{"id":11611,"date":"2013-11-14T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/?p=11611"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T15:13:19","slug":"neutral-is-nice-light-can-be-lively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/neutral-is-nice-light-can-be-lively\/","title":{"rendered":"Neutral Is Nice, Light Can Be Lively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rooms in predominantly neutral shades or light tones are not dull.\u00a0 There, I said it!\u00a0 Now, here&#8217;s the proof.<\/p>\n<p>This is a room by designer Mary McDonald as seen in the <a title=\"House-Beautiful-pictures-Mary-Mcdonald\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/decorating\/house-pictures\/mary-mcdonald-house-0913?click=main_sr#slide-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September House Beautiful.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Be sure to follow the link for more lovely photos by Amy Neunsinger.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11616\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"House-Beautiful-pictures-Mary-Mcdonald\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/decorating\/house-pictures\/mary-mcdonald-house-0913?click=main_sr#slide-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11616 size-full\" title=\"bookcases mary mcdonald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bookcases-mary-mcdonald.jpg\" alt=\"Neutral color Interior Design by Mary McDonald, photo by Amy Neunsinger\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bookcases-mary-mcdonald.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/bookcases-mary-mcdonald-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Design by Mary McDonald, photo by Amy Neunsinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The McDonald- designed English-style bookcases in taupe have backings painted a pale blue.\u00a0 In the interview by David A. 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary McDonald Design-House Beautiful, September 2013-Photo-Amy Neunsinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"casart-coverings-Libby Langdon Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/?s=groovy+gate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groovy Gate in Steel Gray<\/a> and <a title=\"casart-coverings-lively-lattice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/shop\/casart-architectural\/lattice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lively Lattice in Icy Blue,<\/a> both from the <a title=\"casart-coverings-Libby Langdon Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/product-category\/casart-collaborators-artists-designers\/libby-langdon-collection-for-casart-coverings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libby Langdon Collection <\/a>for Casart, remind me of the geometric design of the bookcases.\u00a0 Many of our designs come in bookcase backing size which 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sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lively Lattice-The Libby Langdon Collection for Casart coverings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a sitting area off of the kitchen, McDonald chose stripes for the curtains and the slipper chairs paired with a chevron pattern engineered tile floor.\u00a0 &#8220;You can use a good stripe two ways; railroaded as a horizontal, which makes curtains zippy, and vertically on a traditional slipper chair.\u00a0 The width and tone of the stripe actually brings out the flavor of the floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11615\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"House-Beautiful-pictures-Mary-Mcdonald\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/decorating\/house-pictures\/mary-mcdonald-house-0913?click=main_sr#slide-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sept.jpg\" alt=\"Neutral tones of Mary McDonald Design, House Beautiful, September 2013, Photo by Amy Neunsinger\" width=\"480\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sept.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sept-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary McDonald Design, House Beautiful, September 2013, Photo by Amy Neunsinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Libby&#8217;s Chic Chevron (but not in tile).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11413\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"casart-coverings-chic-chevron\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/?s=chic+chevron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/chic-chevron_press_3_wm.jpg\" alt=\"Silver Gray Chic Chevron-Libby Langdon Collection for Casart Coverings has a neutral color mix\" width=\"365\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/chic-chevron_press_3_wm.jpg 365w, https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/chic-chevron_press_3_wm-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver Gray Chic Chevron-Libby Langdon Collection for Casart Coverings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We don&#8217;t hesitate to use stripes at <a title=\"casart-coverings-stripe-collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/?s=stripes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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