interior design


“OPTING FOR DARK BLUE AND WHITE


OFFERS A BEAUTIFUL ALTERNATIVE TO A MONOCHROMATIC SPACE.”


For painting, Shillingford recommends choosing gutsy, velvety blues - like Indigo or Sapphire. “Both love to be seen in a warm candle glow, so consider vintage-style bulbs in the light fittings, and add orange ember and golden shades to the accessories.” Decor Tip: Blue, Shillingford believes, can be used very successfully as a wraparound colour. But if a full immersion is too OTT, you can enjoy the calming essence of the colour by teaming a mid-blue, like Dulux shades Stonewashed Blue or Cornflower Blue, with warm, stone neutrals, like Egyptian Cotton and Nutmeg White. Decor Tip: Blue can look cold in dark, north-facing rooms, but Shillingford notes: “If you use these rooms predominantly in the evening and add layered lighting in table and floor lamps, the effect is utterly seductive and gorgeous.”


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