Sometimes a painting perfectly encapsulates the mood and palette of a time and place. Skyscape #1 by Mike Smalley is a moment in late November in Ontario. It’s a beautiful palette - warm and cool, delicate and intense. This living room is put together with natural materials and a largely neutral colour scheme. It’s simple but classic and a room one won’t tire of.
As well as Skyline #1, this photograph, November, by Dieter Hessel is another atmospheric image very at home in this room. Materials are repeated - the pale wood of the floor, lamp and coffee table and the leather of sofa, chair and pouf. Accessories should be classic in design and have some visual heft like this glass vase from Design Within Reach. The main wall colour is a warm neutral Heartsmere by Benjamin Moore.
Accent walls painted with Ebony Slate or Prairie Lily, both by Benjamin Moore, would be graphic but not overpowering. A modern, hanging fireplace would be the ultimate finishing touch.
