3 Ideas When You Just Feel Blue
Email To Friend | share this article | Posted on February 14th in General Remodel by Renee.
According to Pantone Paint, the color of the year is (drumrolls, please) blue iris. Blue comes in many moods, from lighter shades that resemble a clear sky to darker hues that echo a star speckled sea. Not a subdued color by any means, blue iris falls on the medium end of the scale, similar to a navy that’s highlighted with a lighter shade of purple. For the purpose of this post, we’ll center the discussion around classic blue and the different ways it can be combined with other colors to create 3 distinct styles.
Blue in the Cottage Style Room
Fresh flowers are the perfect complement for a style meant to elicit a mountain cabin or the English countryside. To determine which colors go well with our color of choice in this cheerful genre, let’s look to a no-fail source: the blue iris itself. The blue in the flower is gorgeously rich against simple green, yellow, and white. In the bathroom, try blue walls against white trim, contrasted by a pattern of decorative yellow wall tiles and sea green bath towels. In the bedroom, imagine a blue bedspread, a cushy green armchair in the corner, mustard walls, and white dressers. Or, switch things around with a patterned yellow and white bedspread, green walls, and blue accents. Don’t be afraid to experiment with a guaranteed color combination; after all, cottage style is all about bringing the garden indoors.
Mediterranean Blue in the Old World Room
Dreamy, rich blue fits in just fine with Old World sensibilities. Warm tones in general blend well to natural wood and marble elements that are indicative of this style. If you want to go colorful, try a textured, canary yellow wall against a cobalt blue trimming in the bathroom. Or, for something more toned down, try creamy white walls with deep blue drapes against your living room’s wood floors. Then again, imagine midnight blue stone floors supporting aged distressed earthenware, with a mosaic tile window piece in one corner and a wrought iron framed mirror on the wall. The possibilities are as vast as the Mediterranean.
Blue of Days Gone By
Decades ago, white walls and porcelain fixtures made for simple luxury, with tiled floors being a small indulgence. Today as they were in the Edwardian era, mosaic tiles are a favorite. Play with blue and white in square and hexagonal shapes in the kitchen and bathroom and you’ve got a modern update to a classic style. As you begin toying with inspiration from other period styles – art deco with its slick lines and geometric themes, art nouveau with its flowing lines and ornate accessories – you might see blue glass vases, blue gem accents, blue picture frames, blue octagons … the color has made its point. It’s too blue to be true.