The Perfect Salmon

Suzanne Kasler - 2020 Palm Beach Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse

Has this blog turned into a cooking show? No, but I do love a great salmon pink paint color and this is it. Benjamin Moore Custis Salmon CW - 215, a historic color found by researchers on the exterior of an 18th century home outside of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Benjamin Moore Custis Salmon

Suzanne Kasler used this paint color on one wall only, hanging de Gournay Chinoiserie wallpaper on the lower portions of the other walls. The white is the iconic Benjamin Moore Dove White. The styling of the bookcases is great too - love the brass sconces and the art.

Check out the scalloped wicker daybed. Kasler uses lots of rattan as well in this modern approach to the Palm Beach look. My only complaint is that I wish she had used a bit of blue and white Chinese porcelain on the shelves - it is amazing with salmon pink.

Well, I am off the see the Nationals and the Yankees in Tampa. Spring Training. BTW, the Palm Beach Kips Bay Showhouse runs through March 1.

It's All in the Details

When Sara Gilbane was hired to transform the TriBeCa loft of a young NYC couple, she knew that replacing their silk salmon curtains would eat up a big chunk of the decorating budget. Instead, she added dressmaker details, sky blue Greek key tape trim and deep coral wooden bobble fringe. Here is the rest of the loft below and all the details from Traditional Home here.

Orange Chinoiserie Dining Room

I was excited to see an article in Traditional Home online on Showhouse Rooms in Orange. My dining room is wallpapered in a wonderful orange Chinoiserie paper, but on tap soon is a refresh of some other elements in the room. I fell in love with this dining room by Alexandria, Virginia interior designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey for the D.C. Design Showhouse.

This is a wonderful example of how to update a formal room to make it more fresh and modern. Note the breakfront painted coral, the corner banquette in salmon velvet, the ceiling wallpapered in marble, the pagodas flanking the fireplace, and the dining room chair frames painted blue. The Chinoiserie fabric on the dining chairs is Cowtan & Tout La Pagode Chine. For more details, here is the link.