Decorating Advice and Paint Colors

I think the Shabby Chic look was the 90′s answer to the forest green fiasco.  Forest green was much too masculine, so there was a complete backlash of femininity.  This ended up being a style so girly that even Barbie would be saying, that’s a little too much. To update this look, the main thing will be to find a balance between the two.

Mismatched fabrics still work, just tone them down with some neutrals, a lot of neutrals.  Again, I would bring in browns in various hues, to add some contrast & a masculine element.

Most of the pieces of architecture & white distressed furniture can stay.  This can be left if the rest of the room is changing, but it’s a very simple change to paint all of this a more masculine color like brown or black.

Edit the accessories.  There are probably enough in one room to furnish several houses, just keep the few things that you still love.

I admit it, I had a sky painted on my ceiling.  It was a little much, & let’s face it, most of us couldn’t make clouds.  I painted over this, & left a tiny alcove with the sky because that was a lot of work.  I now appreciate the mural much more than I ever did.

I actually still love the Shabby Chic look, when used appropriately, such as a little girl’s bedroom.  Anywhere else in the house, a balance should be struck.

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