why so blue?

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?