I was so excited when I was asked to be a part of the Urban Barn’s Custom Charity Competition. Five interior design bloggers from across Canada custom designed a chair at our local Urban Barn just 2 weeks ago and everyone will be voting on the best chair!
Then on March 8 at 7:00 pm I will be at the Urban Barn at 2354 Granville Street to talk about my chair and my tips for ordering custom designed furniture.
I chose a colour closest to Tangerine Tango, Pantone’s colour of the year and I piped it in cream in a cotton/linen texture,you can see it below. It looks white in the image though because there’s so much contrast between the fabrics. I love this combination because it’s dramatic, happy and vivacious!
It’s also something to notice when you paint a room a really dark colour, sometime it works better to soften the trim colour by making it creamier otherwise it can look like unfinished plaster.
The Urban Barn has long been one of my go-to stores here in Vancouver when sourcing furniture and accessories for clients.
Last year when I completed this living room for a client, we purchased the coffee table from the Urban Barn:
Interior Design by Maria Killam
And don’t these chairs (above) look familiar? They are very close in design to the Urban Barn chair I chose.
So here they are my lovelies! I hope you’ll vote for mine, but they are all beautiful! If you vote you are automatically entered into a draw to win one of your own custom chairs or one of five $100 gift cards.
And I would love to see you next Thursday night (March 8th) at the Urban Barn on South Granville! From now until March 11, everything custom is 15% off.
Vote for me, vote for me! All you have to do is like it! Easy. Thanks everyone!
Related posts:
The Best Trim Colours: NOT Cloud White
My Take on Pantone’s Colour of 2012: Tangerine Tango
Download my eBook, It’s All in the Undertones. If you have a computer, you can download my book!
If you would like your home to fill you with happiness every time you walk in, contact me.
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I voted for your chair Maria! I was #12. It was clearly the best!
I voted for you!
Help!!!I tried to vote for yours, but nothing happens. I do actually like it best, along with the rusty mid-century looking one with the buttoned back..but yours is definitely happier!
Totally agree about White trim with a dark wall; it either looks cheap or like a baby’s room. I feel that way about super white trim in general, although I do have it in a gray bedroom. It needed the clean colour for contrast on the French door and palladian window. Why do painters seem to love it?
Teresa
I voted for you! LOVE the chair! It was my favorite.
Voted for you, love it, love the piping! I also liked the gray one, but didn’t like the yellow piping – although yellow and gray are wonderful together. Fingers crossed that you win!
Since I’m the only person left on the planet not on facebook I can’t vote for you – tried to do it another way from their site but I guess FB is the only entry option…sorry. I love the single button in the middle!
That was easy, yours is the prettiest chair!
Mary
Your’s is the happiest use of colour. Voted!
Done and done Maria! An easy vote, yours was clearly the best! Good luck! 🙂 Tess
I’m so glad that I liked your chair best. It was an easy vote. Great job.
I know you don’t like granite, but to sell in TX I have to put it in! Please do post on granite plus backsplash to go with wood cabinets. Thanks
I voted too…for you!
Hands down, your chair is the best looking.
Are we allowed to vote more than once?
I voted for your chair Maria, because it was clearly the best one there!
Just love that chair. Great pop of color. Definitely the best. I too am not on face book. Are there any other options to vote?
Loved your chair, Maria. Too bad I live in California so I couldn’t vote.
It was an easy vote. Really liked the colour – the detailing gave it the “pop”. Sorry will not be in town to visit next Thursday – maybe Louise will be there??
It was easy to vote for your chair as a favorite — good luck!
Cathy Z and I –same again, would vote for you but I too am not on FB. Your chair is the ONLY pretty one!!!
Maybe I’ll try later with my husband’s FB page!!
Busy travel schedule for you….hope you can get some rest & home soon….
Love the chair and color Maria!! So fun ~
How I wish I could be in Vancouver on the 8th as I am currently looking at purchasing the same Groove chair for my living space and cannot decide on the fabric. I could certainly use your guidance! Have a fun time Marie, and I envy all who will get to meet you. I voted for your chair.
Your design is the clear winner! Clean, crisp, and it made me smile…
voted for yours, but only because I actually liked it the best! Good luck, Maria!
I voted for you – love the bright colour you chose. It would be fun to see what kind of room you would build around that chair. Right now you are in first place – yahoo!