Ever wonder what a designer does in their own
home to surround themselves with inspiration?
Check this out! Blue rooms might be a bit of a
challenge for the average homeowner but take a look at how professionals use it personally.
At fashion designer Stefano Pilati’s Paris duplex, a
collection of African masks is displayed in the living area, where the walls
are covered in a vibrant teal.
PHOTO: BJÖRN WALLANDER
The walls of decorator Suzanne Rheinstein’s California library are painted in Benjamin
Moore’s Stratton blue.
PHOTO:
FRANCESCO LAGNESE
Designer Sig Bergamin
used turquoise walls as a backdrop to a riotous array of furnishings in his
Brazilian home.
PHOTO:
ROGER DAVIES
Decorator Thomas Britt outfitted this New York City
kitchen with corresponding aquamarine walls and furnishings.
PHOTO: SCOTT FRANCES
A 1960s light fixture from Venfield presides over the
blue-hued breakfast nook of a Manhattan
apartment designed by Penny Drue Baird.
PHOTO: SIMON UPTON
An antique French chandelier, walls glazed in Benjamin
Moore’s At Sea, and Fortuny fabrics enliven the master bath of jewelry designer
Elizabeth Locke’s Virginia home.
PHOTO: JOSHUA MCHUGH
Design firm Commune refurbished the blue living room of a
famous Hollywood Hills home to reflect its original 1940s William Haines design.
PHOTO: NIKOLAS KOENIG
A sitting area at fashion designer Lorry Newhouse’s New York City home
features turquoise walls and a slipper chair upholstered in a Braquenié fabric.
PHOTO: BJÖRN WALLANDER
At a Manhattan
home by Vicente Wolf, (one of my
personal favorites!) the designer painted the windowed elevator opening in a
soft blue-green hue.
PHOTO:
PIETER ESTERSOHN
Now, I thought I would share with you four of my favorite ‘go-to’
blues:
Benjamin Moore Slate |
Benjamin Moore November Skies |
Benjamin Moore Stratton |
Benjamin Moore Van Courtland |
So what do you think of the color
blue, now?
See anything you like?