BRIANA: Splatter paint. Does it look carefree or just careless? Is it cool or childish? (Extra points for Jackson Pollock references.)
JESSICA: I think it’s pretty snazzy, but if I actually had it in my home I would be driven to madness attempting to “clean” it.
BRIAN PATRICK FLYNN: Most of the time splatter paint on furniture makes me want to shoot it with a machine gun or set it on fire in the middle of a tiny island where there are no trees to harm or wildlife to displace. To do it right, it really takes a skilled artist. Splatter paint is 100% about balance. Negative space is the trick. And keeping the palette tight. Stick with three colors or several shades of the same color: violet, plum, grape, all against a black or silver fabric.
SARAH: I can envision this chair in my home (as an accidental DIY project that would also feature Cheetos orange-colored finger prints). It would look fabulous in my kids’ playroom.
MARIANNE: I think it can be fun when it’s used right — think more Kelly Wearstler than Crayola.
KAYLA: If it doesn’t look like that foyer above, then all I can think about is this:
LILI: That whole, “Is it a Jackson Pollock or is it my 5-year-old?” is ever-present for me. Maybe one slight exception would be in small accessories:
CAMILLE: Ugh, I hate it. Not only does it look like a mistake, it reminds me too much of a crime scene:
LEANNE: Ok, look at Jackson Pollock. This is No. 5, from 1945:
Splatter chair, you’re no Jackson Pollock.
LIZ: I think it looks good if 1) targeted and 2) large splatters. So, this:
Not this:
It just looks like the floor hasn’t been swept in 8 to 10 months. There’s a reason Jackson Pollock painted a canvas, not his floorboards.
MARIANNE: Those floors are making me twitchy.
JESSICA: At the end of the year we should have a splatter paint party with all the Colors of the Month.
LIZ: Yes! It will be just like this.
You’ve heard us talk about the technique, now tell us what YOU think…
Awful. I have and nver will find a good reason for it!
Ugly doesn't come close to describing this!
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder…but ugly is too. For me anyway, this is ugly.
The chair gives me the creeps!
I actually like splatter paint done well and used right, especially if it injects some much-needed color into an otherwise bland and boring room. The Hinson & Company Splatter Wallpaper in these bathrooms is quite lovely:
http://www.coastalliving.com/homes/decorating/tru…
http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/11/wallpaper…
I would buy these splatter paint curtains if the fabric was cotton and not polyester — the pattern almost looks like an abstract floral:
http://www.bedbathstore.com/jasppagrtopc.html
Even Emily Henderson finds herself drawn to a wild and wacky splatter paint chair:
http://www.stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/announc…
However, when overdone or done poorly, splatter paint is just oh-so-wrong:
http://weheartit.com/entry/34004262
Talk about a (design) crime scene! How could someone do this to an otherwise perfectly nice room? To each his/her own, I guess, but I would think twice before accepting an invitation to this house!
Wow…that red splatter paint is horrific. Can you imagine trying to read, or really, do anything there?
LOL! About the only thing I could see doing in that room is filming a horror movie or a crime drama!
I don't like this look.
No no a thousand times no.
I like it!
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