I loved this article by Rita Konig in the WSJ magazine on Luke Irwin who designs the beautiful rugs in the second photo. Also loving the mish mash china from his house. And lastly, I am loving the pink walls and mix of color in this room from Ben Pentreath. All super inspirational for my apartment project!
Photos: 1+ 2: Tobias Harvey for WSJ Magazine. Photo 3: Ben Pentreath via Michelle Armas + Katy Elliott.
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i've loved pink walls ever since i went to a party--years ago--at this old, georgian-style house in baton rouge. it had all the typical white molding, fireplaces and such set against against pale pink walls. it was so elegant and surprisingly not overly girlie. (it was especially pretty by candlelight too.) plus, one of the bedrooms was painted a much deeper rose, also really gorgeous. not sure what my husband would think about pink walls though. you should totally do it! :)
Posted by: jen | October 01, 2011 at 01:16 AM
Gorgeous rugs!
Posted by: Julie | October 01, 2011 at 04:59 AM
love all that china and the raw shelving!! perfect cottage love!!
xx
callie
Posted by: callie grayson | October 01, 2011 at 08:36 AM
I had walls that color in the bedroom of one of my old apartments. I loved it. So pretty and flattering and surprisingly subtle. All these images are so inspirational, btw!
Posted by: Eva / Sycamore Street Press | October 01, 2011 at 07:30 PM
Hey Chelsea!
This is really inspirational,amazing rugs and Ben Pentreath's work is admirable,those colors are complementing each other very well.Thank you for sharing such a great and valuable stuff with us.
Good Luck and God Bless!!
With Regards!
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa@Stained Glass Tutorials | October 02, 2011 at 02:02 AM
I love pink walls so much, we painted the exterior of our house pink!
So great to see pink looking so sophisticated. Thank you for the inspiration!!
Michelle
Posted by: michelle long | October 02, 2011 at 08:53 AM
I'm loving this post. The fireplace in the last photo is lovely! I just shared this on Twitter for you. My readers would love it too!
Cheers
Kristina
Posted by: KristinaMGulino | October 02, 2011 at 12:07 PM
the colors and patterns are incredible. It would be hard not to feel happy living around that.
Posted by: Emma | October 02, 2011 at 08:08 PM
pink walls and built in bookshelves! and the rug colors are gorgeous. our new place has old wood floors that need huge area rugs.
Posted by: erica | October 03, 2011 at 06:50 AM
this is bold! I definitely struggle to combine color this freely - I end up being so "matchy matchy" because I'm afraid of things looking like a circus. Great inspiration post, Chelsea.
Posted by: Sam | October 03, 2011 at 01:46 PM
Those rugs are beyond gorgeous! Heading over to read the article now, thanks!
Posted by: Nomadic D | October 06, 2011 at 05:26 AM