Sentences with phrase «as a contrasting wall»

Moreover, it's especially easy to incorporate as a centerpiece, in throw pillows or other accents, or, as a contrasting wall color.

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Decor and design has become an increasingly important part of the dining experience, as people now pay more attention to elements, like the art on the walls, the way the table surface contrasts with the plate and the lighting.

It has become fashionable to invoke Xi as a foil for Donald Trump, contrasting his promises that China will «keep its door wide open» and «say no to protectionism» with the U.S. president's defiant vows to close borders, build walls, re-write trade agreements and put «America First.»

This relationship - based model contrasts sharply with Wall Street's transaction - based business model, which profits by squeezing as many transactions from as many customers as possible.

Here Jesus begins by contrasting himself as a sheep owner to a thief who scales the wall.

Contrasting the neon lights and man - made structures of Las Vegas, many of Zuma's focal points incorporate organic materials, such as a feature wall composed of natural stone from Chiang Mai, Thailand.

In contrast, electric motorcycles from companies such as Zero Motorcycles and Brammo use much lighter batteries — one of Zero's weighs just 48 pounds — that can charge from a wall outlet in four hours or less.

In contrast, the smaller dark spots (which can appear as gray, brown, or red) may be the remains of low - speed, carbon - rich asteroids that splattered such» deposits» onto Vesta's surface, or they may be the result of higher - speed asteroid that melted and darkened volcanic basaltic crust on crater walls and floors, or on surrounding hills and ridges (NASA DAWN news release).

The floral pattern in particular had its resemblance with 19th century wall paper, light base and small sized flowers as a contrast.

The colors as well as the blacks against the white walls of the republic ships create a nice contrast.

Students will investigate the construction and fall of the Berlin Wall as well as comparing and contrasting speeches by both President Kennedy and President Reagan made at the Berlin Wall.

In cats with recurrent infections, x-rays of the belly may be taken to see if calculi (stones) or other material are present in the kidneys or bladder (Figure 1), and your primary care veterinarian may inject contrast material into the bladder during x-rays to see if there are any anatomic causes for straining and bloody urine, such as a bladder wall defect or a stricture (narrowing) of the urethra.

A light house must be climbed, and Contrast goes glitchy — real glitchy — here as boxes that are needed to move forward disappear or get stuck on walls, and suicide doesn't reset, meaning the whole chapter has to be reset over in hope the glitch doesn't happen again.

If, in contrast to the satellite fairs where works priced between $ 20,000 (# 13,286) and $ 40,000 were flying off walls, main fair buyers were taking their time, making notes, and smart - phone researching comparable gallery and auction sales, it was but to validate such hefty purchases as a 1954, $ 15m Francis Bacon, a 1971, $ 10.5 m Picasso, two multimillion - dollar Warhol Mao paintings and a $ 2m Jasper Johns Savarin coffee can monotype!

Providing a stark contrast are small - scale works of extreme fragility such as casts of tangerines, delicate diary drawings or poems written on the museum wall.

The entrance room houses the installation Spoiled Foot, which fills the space with a large, obstructing black and red mass hanging from the ceiling and which forces the public to walk in a narrow passage and brush against the side walls as a metaphor of the contrast between those who live at the margins and a centralized social power.

Particularly intriguing are the juxtapositions of contrasting materials, such as seeing the serpentine stone sculpture of Richard Long in relation to the synthetic looking urethane wall pieces of Peter Alexander, and the shiny stainless steel of a cage - like Richard Deacon sculpture.

Kounellis's own topical references in the late 60s and 70s were, in contrast, often so subtle as to be almost unrecognisable: a patch of soot on a wall might refer to the extinguished flames of radicalism, or, more simply, to the elemental forces of fire and earth.

Tracing the archaeology of the paintings in the sculptural formations that accrue on their edges creates a dynamic contrast between the illusionistic interior spaces opened up within the compositions and the frank materiality of the gesso boards as objects hanging on the wall.

In contrast to those who defined painting as either a two - dimensional surface or as self - contained object (or a combination of the two), Motherwell defined it as both a wall and a window, and thus paradoxically something that is equally closed and open.

The placement of the lines agitate the air into what our minds perceive as solid planes, yet the visual buzz — in marked contrast to the blinding vibrations set off by the black and white stripes of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings (currently part of a sumptuous exhibition at Paula Cooper one block north)-- has an inverse effect on the nervous system, transforming optical turbulence into architectural tranquility.

As images, Wizon's paintings have a striking, jump - off - the - wall immediacy, pinning the viewer down with screaming color contrasts — sharp reds, greens, yellows — and then sweeping the viewer away with a swirl of planar rhythms.

It is an interesting time as we watch painters like Duncan utilize abandoned areas of decaying walls to contrast a painterly style.

Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont will assemble The Aesthetics of Matter across a 2,600 - square - foot space in the heart of PIER 90, an array of freestanding museum - style walls that afford and en - courage dialogue between artists, as well as a specifc focus in contrast to the traditional booth architecture and solo projects surrounding it.

Inspired by an archival photograph of Matisse's studio in which plants cast an abstract pattern of shadows on a wall, Dadson has placed a series of filtered lights before a group of house plants; as the work's title suggests, these plants have been painted black with a non-toxic paint, bringing uncanny sharpness and contrast to their forms.

Highlights include Christina Quarles» brilliantly claustrophobic paintings of constrained bodies; Mickalene Thomas» haunting sculptural video installation «Me as Muse»; Vaginal Davis» lush punk - inspired wall sculptures made from nail polish, hair spray, and perfume which stand in contrast to Ulrike Müller's sober - minimalist geometric body compositions.

Shooting outdoor natural scenes, fine detail preservation is generally good in low - contrast areas, such as the brick work of the wall or the window balconies.

Adventure Homes learned what was important to them for comfort and safety such as using gas stoves versus electric stoves for sound identification and utilizing interior colors that provide for light and dark contrast between floors, walls, cabinets and countertops.

Lawlor also picked Maybeck Muslin (a classic soft beige) plus Buckingham Palace (a woodsy brown) as contrast to Jitterbug, «the striking blue walls» used for Cora's bedroom.

There are a few grounding contrast elements in this particular take on it — the striped cushions, flooring and the art — but to really make an impact make sure all the main elements are white, such as the walls, upholstery, lighting and shutters.

I did a light colored bench for some seating, as I felt like that would give you a nice backdrop and contrast nicely against the darker walls.

Dark - blue walls and second - hand furniture create a cosy feel in this quirky living room.To make a dark colour like this work, paint architectural elements such as dado rails, skirtings and picture rails in contrasting white.

While the country - style dining table and chairs reflect the kitchen's Shaker style, the rough - hewn walls of the dining area sit in contrast to the rest of the space, marking it out as a separate zone.

This was a good idea for the most part, but to save money we painted the ceilings the same color as the walls, which means our home lacks contrast and interest.

I finally painted all our pink - tiled bath walls the SAME pink as the tile when I realized it was the contrast of white wall against pink tile that bothered me most.

4 Pull a room together by choosing two contrast colours — black and white, say, or white and one bright colour — and use them as a repeating theme throughout, such as a row of yellow and white pillows on a sofa, or robin's egg blue walls and all - white furnishings.

Open shelves A wall of Indiana limestone acts as a contrasting backdrop to fire - resistant iron shelves that display family heirlooms.

7 A classic display scheme ever since Victorian times: Create a gallery wall of family photos and other small pictures in matching (or contrasting) frames, arranged in a collage on a large wall such as a stairwell or hallway.

«We chose some dark slate slabs for the floor and as a contrast went for white metro - style tiles for the walls and bath panel, along with some marble - look tiles for a feature wall.»

«Used as a vibrant contrast to the more neutral base colour (Every Girl's Dream» P5219 - 14) as seen on the other walls, Fresh Berries perfectly complements this room and creates a bold, beach - themed oasis where you can escape from reality.»

Add decorative accessories such as pillows, wall art, area rugs, and knickknacks that match and contrast with the cornice board color and voilà your friends may think you paid a professional.

The magic here is in the high - contrast pairings like the black accents against the white wall, as well as the clean - lined architecture of the board - and - batten panelling combined with the textured furnishings.»

You could also ditch the wainscoting / trim molding idea all together to create «distraction - free» walls, but I think as long as the contrast is low, whatever you do with your wainscoting / trim molding will add character to the room and look lovely!

A streamlined wooden table complements the flooring in this dining room, while black pendant lamps act as a contrast to the white walls.

This long hallway has an art gallery look with white walls as a backdrop to African masks, which serves as a nice visual contrast and adds texture to the otherwise bland space.

Our selection of tiles come in a range of contrasting looks and finish, shape and size, that will give your bathroom a completely new look, whether you wish to retile the whole bathroom or use tiling as a feature wall.

Several statement pieces, such as the chaise lounge, blue lamp, and globe pendant lights, give elements of contrast against the wood features and white walls.

In the master bedroom, inset panels papered with a Japanese tatami grasscloth provide textural contrast to smooth detailing such as a sleek orange leather headboard and seamless wood paneling (Dunham's contemporary interpretation of the wall treatments that came en vogue in the 1970s).

Paint you shelving in the same colour as the walls so that they seemingly disappear into the background, or paint them in a contrasting colour so that they sing out.

On a whimsical play of a classic color combination, a glossy red floor contrasts with black - and - white accents such as the striped outdoor cushions and decorative wall art.