My dream home is, in fact, three homes, a perfectly restored Mid-Century Modern gem, a warm and inviting Spanish Colonial home, and a charming country Farmhouse. I have been working on various designs for these different chapters of my personality for years, curating furniture, antiques, inspiration, colour palettes, which brings me to this design challenge - MY DREAM HOME.
Over the next few months, I plan to share my design process as I create a home that blends the three aforementioned styles - a space that exudes comfort and charm with a curated eye. For today's post, we are starting simply with the colour palette.
In a world of unknowns, the answer for our homes should be colour!
The concept here is simple and rooted in nature and connection to the outside which will be a through-line of the home. Yellow represents the sun, Corngold by Farrow and Ball, blue represents water, St Giles Blue by Farrow and Ball, white for wind and air, Pointing by Farrow and Ball, and red for earth, Incardnadine by Farrow and Ball. Am I obsessed with Farrow and Ball colours and paints? Yes and once you paint with them and see them in action in a space you will understand why, their pigments are truly magical in changing lights.
The bold colours are intended to be used in different spaces to denote their usage, living, cooking/eating, and working all tied together with Pointing. This red-based cream is a perfect tone for use throughout.
A few more items building on the design, wood and glass. For a long time I was adamantly opposed to glass block, however, I have seen the light (pun intended). This example glass block, from Seves, features a round port-hole design which represents a beautiful link to Mid-Century Modern design. Walls built from this block would create an amazing diffusion of light into and out of the space depending on the time of day.
As noted in this post, the use of wood is paramount in any design, using locally sourced woods for the project being key for connection to the region as well as rooting the home effectively. For this project, I am dreaming of a tropical to sub-tropical locale so teak works beautifully on all fronts. My thinking, as of this exact second, is to use the teak in a combination of vertical and horizontal panelling, as well as using it for cabinet doors. Not to mention that I have an entire storage locker full of my grandparents teak furniture!
I am excited to bring you on this journey with me, in the coming weeks I will share some preliminary sketches and floorplan concepts as well as my ever-growing list of must-have-items.
-G
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