A ‘Mancave Ensuite’ We Can Agree On
Y’all…my husband likes what he calls ‘guy colors’.
As an Artist and Interior Designer married to an Engineer, form and function are often discussed in our home. I prefer elegant yet laid-back design, and he also likes our surroundings to look appealing in a way he can live with. So when he mentions ‘no girly colors’ for his man-cave bathroom, I say, “But what do you…mean?!”
Left: My husband isn’t fond of green, but when I showed him this olive tone that coordinates well with the colorway of the adjoining rooms, he liked ‘this’ color. It looks excellent with bronze, dark wood tones and white. I have used a lot this tone of olive green in my artwork as well; it lives life but doesn’t ‘take over.’ A darker shade is in the matting of the painting above the towel rack and I have also incorporated several adjoining olive tones mixed with gold and aubergine in the piece to tie it all together.
Below: Another color my husband wasn’t sold on was brown. I think brown is particularly elegant. It makes everything sparkle and can somehow make a small room larger. It’s truly magical. So, I guess now he likes ‘brown,’ too! I used brown here in our Powder Room.
Below: And again here in a toilet room in the owner’s suite bathroom. Why not use a few floating shelves to display a few found objects? I like the interior design palette colors I use to coordinate, but they do not necessarily ‘match.’
Interior spaces should look evolved, and the colors should ‘talk’ to each other. In this house, I used the colors of nature to dictate the palette—earth, sand, sky, snow, and the sun! They never go out of style.
