Creating a Cohesive Design Plan
Pink Cabana Project Wrap-Up
It's bittersweet to conclude the Pink Cabana project, a captivating blend of nostalgic tennis club vibes, rattan elements, and mid-century aesthetics. There's an abundance of love for this design, particularly its vibrant color palette and playful patterns. Let's not forget the inspiration drawn from Pink Cabana, a lively Palm Springs restaurant that influenced our designs. We went with a slightly more subdued yet stylish approach to the inspiration space. Now, let's delve into the world of common design elements and discover how to seamlessly incorporate them into your own home for a cohesive and captivating design.
When embarking on a full home design, it's essential to select common elements that establish a connection between spaces. These recurring elements serve as the glue that unify each room, allowing them to possess its distinct personality while maintaining overall cohesion. For the Pink Cabana project, our common elements encompassed color, mid-century influences, elegant curves, hints of black, marble accents, touches of gold, as well as the warm and inviting presence of rattan and wood tones.
Color
Color plays a pivotal role in design, and this project showcases how it can be employed in various ways. While opting for neutral hues in larger investment pieces, injecting color into accent chairs, dining chairs, artwork, and decorative pieces adds vibrancy and personality. Rugs offer another splendid opportunity to infuse color into your space.
For a cohesive design, employing common colors across multiple rooms is paramount. We artfully integrated touches of black, pink, and green throughout almost every space, using each color in unique ways. By adopting your favorite core colors and featuring them in various rooms—bold in some, subdued in others—you can grant each space its individual personality while maintaining a harmonic aesthetic.
In our project, we boldly embraced color in the children's bath and pool bath, creating a lively ambiance. Remember, it's perfectly fine to adopt a more subdued color palette in other areas of your home, like we did in the primary bath and bedroom, as long as you incorporate connecting elements. In this case, our connecting materials, marble, and gold, are subtly reflected in different ways throughout the primary bath and additional spaces.
Mid-Century
The nod to mid-century design is evident in our carefully chosen lighting fixtures, which infuse character and visual interest into each space. Lighting holds significant impact in any design plan, and it's a fantastic avenue to imbue your home with a distinct atmosphere. Additionally, clean line furnishings contribute to the mid-century aesthetic, further enhancing the overall look.
Curves
Curves, as a design element, introduce softness and visual appeal. We incorporated gentle curves in multiple areas of our project and repeating this detail throughout the home fosters harmony among the spaces. It's a simple yet effective technique to elevate your interior design.
Marble
Marble, with its timeless allure, found its place in most of our project's spaces. Its versatility allows for a multitude of applications, including flooring, side tables, accessories, and lighting. Embracing marble enables you to introduce an elegant and classic element into your design.
Gold and Black
In this family home, we tastefully incorporated gold accents, exercising moderation to ensure a balanced composition. Mixing metals adds intrigue, and alongside the gold taps in the bathrooms, we employed black finishes to infuse a touch of contrast. Lighting fixtures and accessories proved to be excellent opportunities for infusing our favorite finish—gold—into the overall design.
Rattan Wicker & Wood
Rattan, wicker, and wood adorn each of these spaces. When incorporating these natural materials, it's important to strike a balance—less is more. A subtle touch in each room can make a significant impact. Should you choose to include multiple pieces, remember to mix up colors and styles to avoid an excessively kitschy look. However, if that's the vibe you're after, go ahead and embrace it! The same principle applies to wood tones; embrace variety and mix complementary tones throughout different areas of your home.
In the realm of interior design, remember that the presence of repeatable common elements is the key to greatness. If you find yourself struggling with your own home design, maintain variation while subtly repeating your favorite elements throughout your home. Avoid overwhelming a room with a single design element. By embracing the common element rule, your space will exude layers of intentionality without succumbing to a matchy-matchy aesthetic. Now, I'd love to hear about the common elements you adore in your own home!
With Aloha,