{"id":112410,"date":"2019-11-16T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-find-it-dramatic-inside-the-all-blue-home-of-architect-sharon-toong\/"},"modified":"2019-11-16T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T11:04:07","slug":"i-find-it-dramatic-inside-the-all-blue-home-of-architect-sharon-toong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-find-it-dramatic-inside-the-all-blue-home-of-architect-sharon-toong\/","title":{"rendered":"'I find it dramatic': inside the all-blue home of architect Sharon Toong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAn interior designer\u2019s flat is a showcase for the dramatic, bold blues she believes are here to stayFrom dark lead to chalky white, grey has hogged our walls for years. Not any more. \u201cI feel it\u2019s had its day,\u201d says architect and interior designer Sharon Toong. \u201cI\u2019m drawn to blue, especially the darker shades.\u201d Indeed, moody blue paints \u2013 all similar but slightly different \u2013 are used throughout this two-bedroom flat: in the main bedroom, the study, an internal courtyard, her baby daughter\u2019s room, and the kitchen cabinets. The hall is alive with blue banana leaves, vines and tropical palms, courtesy of design team House of Hackney.This and the master bedroom are naturally dark spaces, so Toong decided to work that to her advantage. \u201cThere was no getting around the fact that the corridor was long and windowless, so I chose that bold, enveloping wallpaper,\u201d she says. \u201cIt brings you out into the flat\u2019s lighter, brighter areas, with glimpses of foliage in garden beyond. A deep blue shade on the walls and ceiling makes a room feel very cocooning.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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