miriam, Author at Miriam Stern Color Consulting

Almost Black
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Almost Black

Accent Colors, Bathrooms, Case Studies, Dark Colors

Almost Black

By miriam|2021-12-01T15:48:12-05:00December 1st, 2021|Accent Colors, Bathrooms, Case Studies, Dark Colors|

Repainting a bathroom that had charming old white tiles with black trim around the edges, we decided to paint above the tiles with a deep dark color. But what to choose? Almost any color would work since the basic palette was black and white. We liked the idea of using colorful towels with the simple bathroom, and thought painting the walls black would be a cool color to use. Choosing the right black was the hard part. We painted the trim around the door and window with a semi-gloss black which was [...]

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Gray and White Bedroom with a Touch of Purple
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Gray and White Bedroom with a Touch of Purple

Accent Colors, Bedrooms, Case Studies

Gray and White Bedroom with a Touch of Purple

By miriam|2020-11-06T14:35:24-05:00October 31st, 2020|Accent Colors, Bedrooms, Case Studies|

A client I had worked with before called me to help redo her bedroom. It was an old house and the walls were stucco, not in good condition. The first suggestion was to cover the existing walls with sheetrock to improve and update the room. What a difference that alone made.

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New Carpeting with Black Border for Staircase
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New Carpeting with Black Border for Staircase

Case Studies

New Carpeting with Black Border for Staircase

By miriam|2021-04-14T12:20:47-04:00September 21st, 2020|Case Studies|

Clients asked me to help choose new carpeting for their stairway and upper hall. The staircase was part of a center hall entrance with living room and dining room on either side. The entrance hall floor has a dynamic geometric pattern of granite squares and rectangles of various sizes and colors. Included in this design was a black 2” stripe that ran throughout the floor. Using the black stripe as a jumping off point, we chose a beige wool carpet that has black threads running through it in a small grid pattern. It is a classic quality carpet that is sturdy and looked good with the beiges in the floor.

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Decorating an Apartment Living Room
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Decorating an Apartment Living Room

Case Studies, Living and Family Rooms, Wall Arrangments

Decorating an Apartment Living Room

By miriam|2019-01-17T09:25:19-05:00January 17th, 2019|Case Studies, Living and Family Rooms, Wall Arrangments|

A retired couple was downsizing from a large house and asked me to help decorate the living room in an apartment they were renting. They weren't taking any of their old furniture. The apartment came with beige carpeting and was painted an off white, a blank slate. After discussing their entertaining style and decorating taste, we decided to purchase a sofa and love seat first. Once we chose that we would be able to choose all the other furniture easily. Sofas are not something you should buy online because comfort is the [...]

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Blue and White Bedroom from Start to Finish
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Blue and White Bedroom from Start to Finish

Bedrooms, Case Studies

Blue and White Bedroom from Start to Finish

By miriam|2018-12-14T15:23:11-05:00January 24th, 2018|Bedrooms, Case Studies|

Instead of just doing color consulting I helped a client design a blue and white bedroom from start to finish. The space was a big room on the second floor of a private house. We looked at many photos of blue bedrooms mostly on Houzz.com the leading platform for home remodeling and design. What I realized immediately was that my client liked a medium to deep blue with lots of white.

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How to Choose, Frame, and Hang Art
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How to Choose, Frame, and Hang Art

Bedrooms, blog, Case Studies, Dining Rooms, Living and Family Rooms, Wall Arrangments

How to Choose, Frame, and Hang Art

By miriam|2018-12-19T07:48:20-05:00December 12th, 2017|Bedrooms, blog, Case Studies, Dining Rooms, Living and Family Rooms, Wall Arrangments|

How to choose, frame, and hang art in your home? I was called to do just that with new clients. They had just moved residences, had done quite a bit of decorating, and wanted to give the finishing touches to make the house a home. As an artist I have had much experience choosing, framing, and hanging art and I was thrilled to work on this assignment. We started with the dining room which was decorated with a neutral palette. We first looked at the art the couple owned to see what [...]

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