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SHEILA BRIDGES' HISTORIC HARLEM APARTMENT

Oznell — Mon, 27 May 2019 13:53:42 GMT

Any rooms of designer Sheila Bridges I've seen strike me as romantic as well as traditional, but she would describe herself as a classicist, I think. She will also put modern elements in a tradtional shell. Her sense of color always grabs me-- she will mix seemingly disparate colors like a dreamy blue, with a rich Venetian red, for example. Love her living room:

Here's a closer shot of that piquant apple green of her dining room:

The description "sumptuous, but scholarly traditional" to me, approximates her layered style. But she can be more ethereal, and more neutral when designing for clients. Here's what she did in another gorgeous old Harlem brownstone:

In the client's house, the mood is a bit lighter, with more modern elements, but both houses respect the architecture and storied history of these Harlem treasures...

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fancy pantsy — Mon, 27 May 2019 14:13:17 GMT

i think i have seen that living room before ... loved it then, love it now.

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Enders — Mon, 27 May 2019 14:13:49 GMT

Stunning!

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Oznell — Mon, 27 May 2019 15:12:18 GMT

You probably have, @fancy pantsy-- that gorgeous living room of hers has been featured everywhere from "Elle Decor" to One King's Lane. I think I've seen it tweaked a bit over the years, but I always love it....

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spiderw — Mon, 27 May 2019 15:16:31 GMT

The living room is absolutely fabulous, very appealing to me. The rest of the apartment is lovely also and I am drawn to each room. Love the blue walls but not too crazy about the green. However, this is an apartment I could live in making few changes!

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Oznell — Mon, 27 May 2019 15:26:31 GMT

Oh, me too, @spiderw.. The history of the lavish house that the apartment is in is remarkable-- it once belonged to the Astors. I think Sheila Bridges has the top floor. Her apartment was featured in a Spike Lee film, and after they left, she had to start over with a clean slate. At first, she painted everything B. Moore's "Cameo White", but then she branched out!

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Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 27 May 2019 16:17:50 GMT

Absolutely stunning! What an eye and vision for design!

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shaggygirl — Mon, 27 May 2019 21:22:23 GMT

Beautiful to look at. But to me none of those rooms say "come on in and sit down and make yourself comfortable". Except for the bed which looks inviting enough to snuggle down into.

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ECBG — Mon, 27 May 2019 22:24:08 GMT

@Oznell Color Harmony is what is being used here. She is also using colors near the first for adjacent rooms which is what I taught.

First, it is helpful to use the real color names in place of designer names.

Blue-green on the wheel becomes turquoise in design.

You remember all of your color wheel names.

She uses a harmony or shape on the wheel for the room. In place of going red/blue/yellow, she may move over a color or two with one of the colors.

Red/Blue/Yellow becomes Red/Blue-Green/Yellow (which could be cream.

Remember when you use a color on the wheel, you get all of the tints (lights) and shades (darks).

Here is an example in yellow: (Yellow actually becomes the lightest egg shell).

If you love this, you might like to take an Interior Design cours at your local tech college.

Anything that works in Interior Design can also be used in clothes.

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Oznell — Mon, 27 May 2019 23:18:03 GMT

Love your helpful, informed commentary, thanks @ECBG!

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aroc3435 — Tue, 28 May 2019 00:14:48 GMT

@Oznell Thank you for posting theses photographs. Beautiful sense of color and scale of elements that respects the historic architectural details of these rooms.

@ECBG Thank you for the color wheel information and the explanation of how it is being used.

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ECBG — Tue, 28 May 2019 00:14:53 GMT

@Oznell Once you can "read" the color wheel, you can do anything!

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DREAMON — Tue, 28 May 2019 00:47:32 GMT

I like different and these rooms are not boring in any way. I also like the beautiful colors that were chosen. Everything is interesting, pretty to look at, and not ho hum.

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stevieb — Tue, 28 May 2019 02:25:18 GMT

For the most part, I really like Ms. Bridges place... Far less so the home she did for clients, which doesn't have nearly the appeal for me...

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CAMOGIRL — Tue, 28 May 2019 12:13:01 GMT

Like the softer paint tones used on the walls and the kitchen cabinets.

Nice mouldings thru out also.

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SahmIam — Tue, 28 May 2019 12:32:09 GMT

The second home...that's all me. Love it.

For whatever reason, I don't care for homes that have different colors as you go from room to room be it their walls or the floors....it bugs me badly, lol.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 28 May 2019 14:55:25 GMT

very very nice! very elegant and I love the bedroom!

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RetRN — Tue, 28 May 2019 15:01:20 GMT

Nice, but too much "stuff" for me. I like a more open look.

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godi — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:29:44 GMT

So inviting, comfortable and just gorgeous!

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wilma — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 16:37:20 GMT

Not a fan of the blue and green walls/rooms at all. I like the rooms with neutral color schemes better. Most of the spaces are too cluttered for me.