Here at Remodelista, we have often been (accurately) accused of a predilection towards the monochromatic. That said, we are not averse to mixing prints and patterns in a myriad of colors, it’s just that it takes a certain talent.
Here at Remodelista, we have often been (accurately) accused of a predilection towards the monochromatic. That said, we are not averse to mixing prints and patterns in a myriad of colors, it’s just that it takes a certain talent.
Embroidered sheets with a checkered quilt and pinwheel pillowcase from Erica’s 2013 collaboration with artist Emily Payne. My current bedding is called the Bookprint collection.
Embroidered sheets with a checkered quilt and pinwheel pillowcase from Erica’s 2013 collaboration with artist Emily Payne. My current bedding is called the Bookprint collection.
Photograph by Erica Shires via Popsugar.
Photograph by Erica Shires via Popsugar.
Erica’s journals, the source of her inspiration for Bookprint.
Erica’s journals, the source of her inspiration for Bookprint.
Swatch samples from Erica’s Bookprint collection. If you’re scared to use a lot of color...
Swatch samples from Erica’s Bookprint collection. If you’re scared to use a lot of color...
...keep it monochromatic and bring in patterns in different scales. Although the pattern looks different, it all comes from the same original motif.
...keep it monochromatic and bring in patterns in different scales. Although the pattern looks different, it all comes from the same original motif.
The living room in Erica’s home with a Beni Ouarain rug and hits of pink. I have a Beni Ourain Moroccan rug and I love to introduce ethnic items to a super-clean room, to add something rough hewn to the mix–it’s a great combination.
The living room in Erica’s home with a Beni Ouarain rug and hits of pink. I have a Beni Ourain Moroccan rug and I love to introduce ethnic items to a super-clean room, to add something rough hewn to the mix–it’s a great combination.
Photograph by Kelly Ishikawa for Anthology Magazine.
Photograph by Kelly Ishikawa for Anthology Magazine.
Photograph by Leslie Williamson.
Photograph by Leslie Williamson.
The bedroom in Erica’s bedroom with a wall covered in hand-painted wallpaper from de Gournay’s Chinoiserie collection.
The bedroom in Erica’s bedroom with a wall covered in hand-painted wallpaper from de Gournay’s Chinoiserie collection.
I’m thinking of a rich gray that is soothing and beautiful, something like Benjamin Moore’s Nocturnal Gray, a deep gray with a bit of blue.
I’m thinking of a rich gray that is soothing and beautiful, something like Benjamin Moore’s Nocturnal Gray, a deep gray with a bit of blue.
Photography by Leslie Williamson for Martha Stewart.
Photography by Leslie Williamson for Martha Stewart.
Above L: Erica Tanov in her Berkeley home. Above R: Her upstairs hallway covered in Dryden and Wilde Carnation wallpapers by Osborne and Little.
Above L: Erica Tanov in her Berkeley home. Above R: Her upstairs hallway covered in Dryden and Wilde Carnation wallpapers by Osborne and Little.
So much of the house is white that I wanted something bright, but not in a room we’re in all the time, so I did the whole hallways in pattern and color.
So much of the house is white that I wanted something bright, but not in a room we’re in all the time, so I did the whole hallways in pattern and color.
A striped coat from the Erica Tanov 2013-2014 Collection. Graphic stripes with classic feminine florals could work if they’re all done in bright bold colors.
A striped coat from the Erica Tanov 2013-2014 Collection. Graphic stripes with classic feminine florals could work if they’re all done in bright bold colors.
