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Text by Mary Forsell •
Produced by Patti Clauson & Darva Hirsch •
Photography by Lance Davies Photography
The concept was simple: Take a previously ho-hum beige room, give it a new
coat of paint, and use it as the backdrop for a design experiment. To prove that
spaces don’t have to remain static and can change with the seasons (and your
mood), Patti Clauson and Darva Hirsch of the Atlanta firm Butterhome created
four different vignettes—and they did it with very little muss or fuss. Major
elements remained constant: a neutral sofa, sisal underfoot, and a sunny green
paint splashed on the walls. “The green is strong, but a surprisingly versatile
background color for different palettes,” Patti says.
(a) Design partners Darva Hirsch (left) and Patti Clauson emphasize comfort, color,
and craft.
(b) Colors in the first scenario range from raspberry to
pink grapefruit and lavender—hues that most people don’t think to team up
because they’re so close on the color wheel. Yet the effect is invigorating, as
is the breezy mix of floral and striped curtains and multi-patterned
pillows.
(c) It’s tradition revisited. A striped indigo ticking area
rug establishes the time-honored blue-and-white palette, repeated throughout the
room. Tacked on the wall, a trio of Prussian blue cyanotypes (a form of
light-exposure photography) plays down the formality of classic wing chairs.
(d) An architectural ceiling medallion is a surprising
substitute for the expected painting. (e) Oil study echoes blue and
green notes. (f) With a neutral sofa anchoring the room,
it’s easy to change the look
with pillows and throws.
Originally published in the October/November 2007 issue
Once is not Enough page
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