![]() So there’s my story about my relationship to green. Then, two nights before Press Day, in the middle of the night I woke up in a panic, but with a moment of clarity: I would paint a giant green “stripe” from one end of the room, up the walls, across the ceiling, and down the opposite wall. Who would want to hire DC’s most “blah” designer? I had some pillows custom made in a beautiful green satin, found a couple of Foo Dog statues in Kelly Green, but that was about it. I wanted to carve my niche as the “contemporary, modern” interior designer, in a world of DC traditionalism. Discover tile & mosaics for kitchen backsplash, bathroom floor, entryway, and more. ![]() They were much more inclined to have their furnishings in rooms designed by the bigger-name, better known and respected designers. Browse all ceramic, stone, glass, porcelain, and concrete products. Being a fairly new designer, most showrooms weren’t really interested in loaning me their stuff. You either had to borrow furnishings from the showrooms, or had to buy them yourself. I literally tormented myself over the installation, not finding any clever way to infuse green into the space, nor finding any borrowed furnishings that would work. Oh, and the worst part? My room was to be a library! * sigh* Side note: Funny how trends find their way back, huh? The of-the-moment sage green has much more gray, thankfully. We had just gotten over that sage-y green phase of the 90’s and early 2000’s. Pianetto Polished Porcelain tile (24×24) in Sabbia Bianco and Laurento Gray. Black Slate Tile textured and Crema Antiqua Tumbled Travertine Tile (12×12) 6. Bedrosians Urban porcelain tile (24×24) matte in Raven Black and Nova White. I can’t remember if the name was given to us, or if we had to make it up. Carrera Marble polished tile and Vogue Gray Polished Marble Tile (18×18) 4. The theme was color, and this “up and coming” always-looking-for-a-challenge designer picked the hardest color at the time GREEN. We have a wide range of floor tiles to suit every taste and budget. Circa 2007/2008, I was asked to design a room for the Washington DC Design Center Showhouse. Truth is, I’ve always had a weird love/hate obsession with Green, and maybe a little PTSD. MY “IT’S COMPLICATED” RELATIONSHIP STATUS WITH THE COLOR GREENīack to the challenge: finding the perfect green marble for the checkerboard. I was looking to create that fine balance between dramatic without overkill elegance without pretense, a statement without being too bold They sent me the picture below, from the Louvre, and asked me what I thought about installing something similar in their hall incorporating the dark green they love… LOVE IT! Which quickly prompted my dive on the good ol’ internets looking for inspirational images. Ironically enough, in my research for the perfect Verde _ marble to create the look, I heard lots of mixed reviews - to some downright haters! ![]() My mission was to find a natural stone replacement. The clients currently have a dark green marble look floor and while they hate the material they really like the color. All Rights Reserved.I’m currently working on a mostly kitchen reno project, with some additional spaces, including a back hallway. ![]() The pattern is often used to achieve an elegant look while making a strong statement, said interior designer Shea McGee of Studio McGee in Salt Lake City.Ĭopyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. They are also often used in high-traffic areas such as kitchens and laundry rooms because of their durability, she said.
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