Purple: Not Just For A Girls Bedroom

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Happy Monday! Are you ready for a blast of purple. It's funny how colors emerge in popularity. You start hearing that a color is popular, you start seeing a picture here and there and then Boom- you spec the color purple for two different clients over the course of two weeks. Well, at least that's how it happened for me.

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To be honest- I'm not a huge fan and I think I'm probably doing the color a disservice by posting so many purple rooms one after another. I do like a little bit of purple. I have an image of a purple powder room in my mind that must have really left an impression. I searched all over for it but couldn't find it. It was a small powder room with a Venetian mirror accompanied by two sconces with black shades. Sound familiar to anyone?

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I do remember that is was the foggy, purple color that Julianne Moore used in her own living room (above). It's subtle and when paired with gray and hits of black (or a Venetian mirror!) it is so very sophisticated.

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Pair purple with other shades of purple like the photo above and wow- that's really making a statement. 

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Purple shrouds the room above - almost like a purple haze. The little bit of black and cream upholstery take the sweetness out of the space. 

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Here's another space with the same color scheme. It works!

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I said take the sweetness out of the space and this is what I mean by that. For me, seeing a really purple room is like eating a brownie- I need  a glass of milk. Colors like white, gray and black serve the purpose of a big glass of milk. Another color that plays well with purple is a mossy green.

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I've shown this image before. I just love it!

Yellow is the complementary color of purple so this, of course, creates drama.

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Look at that wall color! It's probably called Gorgeous Eggplant or Ridiculously Beautiful Plum!  

Again- paired with silver, white, gray and hits of black - practically mandatory, make it chic, chic, chic.

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I thought this was fun! Do you like it?

Here are a couple more rooms accessorized with purple elements:

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...purple chairs

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...graphic purple rug

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Of course purple is probably most commonly used in girl's bedrooms but I hope I gave you some inspiration for using it in the more public rooms of your home. 

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I would love to hear what you think about this color. Passing trend? Design is so accessible these days that I think we are all looking for something a little different. I think using purple will be thought of as different for quite a while and when paired with classic elements- it has a timeless appeal.


Update: I just found this pic and I have to include it in this post- it's too perfectly purple not too!

HDF