Top Designers Give Color Suggestions for the Bedroom
BEDROOM BLISS: We asked three designers to show us how to create a dreamy bedroom around a well-chosen hue...
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Base Color Lime—just add Fuchsia, Turquoise
CHIC WHIMSY
In less able hands, bright colors such as the ones in this room by Deb Reinhart (debreinhart.com) might seem childish. But when combined in sophisticated accents, fuchsia, turquoise, and lime evoke just the right sense of fun. Maintaining a roughly equal representation of each member of this trio is the key to pulling it off.
“This color combination reminds me of a rainforest I visited on Vancouver Island—I just love the brightness and the balance of it. I think this is an inviting room that would suit lots of tastes.” —Deb Reinhart
LIME—Get the Look
Marina Stripe acrylic fabric in fuchsia, available $74 per yard at Lee Jofa (through designers), Merchandise Mart.
Paisley foulard silk jacquard pillow, 12 by 26 inches, $195, at Jayson Home & Garden.
Fiji cedar stump stool by Riva 1920, $735, at Haute Living.
Tolix Marais perforated steel chair in plum, $382, at Design Within Reach.
Wilde Carnation metallic and lacquer wallpaper, $93 per 11-yard roll, at Osborne & Little (through designers).
Blue glass hurricane lamp with silver base, $4,600 for a set of two, at Maze Home.
Trolley Stop ceramic and brass hook in aqua, $12, at Anthropologie.
Diane von Furstenberg Gingko Forest duvet, $200 to $335, at Bloomingdale’s Home.
PHOTOGRAPH (top) bruce van inwegen
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I have to say that the pieces chosen are individually appealing, but I do not find the room designs shown inspiring in the least. They don't seem to have a clear vision, focal points, nor dream-like quality.
please better ideas