Cool Off

It is hot. Today will be the fourth day in a row that we were in the triple digits. UGGHHH. I wanted to cool things off with some cool shades of blue. Today's blue is going to be found in the gray section instead of with the "blues" in your paint deck. Combine it with mirrored surfaces to Glam it up. Use it with a gold or yellow to make it have a French flair. Bring it out with greens and browns for a trendy or retro feel. Use it with a crisp white trim, dark wood furniture and soft taupes for a comfortable opulence. Cool gray blue- the color of the day.

Mistique Blue by Martin Senour

Soft Chinchilla by Benjamin Moore

Photo from Southern Accents July/ August 2007

Comments

[Tamlynn]

wow, you should come visit me. We haven't had a day over 75, with only a handful of sunny days. I keep wondering when summer is going to arrive.

[Heather S]

I love the look of this room. The zebra print is unexpected but now that I see it in the room, I cant imagein it not being there. Can you tell your readers why this rooms works?

[Anonymous]

Hi, I just stumbled upon this blog and it's fantastic! I have a question for you. I recently purchased a new home in an upscale neighborhood - the entire house is painted in shades of cream and it's not-offensive at all, but it's really bland to me now after only a month in the house. I have two rooms that really need a boost, but my dining room in particular. I just purchased a new dining table, it's very dark mahogany, and I purchased 6 olive green velvet dining chairs and 2 gold damask arm chairs for the table. The cream/yellow on the walls is so close to the gold damask chairs and the warm side of the olive that the room is just "stale". I was thinking of painting the walls a nice spa blue colour with an accent wall in a brown-grey. Will this work? I have plain white long curtains in my windows and a large light beige area rug on hard wood floors in the room. The trim is and will remain white. - susie77qathotmail.com