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Colour Inspiration: Rich Blues and Warm Gold from Sarah's House 4

Controversy! The dining room episode of Sarah's House 4 caused some commotion in our Discuss Post -- most of the comments were not in favour of Sarah taking her love of blue to heights of dramatic saturation. Some people thought there should have been more of a neutral presence to balance out the colour and some weren't feeling the mix of blues.

Personally, I liked this multi-blued dining room with its with warm gold and brass accents (as did Elana -- see 7 blue-on-blue rooms she pulled for our Lunchtime Fix photo feature last week). But, how about moving this colour palette to the bedroom?

If we include more of the neutrals Sarah used in the rug, like creamy creige -- just made that up: cream and beige -- in a duvet cover, the blues will be soothed while still retaining their drama. It's perfect for a cozy, grown-up master suite, yes? No?

Let's start with a rich blue wall from Sarah's own paint line, add a brass bed ( just like Sarah used in her farmhouse on season 3), but with a creige or crisp white duvet, some softly striped drapes...

Clockwise from top left: Vista and Launch from the Sarah Richardson Designer Palette; the north bedroom from Sarah's House 3; Dup Silk Stripes fabric from Designer Fabrics

Add a gorgeous John Robshaw pillow or two...what do you think?

Left: Barmer pillow; right: Singing pillow, both by John Robshaw

Could you live with this colour palette in the bedroom? Let us know what you think!

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Comments:

IMHO and strictly taking a cue from nature, I felt there were too many competing blues used in the same / confined space.   Whereas if it had been the colour green, in all probablility the colour scheme would have been more appealing.   (ie: The sky is either ....... clear, overcast, hazy, stormy etc. whereas the foilage in a landscape  no matter the condition, is 'a mix'.)  Hope that makes sense. :)

So as far as Sarah's colour scheme working in a bedroom,  using the quantity of blues that she did would give the same result.  I referred to it in an earlier comment as 'abusive', and I am a lover of BLUE!

-Brenda-

November 18, 2011 9:46 AM

 
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