9 Homes in a Range of Hues That Are Anything But Barbie Pink
Barbie is back, and with it, a frenzy of pink. It has a lot to do with the new movie, of course, which somehow just hit theaters even thought it feels like it’s been five years since images surfaced of Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie rollerskating through Venice in aggressively bright fits. The hype has actually been decades in the making, but ever since Barbie’s cotton candy world hit shelves, the Mattel dolls have found a home with everything from Lego sets to Airbnbs designed after Barbie’s Dream House. If the sticky-sweet pink hues are turning your stomach, get some relief with these nine homes in any other shade.
Before & After: A Gloomy Brooklyn Brownstone Gets Spruced Up With Splashes of Color
The wallpaper is the Heavens Dondi Colorscape from Flat Vernacular. A Vitsoe modular shelving unit will age with the child’s storage needs.
"The house is still in its original state. Our job was to bring in some color," says Lezanne.
Outside, David wanted a bit more curb appeal and jumped at Nichols’s suggestion to cover part of the addition in roof tiles. "It’s supposed to be roofing tile, but I didn’t see why you couldn’t use it for a facade," Nichols says.
The bright-blue exterior of Brooklyn artist Lizzy Plapinger’s apartment is the icing on the confetti cake that is her home. Formerly of the band MS MR, the solo indie musician, who performs as LPX, and cofounder of record label Neon Gold, repaints used furniture, such as the decorative piece in her kitchen, in her "signature Pantone-punk style."
As an experiment in creating much-needed long-term housing for Marfa, Texas, architect Candid Rogers developed a small empty lot with two compact rentals using durable, inexpensive materials inspired by the desert landscape. Rogers leases the 360-square-foot units, targeting a rate of around $1,000 per month. The Doors are from Jeld-Wen, while the wood structure is from Weyerhaeuser.
When the owners of this 850-square-foot apartment in Stockholm’s Södermalm neighborhood called upon local architect David Lookofsky to revive their 1920s apartment, they tasked the founder of the eponymous firm with incorporating more storage into the compact space. So, Lookofsky created a seven-meter-long kitchen wall with built-in cabinetry and a seating nook, all painted with a bright, egg-yolk yellow. "In smaller apartments, kitchens often become a kind of social hub, both in everyday life or when you have people visiting," says Lookofsky. "You want these spaces to reflect the people who use them and support interactions and everyday life."
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