‘Blue Monday’ usually falls on the Monday of the last full week of January and is often said to be “to be the most depressing day of the year’.
This seems like a bad rap for such a nice hue so for the next few Monday’s I’m going to show just how blue is anything but depressing.
(Blue Monday hosted by Smiling Sally)
I thought a great place to start was to show some rooms with the classic blue and white color scheme. For fabulous examples of how top interior designers have used this color combination I popped over to my favorite magazine, House Beautiful and pulled a few of the many, many wonderful images from housebeautiful.com
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Stephen Drucker, Editor in Chief of House Beautiful magazine take on a tour of Nancy Corzine’s Cool Blue Living Room. You won’t want to miss the two great decorating tips he shares.
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The fresh take on the classic blue and white scheme invited me into this room by David Lawrence. His design for a Hamptons house is just the balance between traditional and ‘today’ that appeals to me.
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The soft camel colored sectional looks so comfy and adds warmth. I could just imagine curling up on this sofa after an afternoon painting at the beach.
The color on the walls, Parker Paint’s Waterside adds a beautiful backdrop for the navy blue and white in this dining room by Markham Roberts.
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I usually prefer a deeper shade of blue for my own home but Meg Braff’s Blue design in East Hampton near the beach feels so uplifting that she has convinced me to “lighten up”.
Looking at these interiors has left me feeling anything except blue. How about you?
Love the first one – Beautiful!
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Oh I love your shares here! Stunning! The video was just so helpful. Thank you for sharing this!
They are frighteningly beautiful! The colors and furniture goes so well. I love the feel of the last two pictures.
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I’m going with the “Blue” Jay – I’m a bird lover and slowly becoming a fan of blue – pretty Kate!
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I could be very happy in any one of those blue rooms!
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Who wouldn’t like any of those rooms, Kate? Sometimes the smallest touch of blue is just what a room needs. Happy Blue Monday.
wish i could have the same living room
u may view mine here
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Beautiful designs.
Colored Pencils is my entry! Have a lovely Monday!
Definitely can’tgoworng with blue, they match almost everything
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Really some very pretty decorated rooms. You have done an excellent job presenting us with some great ideas. Thanks you so much for your visit to my place.
Blue is one of my favourite colours, and I think all these blue rooms are gorgeous!! Especially love the shade of blue in the last two pictures, and those white side chairs with the striped seats are FAB!!!
Kelly
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Thanks so much for all of the comments on my Blue Monday post. I have really enjoyed reading so many wonderful blog posts from the Blue Monday participants. So fun to make a few new and colorful friends. Hugs, Kate
What gorgeous rooms. They are very elegant. Thanks so much for sharing them with us. Have a great Blue Monday.
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