Because people have predicted that emerald green is 2013's Color of the Year, images like these are popping up all over the internet. This room, I saw in The Interior Revolution blog, reminded me of a room I painted a few years ago for Designer, LouAnn Bauer, and her client in San Francisco...
The walls of this Victorian home were pale and non-descript...
[caption id="attachment_7481" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The homeowner wanted green walls, the Designer wanted to contrast this bold choice with black and white accessories..."][/caption]
So I started by rough rolling several layers of royal blue and lime green on paint...
[caption id="attachment_7482" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="I always painted the switch and outlet plates to minimize those modern-day distraction."]