Wow! A ton of you have been reading my posts on blue and green paint colors!!!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and taking an interest !
So you've painted your room a bold blue, what should you do next?
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and taking an interest !
So you've painted your room a bold blue, what should you do next?
White not only gives your eye a break,
it allows you to appreciate the blue more by breaking up its intensity.
it allows you to appreciate the blue more by breaking up its intensity.
Go with a crisp, white-white.
Small touches are usually enough! 
It will compete with the blue for your attention, again breaking up the
overwhelming quality of the blue in the space.
Look what a difference these gold leaf mirrors make (large or small)
on the dark surfaces of the walls and in these rooms overall!
that can hold its own with the blue --
a bold, saturated red, gold, chartreuse or other.
Use a piece with a finish that is different from that of the walls.
(Blue + white china is classic!)
(Albert Hadley above, Sister Parish below)
Okay, so her room is technically black. But, as you can see, the same
principles still apply today - it goes to show that classics never get tired!
PHOTOS: 1., 6. elle decor, 2. carlos miranda, 3. sherill canet, 4. victoria hagan via ndesignandstyle.com, 5. canadian house and home, 7. christopher maya, 8. ashley whittaker, 9. house beautiful, 10. christina murphy, 11. albert hadley 12. Sister Parish's Living Room on Fifth Avenue, via Sister: The Life of Legendary Interior Decorator Mrs. Henry Paris, II
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