This dotted square carpet is the background for this new material palette

27/09/2022
Category: Mood boards

While visiting Manila, we were delighted to check out Intramuros, an urban district and historic walled city within metropolitan Manila. The name comes from the Spanish word that means “within walls,” which refers to the fortified city founded at the mouth of the Pasig river in 1571. The city remained under Spanish rule until 1898 and was the center of the Spanish occupation. In this walled city lived influential and wealthy citizens of colonial Manila. Natives and Chinese people were prohibited from living inside Intramuros; only the Spanish elite and their offspring were.

The walled city is a gorgeous place to visit, with a piece of history that still stands, despite the many battles, fires, and earthquakes. You can visit museums, walk the cobblestone streets with lamp posts from the 1800s, and check out the old Spanish houses that add color to Intramuros’s otherwise grey landscape.

Inspired by the architecture of Intramuros, we decided to recolor the Chain Dot carpet, which is a part of the culture collection. This collection features designs that are spiritual, religious, and tribal-inspired. We decided to recolor the dotted square carpet with neutral cream and dark red accents. Similarly, we chose to include neutral-colored materials and small pops of color for this material board.

For the recolored Chain Dot carpet to really pop, we decided to include neutral materials like Pendle Hill by Cambria, HPL-Abstracts by Greenlam Laminates, San Gabriel Norman Brick by Fireclay Tile, and Lampblack by Benjamin Moore. These almost grey-toned materials are very reminiscent of the grey landscape of the walled city. Additionally, we included a warmer tone of brown by adding Dark Clove by Sherwin-Williams to bring that old historic town aspect. For a pop of color, we included Josef by Designtex, and Colors by New Jersey Tile and Stone.

If you want to find the perfect color for one of our many carpet designs, Talk Carpet’s recolor program is ideal for you. You can choose any of our nine carpet substrates to take your project to the next level. Additionally, our online tool lets you quickly visualize what the recolor will look like. You can get your carpet in just three weeks. Contact us to learn more.

PRODUCTS USED:

Chain Dot RECOLORED by ege carpets

Pendle Hill by Cambria

HPL-Abstracts by Greenlam Laminates

San Gabriel Norman Brick by Fireclay Tile

Fusion Wow Dark Extra Slab by Artistic Tile

Josef by Designtex

Colors by New Jersey Tile and Stone

Dark Clove by Sherwin-Williams

Lampblack: CW-695 by Benjamin Moore

Dotted square carpet, This dotted square carpet is the background for this new material palette

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Sitting right next to Pompidou in Paris is Atelier Brancusi. This place is a reconstruction of the studio of renowned Romanian-born artist Constantin Brancusi. In the atelier, there are 137 sculptures, 87 bases, 41 drawings, two paintings, and more than 1600 grass photographic plates and prints by the artist.

Brancusi died in 1957, leaving behind a lot of his work in his studio, which consisted of 11 joined studios. The Romanian artist would break down walls to adjoin studios and create various environments to exhibit his work. He considered the relationship between sculptures and the space they occupied to be of crucial importance.

In 1997, the Atelier Brancusi as we know it today opened its doors on the esplanade of the Center Pompidou. So much of Brancusi’s work is on display at the atelier, giving you an idea of how much the artist put into the world. There are wood and plaster sculptures, bronze colonnades, animal shapes, and photographic studies. It is a beautiful and inspiring place to visit.

Inspired by the stone and natural textures of Brancusi’s work, we recolored the Stone Surface carpet. This is part of the nature collection by ege carpets, which takes inspiration from forests, deserts, and oceans. This light recolor of the carpet allows you to bring a textured palette to your next interior design project.

We created a material board that focuses on a textured palette with the atelier colors and the recolored carpet in mind. We included dark woods like Texas Mesquite 83000 and Artisanal Hardwoods. Keeping the dark brown theme, we also included different textured textiles like Artisan Textured Finishes by CopperSmith, Basketcase by Cortina Leathers, Lafayette Velvet by Opuzen, and Chesney by Valley Forge Fabrics. Additionally, we decided to bring some lighter tones of cream and white by adding Cove, True Terrazzo, Concrete Look Porcelain Paver, and Passion. To tie in the soft colors with the dark ones, we included mid-toned neutral paints like Crewel Tan by Sherwin-Williams and Mesa Tan by Dunn-Edwards Paints.

If you like our textured palette, you might be interested in our Easy Recolor Program. We used this to recolor our Stone Surface carpet, enabling us to source the perfect backdrop for our textured palette. Using our online tool, you can do the same. Choose from any of our collections and recolor them to match any interior. You can then visualize the carpet before ordering physical carpet samples. You’ll receive your samples within three business days at an affordable price. Contact us if you want to learn more.