green with envy

So I was catching up on a little HGTV off our DVR, when I tuned in to last weekend's episode of the new show My Favorite Place. It's basically Elle Decor or Architectural Digest, but in TV form. You get to see into the homes of celebrities and famous designers. Most of the celebs have these monster homes to furnish, so I can't really apply much of what I see in their homes.

But then...

They showed HGTV designer Taniya Nayak's condo in Boston. (Cue the angels singing.)

All images of Taniya's apartment from Apartment Therapy house tour

If I were to use words like "swoon" or "yes, please" as exclamations, I would use them here.

I love absolutely everything about it:

• the pops of olive green and chartreuse throughout the entire home
• the otherwise neutral, unified color scheme, but...
• the fact that it's not all beige or white, rather the neutrals vary widely
• all the texture, and the plush look of everything
• all those shaggy rugs
• the modern look but welcoming feel
• the green Womb Chair that I secretly pine for
• the birch branches in the vase that are way more original than most sticks in vases (and I adore birch)
• the outdoor fabric covering on the dining chairs that you'd never guess was stain-proof (genius!)
• that she has a GIANT television, but that's not where your eyes go immediately
• the way they've made the interior mesh with the exterior, and the view is as much part of the decor as everything inside

Also, they don't show it in these photos from Apartment Therapy, but on My Favorite Place, she had a few more little color accents to contrast with the green, including a few orange fuzzy pillows in the guest room and some show-stopping dark magenta pillows in the living room. They looked amazing together. Olive/apple green and magenta... who knew?!

Seeing Taniya's home is mega inspiration for me. Perhaps we'll be seeing a similar approach to color in our new house??? Olive greens and chartreuses already play a prominent role in our current place, so this could be right up our alley.

Stay tuned!

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