art. But the color-block rooms make my eyes buldge and give me a headache. Is that a kitchen island made of leggos?
Nice Eames chair.
I want someone to repaint the painting in the steve giralt one with my head and m. and w.’s head, but leaving everything else. I also need too many things out of this post to mention. those green chairs from the ny times photo and pretty much the entire room in the “no source” pic. I promise you, the primary color thing subsides. a bit.
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