A 36-page Memphis playbook for renters. Four rooms, Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams paint codes, a 20-item shopping index with price bands, and three weekend projects.
Memphis is pattern-forward and colour-blocked, and it is a design movement rather than a 1980s joke. Patterned laminate, squiggle-print upholstery, terrazzo, steel tube and lacquered wood in primary colours. Graphic discipline is what keeps it out of the nursery.
This book prices the look for a rental. Paint colours are named for two brands. Products are named by retailer so you know what to search for. Every project in it uses a removable or reversible method.
What is in the 36 pages
Seven opening pages set the style up: era and origin, materials, references, the colour palette, and master finishes. Sixteen pages cover four rooms. The remaining 13 are a renter playbook: rules, proportions, room commitments, a style diagnostic, maker provenance, three projects, a thrift guide, substitutions, and a two-page shopping index.
The four rooms
Living Room, Bedroom, Kitchen / Dining and Bathroom. Each room gets four pages: the room itself, an education spread, a mixed moodboard, and a shop-the-look page.
Paint and materials
Five paint colours, each with a Benjamin Moore name and code and a Sherwin-Williams name and code. Primary Red is BM Fire Engine Red 2000-10 or SW Stoplight Red SW 6869. Six signature materials: patterned abet laminati, solid-color high-gloss laminate, squiggle-print upholstery, terrazzo, steel tube framing and lacquered wood in primary colors.
The shopping index
Twenty items grouped by room, each with a price band and the page it appears on. Society6 squiggle pillow x2 runs $50 to $90.
Weekend projects
Three builds with a materials list and a running cost, from $6 to $30. Color-blocked kallax bookcase, squiggle-pattern picture frame and primary-color blocked throw pillow cover.
Renter rules and substitutions
Two pages of renter rules, then eight substitution pages: the designer piece, the cheaper piece, and why the trade holds up. Cassina Maralunga - $4,750-6,750 against IKEA Hauga + primary-color cushions - $600-850.
What format is the file
PDF, 36 pages. It opens on a phone, a laptop, or a printer. No app and no login.
Are the products shown clickable
No. Retailers and product names are printed so you know what to search for. Nothing routes out to a store.
Are the prices real
They are researched estimate bands, not live quotes. Check the current figure before you buy.
Will any of this work in a rental
Two pages of renter rules cover what to avoid, and every one of the three projects uses a removable or reversible method.
How do I know Memphis is the right style
A four-panel diagnostic sets memphis beside the things it gets mistaken for: rainbow maximalism, retro 80s kitsch, pop art bedroom and children's room primary colors, with the tell for each.
Do you offer refunds
No. All sales are final on digital goods. If your file arrives broken, we replace it. Read the full refund policy.
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