The spring 2012 runways were chock-full of light colours. It is no surprise that ice cream colours are making their way into house design too. But, pastels can be complicated to work with. Unless you’re decorating a nursery or a silk-swathed formal dining room, these colours may not be the clear choice. But think again — this year’s pastels are new, modern and quite mouthwatering.
— Lucy from Four Walls and a Roof
Design Within Reach
Spark Lounge Chair with Seat Pad – $348
One of my favorite looks in light is a piece of furniture that’s the exact same shade from top to toe. This citron chair has a zing that is anything but drab.
Room & Board
Lean Round Cocktail Table, Ocean – $229
You are able to see the black effect too. It is like an ordinary table was dipped in turquoise paint. I’m seriously contemplating this coffee table for my house.
LUCY TURNER
Sea Jade Oak Cabinet – GBP 895
If you feel like mixing trends, you can not beat this cabinet by Lucy Turner. An upcycled, combined substances piece featuring this year’s pastels look, it certainly checks all the ideal boxes!
Stouby
Stouby Chairs, Frost
This chair could possibly be inspired by winter (the form is reminiscent of snowdrifts which were molded by the wind), but within this pale rose color it looks perfectly suited to spring.
Schoolhouse Electric
Utility Stool – $165
Another great look is mixing pastel colors with industrial types and substances, such like these powder-coated metal stools. They’d be so good against a dark gray kitchen pub.
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Kartell | Victoria Ghost Chair, Set of 4 – $1,400
This chair takes a conventional form and colour and contrasts it with a contemporary material: rose-colored polycarbonate.
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Kartell | Jolly Side Table – $179
These little side tables are great for small spaces. Alternately, a trio of them in Easter egg colors are a new addition to a white living room.
Williams-Sonoma
Melamine 3-Piece Mixing Bowl Set, Tonal Blue – $29.95
Fashion’s colour blocking trend also works in the house. This set of mixing bowls in three pleasing colors of blue, from skies to cornflower, is really cute even I could be inspired to do some baking!
Heath Ceramics
Bud Vase Set – $70
I adore that this trio of ceramic bud vases in colors that disappear out of pumpkin to blush to orange blossom.
Design Within Reach
DWR Percale Sheet Set – $225
Pastels can also be used to reinvent classic white bits. Crisp sheets in pale aqua are a great deal more interesting than white and equally as inviting.
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A classic, simple tufted sofa, takes a fresh lease on life in this gorgeous lilac. This particular light is often earmarked for teenaged girls’ bedrooms, however, I think that it would look amazing in a loft space with industrial finishes.
Room & Board
Wegner Wishbone Colors Chair – $855
Midcentury classics are also being released in fresh colours. This celery-colored variant of this Wegner chair is a personal favorite.
Etsy
Paymaster Check Writer From Joe Vintage – $60
Pastels were utilized in several’50s appliances and, with the current midcentury trend, we are seeing countless yellowish toasters, pink typewriters and even blue stoves. How about a pistachio check writer for a dash of classic allure?
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Candice Olsen Market Place Geometric Parchment Hand Woven Wool Rug – $73
I’ve always liked ethnic textiles in pastel shades. This Moroccan-inspired flat-weave carpet is a good example. It would work in a conventional interior in addition to a contemporary one.
Zinc Door
Botany Sorbet Petal Pillow – $77
Mixing pastels with darker colors, like this chocolate brown, can provide a pale scheme more punch. This pillow will look great in my mocha-colored sofa.
Ferm Living Shop
Stackable Jars – $90
Ferm Living has a superb collection of pastel accessories which incorporate darker and more offbeat colors, like these stacking jars in pink, blue and grayish teal.
Ferm Living Shop
Spear Bowl – $80
Add some mustard and caramel and you have a unique color palette that Missoni will be pleased with.
Jill Rosenwald
Plimpton Skinny Vase – $124
Applying soft pastels to angular geometric patterns is one other means to update this palette. I can not get enough of these vases and bowls. Just imagine them filled with spring flowers.
Middle Kingdom Detergent Bottle Collection – $18
Inject a little humor in your house with these pastel vases in the form of detergent bottles. Now that is a unique spin on a humdrum item.
Dimmalimm
Hibiscus In Pink And Green – $24
I couldn’t resist these adorable movable coasters. Made of felt in a range of colors from rose to coral, they look like slippers to your wine glasses. They will certainly bring a smile to the faces of your guests.
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