Look Of The Year 2010

A bright sofa adds character to a traditional room.

A classic style living room — with white walls, moulding and an on-trend navy blue door — is given a relaxed spin with a chintz-covered sofa and a dramatic art installation. H&H loves this "traditional remix", and named this room the look of the year for 2010. To introduce a bold colour to an otherwise white room, try painting a door to bring in a nautical colour scheme without the dramatic effect of painting all four walls.

See more photos from 2010's Trendsetting Paint Colours Gallery.

  • Photographer:

    Angus Fergusson

  • Source: House & Home January 2010 issue
  • Products: Wall colour, Gray Mist (CC-80), Benjamin Moore; knob, The Door Store; black and white vase on desk, Cynthia Findlay Antiques; mushroom art, Absolutely North; desk set, silver bowls on coffee table, glass vase on side table, Decorum Decorative Finds; throw, L'Atelier; grey table, Holace Cluny; black side tables, Filter; leather chair, South Hill Home; slipcover fabric, Designers Fabrics; white slipcover sewing, Cover Your World; striped rug, Dash & Albert; Osborne & Little Giverny Lomasi (NCF3884-01), through Primavera Interior Furnishings; settee, Barrymore Furniture; cushion sewing, Blinds, Drapes & Bedding; velvet cushion fabric, Designer Fabrics; sconces, Rona; desk, Klaus by Nienkämper; wood floor, The Home Depot; floor colour, Edgecomb Gray (HC-173), Benjamin Moore; lamps, Machine Age Modern; door colour, Hague Blue (30), Farrow & Ball; art, Decorum Decorative Finds.
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