Oregon Home | 43 Works in Progress LIMA LOVES the colors of the 1960s and 1970s, and takes a lot of inspiration from city life (even in the suburbs). “I never want my influences to seem too obvious, but it has to be colorful,” Lima says. “Overall, the look has to be clean and composed and simple.” Next on tap? The kitchen—a giant project often left for later with newer homes. “I wouldn’t feel good tearing out materials that are in good shape and less than a few years old,” she says. For that big moment, she is putting together a mood board that draws on some of the elements of one of her favorite places, the Cafe Parisien in Belfast, Ireland. Upon a neutral base of blacks, whites, and a bit of grey, she will work in her beloved Old World blues and reds. The space will explore color in a similar way to how she has envisioned it for other parts of the home—always avoiding maximalism by working with a warmer color and a desaturated palette. It’s part and parcel to Lima’s focus in general: creating a globally influenced, big-picture vision with many moving parts—not surprising for a designer who worked for a decade as a strategic planner for Portland’s top advertising firms. “I bring the taste and the client brings the style,” Lima says. winsomehomeinteriors.com
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