This NYC Living Room Had White Walls and No Details - Until It Went Bright Green

"Barbara is an interior stylist who lives in a 300-square-foot Upper East Side apartment which had "white walls, no architecture" before she got her hands, and colorful sense of style, on it. "I preferred color on the walls and needed something to counteract the 'white box' look," Barbara says. It's all in the architectural details. Her first step was making some architectural upgrades and amplifying any architectural details that were already there. "I installed picture frame molding on the walls to give the space some depth and beefed up the crown molding and the baseboard molding," she explains."

"And speaking of the walls, she went bold with Sherwin-Williams' Emerald Green paint. Barbara says the paint color inspired the design of the rest of her apartment. "I pulled together a ton of samples, I mixed paints myself, and I finally landed on the color that was in my head," she says. You can steal one other paint tip from Barbara's living room if you look overhead. "I always paint white ceilings in high-gloss," she says."

A 300-square-foot Upper East Side apartment with previously plain white walls received architectural upgrades and bold color to counteract a "white box" feel. Picture frame molding, reinforced crown molding, and taller baseboards added depth and visual interest. A Carrara marble shelf beneath the long window created an extra surface. Existing light wood floors were left and sealed with a clear coat to contrast saturated walls. Walls were painted Sherwin-Williams Emerald Green after extensive sampling and mixing. Ceilings were finished in Benjamin Moore Simply White in high-gloss to reflect light. Patterned furnishings complete the room.

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