Color Scheme: Hot Pink and Cool Blue

Dear readers, I hope you will humor me a little longer on the subject of the color blue.  Color is an obsession for me.  As you know, I get a color in my mind and it will not go away.  Right now I am seriously digging blue.  One of my favorite color combinations is hot pink and cool blue. 

How fabulous is this pink armoire, blue walls and bench?   Image vtwonen.

Tiffany box blue is haunting me.  I want to do an accent wall in this color.  Looks gorgeous with matching hanging light and the hot pink bedding.  Image source unknown.

You already know I'm not a big wallpaper fan, even though it is immensely popular right now.  My least favorite of all wallpapers is the faux bookshelf.  It makes a room look dusty and cluttered to me.  I prefer a more streamlined interior.  However, I do adore these chairs and the gray textured poof.  Image Abigail Ahern.

If you're going to do wallpaper, I prefer an accent wall.  This seating area is comfy, cozy and airy.  I need those chairs, that lamp and that ottoman.  Image via Little Inspirations.

I love this color scheme!  Chartreuse added to hot pink and blue.  There's a lot of color in the furniture and accessories, but the room remains airy looking because the floors and walls are left white.  Image source unknown.  I'm generally not a fan of dark blue, but I do love it with hot pink.  For some fab examples, click here.

More turquoise

Dear readers, the post I prepared below just didn't seem like enough turquoise. Honestly, can you ever get enough of this wonderful color? Here's a few more inspiring images.

Yellow looks great with turquoise. I love those lamps and vases. Image via Shine (my new favorite website).

This little cutie is from the new Crate and Barrel catalog. I want it. Love the geometric shape.

And here it is displayed in a room. I love that rug. Chartruese looks great with turquoise.

More chartruese with turquoise. Love that fabric headboard. I'd like to have one made like this. Also love that gray bedding. Image via Apartment Therapy.

Chartreuse!

Chartreuse is one of my favorite colors.







Urn by Caroline Roehm.

Fenton glass available at ebay. This piece is a little ornate for my taste, but I love it. It would look great with my piece of blue fenton glass (see piece here) and placed on the Starck table light I wrote about below. I would love this juxtaposition of frilly and simple, fine and cheap, vintage and modern. Plus the lighted table would make this piece really pop.

Chartreuse kitchen from Alno as seen in advertisement in Dwell May 2006. Love it with the black and white tiles. Although I'd probably go over the top with this kitchen and paint the wall behind the sink hot pink.

I dig this industrial chic kitchen! It's one of my favorite kitchens of all time. I keep it in my inspiration folder for when I buy a loft. Love the combination of the chartreuse with the steel. Image from Australian Vogue Living September 2000.

And look at the beautiful color scheme, featuring chartreuse and olive from Emma Gardner Design. Emma Gardner is changing the way I think about rugs.

Image from Dwell Magazine, September 2006.

Accessories around my home. The coaster proves that chartreuse looks great with blue and periwinkle (another of my favorite colors). The toy in the middle was a gift from my nephew. Toys have become an important accessory around the house, so they might as well match your decor. This lovely proves that chartreuse looks great with pink and blue. On the right is an old painting of mine done on cardboard. A small amount of chartreuse looks great with pink and orange.

Dresser painted by Midcentury Jo at Desire to Inspire. I want it! Didn't she do a great job painting this? Man I'd love to put her and Kim to work in my place. This is also a superb example of styling.

While I can easily use chartreuse in my decor, I find I still am not very enamored with the color green. There was a time when I was not in love with orange and yellow and could never imagine using them. Could it be the same with green?

I decided to ask the experts at Desire to Inspire. If anyone knows of beautiful green rooms, they will. They are such good sports when you write to them. Stay tuned. Kim said they would do a post about green soon. Can't wait to see it. And I have no doubt that by the time they are done, I will love green.