Yesterday, I did a post about the gorgeous Gramercy Park Hotel in New York, designed by Julian Schnabel. The overall color palette of red, pink reds and apple green is striking and bold. Mr. Schnabel's design of the public areas was carried into the private quarters by the hotel's in house design staff in the bold and dramatic color palette. However, the relative lack of pattern in the textiles and walls makes for a more restful atmosphere - a nice thing in a hotel room.
I was clicking around the internet yesterday and came across an image of the rooms below and it struck me instantaneously how similar the color palettes are. The James Duncan, Jr. House was built in 1805 in Haverhill, MA is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection.
Naturally, as happens when doing blog posts, one thing leads to another and hours (literally) later, I've collected a handful of images that reflect a similar palette from different eras and regions.
Edgar Degas "Dancers in Pink and Green" ca 1890 (Image from the Met Museum website)
"Le Moulin Rouge" by Lucien Genin, 1930
Palazzo Sagredo in Venice is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. circa 1718
Bedchamber in Versailles via House and Home
Gyeongbokgung Palace Chamber, Korea, via Flickr
Oh, and if pink is your color, visit Gwen Driscoll's Ragland Hill Social for her Week in Pink series of posts.
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