It was exciting to tour the Portland Street of Dreams of nine penthouse condominiums nearly 2 weeks ago. As a Seattle interior designer what I especially enjoyed was seeing an interior designed by my designer colleague, Kimberlee  Jaynes.  In my opinion Kimberlee is superb in her color sense as you can see by the image. Choosing a color is often a daunting experience for my clients. I wanted to share what Kimberlee told me about her color inspiration for the interiors.

Over coffee Kimberlee shared, ”The design evolved starting with a pale blue gray rug from Madison Millinger Handmade rugs. My design associate Rolfe was showing me this rug and I reached down to touch it and noticed my vermillion summer nail polish against the smoky colored rug and thought that’s it! We have our color combination!”  As the design concept evolved, Kimberlee said, “Well once the artwork and pillows were in place the serene area rug had to go! The tomato area rug was a much better fit and helped to keep your eye traveling around the room.”

“The vermillion colored art work and embroidered silk accent pillows help bring the living room to life.” The serene mood established with the soft blue grey continues into the bedroom as seen in this photo.

I will be speaking again with Kimberlee about some of the unique accessories she showcased in another post. 

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